Challenge

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Julian Murillo started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Pryaporets's Song Di Xu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rolando Noboa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 6th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Alonso Berganza in the 8th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Pryaporets's Sandu Flintașu. Milagros Fraga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Peru's zone, Mugur Nițisor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rolando Noboa came out of the goal and Mugur Nițisor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Pryaporets's Stamen Kirchev got a free kick in the 17th minute. Milagros Fraga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pryaporets's Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milagros Fraga in the 19th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Song Di Xu got free with Rolando Noboa in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Song Di Xu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rolando Noboa made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Song Di Xu sent off a good shot on target. In the 32nd minute, Sten Svanström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stamen Kirchev hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Primitivo Cayuela kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 45th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After a defensive mix-up in Peru's zone, Song Di Xu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rolando Noboa came out of the goal and Song Di Xu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein 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 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when A.J. 黄振 came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute Song Di Xu 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. 59 minutes into the match, Pryaporets's goal looked a bit too open when Luz Tejedor came free, but Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julian Murillo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein firmly grabbed it by the left post. Julian Murillo came free with the goalkeeper in the 61st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein could save by the left post. After a rather tough play, Peru's Efraim Gilabert got a free kick in the 65th minute. Mathias De Ligt missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 66 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Rolando Noboa right hand side. 68 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Song Di Xu came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute of the match Pryaporets got a corner. Peru's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mathias De Ligt ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Pryaporets's Mugur Nițisor to fire away a dangerous shot which Rolando Noboa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Pryaporets's Sandu Flintașu got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 79th match minute, Pryaporets was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandu Flintașu to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 82 minutes, Eliseo Mina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Peru's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliseo Mina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Candakausika von Buol-Schaudenstein successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 91 minutes of play, Pryaporets's Song Di Xu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rolando Noboa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Song Di Xu scored 2-0 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rolando Noboa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Pryaporets support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.