Challenge

Agia Sofia
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Julian Murillo made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Donzel Goyeneta managed to get in a good position for a shot. AEK S.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Donzel Goyeneta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rolando Noboa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jelte Bleiswijk, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thanasis Koltsidas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, AEK S.C's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Thanasis Koltsidas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thanasis Koltsidas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Julian Murillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thanasis Koltsidas was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Milagros Fraga hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luz Tejedor in the 26th minute of play forced AEK S.C's goalkeeper Thanasis Koltsidas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jelte Bleiswijk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 42 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Donzel Goyeneta came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donzel Goyeneta, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute Kevin Carreira 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 defensive mix-up in AEK S.C's zone, Julian Murillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thanasis Koltsidas 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. AEK S.C's Thalis Krommidas was substituted for Donzel Goyeneta. Thanasis Koltsidas made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Julian Murillo sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rd minute, Peru's Efraim Gilabert seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Efraim Gilabert the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Peru protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Efraim Gilabert had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. AEK S.C's Thomas Papatrechas was substituted for Sakis Tavlaridis. After 82 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Peru! Peru:s Rolando Noboa showed great skill when he stopped Thalis Krommidas:s penalty. In the 92nd minute, Thalis Krommidas made a precise shot to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. AEK S.C's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.