Challenge

Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Celso Cruz started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Celso Cruz. After a defensive mix-up in Urko FC's zone, Milagros Fraga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastián Torrico came out of the goal and Milagros Fraga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Urko FC's Sebastián Torrico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 15th minute of play. After 16 played minutes Peru got a freekick which was hit by Emmanuel Reyes. The supporters of Peru booed when Urko FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesus Paskal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Celso Cruz in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rolando Noboa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Celso Cruz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Rolando Noboa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rolando Noboa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celso Cruz in the 29th minute. In the 33rd minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastián Torrico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Celso Cruz. In the 35th minute Urko FC were awarded a corner. Filomeno Kauldi went to the cornerflag to take it. 39 minutes into the game, Jesus Paskal threw the ball into play from the sideline. Peru's Eliseo Mina quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. If Julian Murillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute Luz Tejedor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastián Torrico 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julian Murillo made a kick off. Julian Murillo hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Sebastián Torrico didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 55th minute, which inside left pole to 0-1. Urko FC made a substitution. Denis Alonso replaced Celso Cruz. Urko FC's Aquiles Arnas was substituted for Cordaro Domenech. In the 62nd minute of the game Emmanuel Reyes made a throw-in which Milagros Fraga played forward. In the 63rd minute of the match, Luz Tejedor tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sebastián Torrico saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A throw-in in the 68th minute of the game was made by Emmanuel Reyes with Milagros Fraga as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Sebastián Torrico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Mina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peru's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luz Tejedor in the 72nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Denis Alonso in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rolando Noboa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 77th minute, Emmanuel Reyes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Urko FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eliseo Mina was slow to take the kick. During this time Peru's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Eliseo Mina got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sebastián Torrico quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Peru's Emmanuel Reyes got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Rafael Gallo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 95th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out.