Challenge

Folke Anderson
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Julian Murillo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 5th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Esmeraldas S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Milagros Fraga came free, but Aguinaga Nebot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Peru's Milagros Fraga got a free kick in the 19th minute. Peru's Eliseo Mina managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Yan Zhou Xuan in the 24 minute of the game. Rolando Noboa made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when İbrahim Volkan sent off a good shot on target. Damian Maftei in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rolando Noboa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 31st minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Maftei, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Esmeraldas S.C.'s attentive Martinez Cines managed to snatch the ball when Moises Gayoso made a throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Damian Maftei to strike the kick off in the second half. Joaquin Prats hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Stefanos Terzopoulos was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 52nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Milagros Fraga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Aguinaga Nebot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peru's attentive Eliseo Mina managed to snatch the ball when Yan Zhou Xuan made a throw-in in the 56th minute of the game. Aguinaga Nebot made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Milagros Fraga sent off a good shot on target. Martinez Cines kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After having played for 60 minutes, Julian Murillo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Peru's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julian Murillo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by Esmeraldas S.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luz Tejedor was slow to take the kick. During this time Peru's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Milagros Fraga got free with Aguinaga Nebot in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luz Tejedor got free with Aguinaga Nebot in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. Aguinaga Nebot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Gallo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aguinaga Nebot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Gallo in the 90th minute of the match. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefanos Terzopoulos in the 91st minute of the match. In the 96th minute Peru were awarded a corner. Eliseo Mina went to the cornerflag to take it. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.