Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Peru's Julian Murillo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 7th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mike Zoetmulder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Perivaldo Eger scored 0-1 in the 14th 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. De Pelgrims's Mike Zoetmulder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luz Tejedor in the 20th minute of play. Julian Murillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Mike Zoetmulder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julian Murillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A sloppy throw-in by Zé Pedro Figueiredo in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Peru's Eliseo Mina. Zé Pedro Figueiredo kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias de Ruijter came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perivaldo Eger in the 40th minute of play. A collision led to Peru getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Joaquin Prats hit a great ball. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Huub Gerrits in the 44th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Perivaldo Eger was the one to do the kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mathias de Ruijter. After 51 minutes, Mathias de Ruijter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Pelgrims and the Peru players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to De Pelgrims getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Mathias de Ruijter hit a great ball. Mike Zoetmulder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milagros Fraga in the 53rd minute of the match. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathias de Ruijter in the 54th minute of play. In the 61st match minute, De Pelgrims was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Pedro Figueiredo to maneuver through the defense. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perivaldo Eger, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Peru's Rolando Noboa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Peru from getting a goal against them. 67 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mathias de Ruijter. 74 minutes into the match, Peru's Eliseo Mina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mike Zoetmulder narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julian Murillo was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Peru's attentive Eliseo Mina managed to snatch the ball when Zé Pedro Figueiredo made a throw-in in the 79th minute of the game. In the 82nd match minute, De Pelgrims was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Huub Gerrits to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute of the match Peru got a corner. De Pelgrims's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eliseo Mina ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Milagros Fraga managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Mike Zoetmulder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Gallo, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Zé Pedro Figueiredo made in the 92nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Mathias de Ruijter. If Mathias de Ruijter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The De Pelgrims supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing De Pelgrims would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.