Challenge

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Julian Murillo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lara Guadalupi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the game, Geert Wijgaert recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rolando Noboa. Geert Wijgaert showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Peru's attentive Eliseo Mina managed to snatch the ball when Ferdinando Pace made a throw-in in the 10th minute of the game. In the 12th minute, Julian Murillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Peru fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 16 minutes into the match, Geert Wijgaert notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Peru's Rolando Noboa. Rolando Noboa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 18th minute Luz Tejedor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lara Guadalupi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lara Guadalupi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by MAGNIFICOS.FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luz Tejedor was slow to take the kick. During this time Peru's players had a chance to rest. Geert Wijgaert struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Rolando Noboa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MAGNIFICOS.FC. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luz Tejedor in the 28th minute of play. Peru's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luz Tejedor in the 29th minute. Emmanuel Reyes hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Eliseo Mina scored 2-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lara Guadalupi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lara Guadalupi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi 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. In the 45th minute, Julian Murillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Peru fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geert Wijgaert to make the kick off. Julian Murillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Lara Guadalupi made a huge save. Lara Guadalupi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luz Tejedor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julian Murillo. A collision led to Peru getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Luz Tejedor hit a great ball. Julian Murillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Lara Guadalupi made a huge save. Lara Guadalupi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 69th minute of the match. Lara Guadalupi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 70th minute of play. After some careless play in the MAGNIFICOS.FC defense, Julian Murillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lara Guadalupi. The MAGNIFICOS.FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lara Guadalupi should have stopped the shot. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lara Guadalupi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Geert Wijgaert came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute MAGNIFICOS.FC were awarded a corner. Gilberto Lalla went to the cornerflag to take it. Lara Guadalupi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. If Julian Murillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peru's Eliseo Alcocer was substituted for Moises Gayoso. MAGNIFICOS.FC made a substitution. Valério Ortiz replaced Geert Wijgaert. Peru's Antonio Tenorio was substituted for Luz Tejedor. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. With a little luck, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi got control of the ball when Rafael Gallo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Peru's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.