Challenge

Santiago de Baradero
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 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. When Milagros Fraga fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Peru's protests and gave Milagros Fraga a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Peru's Milagros Fraga got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute Peru were awarded a corner. Luz Tejedor went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Peru's corner Milagros Fraga fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zachary Falkiewicz quite easily take care of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Moises Gayoso in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zachary Falkiewicz saved Real Fénix FC from getting behind. Zachary Falkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Real Fénix FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Zachary Falkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute Eustaquio Aguilera 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. After taking down the ball on Real Fénix FC's corner Pastor Gorri fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rolando Noboa quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Real Fénix FC's Jeronimo Abeita got a free kick in the 17th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Luz Tejedor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Peru's supporters rose to their feet, but Luz Tejedor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zachary Falkiewicz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zachary Falkiewicz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Rolando Noboa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Simon Atarratze in the 27th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mario Goren. Zachary Falkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 29th minute of the match. Real Fénix FC's Zachary Falkiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute Simon Atarratze 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 38th minute of play forced Real Fénix FC's goalkeeper Zachary Falkiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milagros Fraga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Luisinho Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Goren in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute Eustaquio Aguilera 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. Real Fénix FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 57th minute, when Milagros Fraga scored to the left of an out of position Zachary Falkiewicz, making the score, 0-1. In the 62nd minute, Real Fénix FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Milagros Fraga fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Real Fénix FC made a substitution. Fabián Londoño replaced Mario Goren. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Atarratze in the 67th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luz Tejedor got free with Zachary Falkiewicz in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A sloppy throw-in by Jeronimo Abeita in the 73rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Peru's Eliseo Mina. Julian Murillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zachary Falkiewicz having to interfere. Peru made a substitution. Eliseo Alcocer replaced Moises Gayoso. Peru's Antonio Tenorio was substituted for Luz Tejedor. Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. Peru's Eliseo Mina managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jeronimo Abeita in the 83 minute of the game. Zachary Falkiewicz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rafael Gallo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 91 minute of play. Peru were awarded a corner in the 95th minute after Real Fénix FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eliseo Mina took the corner. Peru's Rafael Gallo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zachary Falkiewicz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match was over Peru could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Real Fénix FC throughout the match.