Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sami Zübeyr took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes Peru got a freekick which was hit by Efraim Gilabert. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anatoly Karpov, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tristan Falco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Julian Murillo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Milagros Fraga's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tristan Falco firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to FC Maci -MM- getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Anatoly Karpov hit a great ball. Julian Murillo took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tristan Falco. Tristan Falco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Sami Zübeyr put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Rolando Noboa. 23 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Sami Zübeyr came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Maci -MM-'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anatoly Karpov in the 25th minute. When Vlad Mavrogheni got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for FC Maci -MM-. In the 36th 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: 3-1. 39 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Czapski came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Efraim Gilabert hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. With a little luck, FC Maci -MM-'s Tristan Falco got control of the ball when Milagros Fraga tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Julian Murillo was the one to do the kick off. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Czapski in the 50th minute of the match. Vlad Mavrogheni hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Anatoly Karpov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Rolando Noboa made a huge save. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sami Zübeyr in the 58th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Milagros Fraga in the 68th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Maci -MM-'s Sabin Miclauș. With a little luck, Peru's Rolando Noboa got control of the ball when Igor Czapski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sami Zübeyr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, FC Maci -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Tristan Falco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 75th minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Tristan Falco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolando Noboa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Igor Czapski's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Tristan Falco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tristan Falco 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 83rd minute. Tristan Falco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milagros Fraga in the 86th minute of play. When Julian Murillo came up free with the goalie in the 89th 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 Julian Murillo couldn't finish the play. Peru made a substitution. Antonio Tenorio replaced Luz Tejedor. Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. Peru made a substitution. Eliseo Alcocer replaced Moises Gayoso. Milagros Fraga hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Octavian Gaciu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rolando Noboa firmly grabbed it by the left post. FC Maci -MM-'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.