Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. The goalkeeper, Abelardo Janpier, was totally fooled by Peru's Luz Tejedor, who 4 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 9th minute Ildefonso Foro 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Peru's Julian Murillo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Abelardo Janpier. That made the score 2-0 after 10 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Todd Gronow's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolando Noboa was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. 23 minutes into the game, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Todd Gronow nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rolando Noboa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC'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 was convinced that Todd Gronow's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolando Noboa was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In the 43rd match minute, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Justin to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute of the match Luz Tejedor sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abelardo Janpier skillfully saved the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todd Gronow, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abelardo Janpier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peru's attentive Alonso Berganza managed to snatch the ball when Mao Yan Yong made a throw-in in the 59th minute of the game. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Mao Yan Yong managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alonso Berganza in the 63 minute of the game. In the 66th minute, Milagros Fraga got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Abelardo Janpier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milagros Fraga in the 66th minute of play. Peru were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luz Tejedor took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Eliseo Mina heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. A sloppy throw-in by Mao Yan Yong in the 70th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Peru's Alonso Berganza. Julian Murillo scored 3-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abelardo Janpier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Peru getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Efraim Gilabert hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC defense, Julian Murillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abelardo Janpier. The Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abelardo Janpier should have stopped the shot. Todd Gronow blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rolando Noboa having to make a save. Abelardo Janpier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 86th minute of play. Abelardo Janpier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Mina in the 92nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Peru defense, Mariusz Ratulowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rolando Noboa. The Peru fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rolando Noboa should have stopped the shot. Peru were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC for a fine match.