Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Julian Murillo made the kick off which started today's match. Andrey Denisov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 4 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Denisov came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Julian Murillo could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Frutos Mallo however easily saved by the left post. Julian Murillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Курск ФК from getting a goal against them. Efraim Gilabert kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 21st minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frutos Mallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frutos Mallo 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 31st minute. 33 minutes in the game Alonso Berganza did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Julian Murillo. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrey Denisov in the 36th minute of play. 42 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. After a rather tough play, Peru's Alonso Berganza got a free kick in the 47th minute. Andrey Denisov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andrey Denisov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Andrey Denisov came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Курск ФК 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 Andrey Denisov couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 56th minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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. The corner led Peru's Alonso Berganza to a score. 1-0 in the 66th minute. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milagros Fraga in the 69th minute of play. Frutos Mallo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Mina in the 73rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Peru defense, Andrey Denisov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rolando Noboa. The Peru fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rolando Noboa should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Курск ФК's Filimon Tarasov got a free kick in the 81st minute. Курск ФК made a substitution. Boris Basalaev replaced Andrey Denisov. Rolando Noboa came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Курск ФК's Boris Basalaev. But to his dismay, Boris Basalaev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Peru's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eliseo Mina in the 95th minute. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Gallo in the 97th minute of the match. Курск ФК were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Peru's much stronger midfield.