Challenge

Excalibur Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Shi Ming took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Terremoto FC's goalkeeper Kenneth Libesoons, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kenneth Libesoons read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Anthony Alvarado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robin Lindgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Rolando Noboa made a huge save. 12 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kenneth Libesoons narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 12 minutes of play, Peru's Julian Murillo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kenneth Libesoons was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 15 played minutes Terremoto FC got a freekick which was hit by Benicio Sugar. 17 minutes into the match, Terremoto FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Kenneth Libesoons reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, C.J. Cox ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rolando Noboa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 30th minute of the match, C.J. Cox got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rolando Noboa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milagros Fraga in the 35th minute of play forced Terremoto FC's goalkeeper Kenneth Libesoons to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peru's Alonso Berganza quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Benicio Sugar, made in the 40th minute of the game. Kenneth Libesoons showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 41st minute of the match. After 42 minutes Terremoto FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luz Tejedor who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Eliseo Mina managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Terremoto FC's Kenneth Libesoons played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 44th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Julian Murillo to strike the kick off in the second half. Milagros Fraga hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. The supporters of Peru booed when Terremoto FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jakob Tobbackers didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Terremoto FC's zone, Julian Murillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kenneth Libesoons came out of the goal and Julian Murillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kenneth Libesoons showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Alonso Berganza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the game, Benicio Sugar threw the ball into play from the sideline. Peru's Alonso Berganza quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Benicio Sugar made in the 78th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gaston Laurentzi however managed to control. 81 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Macedo came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jeremias Macedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolando Noboa was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. After 84 played minutes Terremoto FC got a freekick which was hit by Benicio Sugar. Peru made a substitution. Eliseo Alcocer replaced Moises Gayoso. Peru's Antonio Tenorio was substituted for Luz Tejedor. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. The supporters of Peru booed when Terremoto FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benicio Sugar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 87 minutes, Jeremias Macedo made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Peru's Rolando Noboa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Peru's Rafael Gallo in 91 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Kenneth Libesoons guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 95 minutes into the match, Terremoto FC's C.J. Cox sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rolando Noboa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Peru walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.