Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chico Valadares started the match with the kick off. Peru's attentive Alonso Berganza managed to snatch the ball when Frank de Boer made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. Van Dijk made in the 6th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Mon Manzano however managed to control. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Valadares in the 12th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 14th minute. Peru's Julian Murillo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mazarópi Barros in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Van Dijk kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Frank de Boer made in the 18th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Wilton Valladares immediately put the ball in play. In the 20th minute, Chico Valadares made a precise shot to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 24th minute Wilton Valladares 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. Milagros Fraga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Mazarópi Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mazarópi Barros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Milagros Fraga in the 28th minute. Mazarópi Barros 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 29th minute. After 31 minutes . SC Manhattan .'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. Frank de Boer made in the 32nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Peru's Eliseo Mina. Washington Netto kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Eliseo Mina fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mazarópi Barros, passed just outside the right post. In the 43rd minute, Milagros Fraga reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mazarópi Barros. The goal made the score 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julian Murillo made a kick off. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 53rd minute of play. Van Dijk charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Van Dijk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to . SC Manhattan . getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Van Dijk hit a great ball. Mazarópi Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luz Tejedor, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 58th match minute, Peru was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Mina to maneuver through the defense. Chico Valadares struck a weak shot in the 59th 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 . SC Manhattan .. Van Dijk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A sloppy throw-in by Lu Lin Kuan in the 70th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Peru's Alonso Berganza. Chico Valadares kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 73 minutes into the game, Lu Lin Kuan threw the ball into play from the sideline. Peru's Alonso Berganza quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rolando Noboa made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Wilton Valladares sent off a good shot on target. Mazarópi Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 88th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chico Valadares. Milagros Fraga hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Peru made a substitution. Antonio Tenorio replaced Luz Tejedor. Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. Peru's Eliseo Alcocer was substituted for Moises Gayoso. Milagros Fraga kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Peru were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing . SC Manhattan . to leave the ground with a draw.