Challenge

Manuel Ursua
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juan Funes took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luz Tejedor in the 4th minute of play forced River CBBA's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the match, River CBBA's goal looked a bit too open when Luz Tejedor came free, but Marcelo Barovero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juan Funes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Rolando Noboa made a huge save. After a rather tough play, River CBBA's Laureano Beltza got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind River CBBA's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcelo Barovero came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Peru's Julian Murillo. But to his dismay, Julian Murillo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argoitz Abeijon, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argoitz Abeijon in the 31st minute of the match. Marcelo Barovero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Julian Murillo went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 35 minutes in the game Matías Almeida did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sergio Batista. A hard shot 37 in the game by Argoitz Abeijon from a close distance when the talented Rolando Noboa managed to make a qualified save. Peru's players were relieved. Argoitz Abeijons short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Rolando Noboa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 39 minutes Peru's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sergio Batista who took care of the corner kick. River CBBA's Sergio Batista was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rolando Noboa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 45 minutes into the match, River CBBA's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Marcelo Barovero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. River CBBA's Marcelo Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 47th minute of play. The River CBBA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Peru were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julian Murillo made a kick off. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 54th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, River CBBA's Argoitz Abeijon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rolando Noboa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Enrique in the 59th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. River CBBA made a substitution. Ponciano Abarca replaced Juan Funes. River CBBA made a substitution. Varis Birgelis replaced Hector Enrique. Matías Almeida made in the 63rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Sergio Batista immediately put the ball in play. In the 65th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Julian Murillo came up free with the goalie in the 73rd 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. River CBBA's Pablo Solari was substituted for Arano Abendano. Matías Almeida made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Peru's Efraim Gilabert. Marcelo Barovero was a little too slow when Julian Murillo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 0-3. River CBBA were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Peru's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pablo Solari took the corner. Matías Almeida made in the 94th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Pablo Solari. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Peru had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.