Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Julian Murillo started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Курск ФК'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. 8 minutes into the match, Курск ФК's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Frutos Mallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luz Tejedor in the 11th minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo got control of the ball when Julian Murillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 15th minute of the match. Julian Murillo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Frutos Mallo came out and tried to block the shot, but Julian Murillo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 20th minute. In the 26thth minute of the game Andrey Denisov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Peru's Rolando Noboa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Roger Rosen hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Julian Murillo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frutos Mallo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Alonso Berganza hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute of the match Peru got a corner. Курск ФК's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luz Tejedor ran over to the corner to take the kick. Julian Murillo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 41st playminute. Efraim Gilabert hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Курск ФК were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after Peru's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leonid Bubnov took the corner. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andrey Denisov made a kick off. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 59th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the game, Filimon Tarasov threw the ball into play from the sideline. Peru's Alonso Berganza quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrey Denisov, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Frutos Mallo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. In the 66th minute of the match Peru got a corner. Курск ФК's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luz Tejedor ran over to the corner to take the kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Курск ФК fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! In the 67th minute there was a penalty for Peru. Luz Tejedor stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Frutos Mallo. 4-0. Milagros Fraga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Frutos Mallo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th match minute, Курск ФК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roger Rosen to maneuver through the defense. Alonso Berganza made in the 80th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Eliseo Mina immediately put the ball in play. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 82nd minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frutos Mallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frutos Mallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luz Tejedor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th match minute, Курск ФК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrey Denisov to maneuver through the defense. Peru made a substitution. Antonio Tenorio replaced Luz Tejedor. Курск ФК's Filipp Ilyin was substituted for Vasiliy Kulakov. After 86 played minutes Курск ФК got a freekick which was hit by Andrey Denisov. 88 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boris Basalaev. In the 89th minute, Boris Basalaev made a precise shot to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Frutos Mallo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Gallo, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Peru's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.