Challenge

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The audience was convinced that King Scorpio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolando Noboa was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. After having played for 20 minutes, King Scorpio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A4p FC Gad's supporters crossed their fingers, but King Scorpio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Peru's Alonso Berganza managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by 邱振广 in the 22 minute of the game. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 28th minute of play. In the 28th 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: 0-2. 36 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Luz Tejedor came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Julian Murillo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Glenn Fyfe was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 45th minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolando Noboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Milagros Fraga's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Glenn Fyfe firmly grabbed it by the left post. Dumitru Purcărete kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. When Milagros Fraga came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Peru fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Milagros Fraga couldn't finish the play. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 59th minute of play. Luz Tejedor took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Glenn Fyfe. A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 65th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolando Noboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, A4p FC Gad's Iulian Berceanu got a free kick in the 76th minute. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Erasmo Damião replaced Iulian Berceanu. The supporters of Peru booed when A4p FC Gad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iulian Berceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save A4p FC Gad from getting a goal against them. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邱振广 in the 81st minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Gică Busuioc came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gică Busuioc in the 89th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Gez Mason hit a great ball. Peru's Eliseo Alcocer was substituted for Moises Gayoso. After 92 played minutes A4p FC Gad got a freekick which was hit by Gez Mason. The A4p FC Gad supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Peru's performance. The match ended with a win for Peru.