Challenge

LuisAlberto Spinetta
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. Peru's Alonso Berganza managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Melchor Abancens in the 2 minute of the game. Ivan Baleren blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rolando Noboa having to make a save. Luz Tejedor struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Austen Farrow didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Peru. In the 13th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Austen Farrow saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Austen Farrow showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. The throw-in from Melchor Abancens in the 17th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Peru's Alonso Berganza. A collision led to Peru getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Alonso Berganza hit a great ball. Austen Farrow showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Austen Farrow. Cementerio Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julian Murillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 28th minute, Cementerio Club's Wlodzimierz Penczkowski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. 34 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Wlodzimierz Penczkowski came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luz Tejedor took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Austen Farrow. Austen Farrow dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wlodzimierz Penczkowski to make the kick off. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wlodzimierz Penczkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Rolando Noboa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wlodzimierz Penczkowski went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Austen Farrow came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Peru's Luz Tejedor. But to his dismay, Luz Tejedor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Austen Farrow showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 64th minute of the match. The supporters of Peru booed when Cementerio Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melchor Abancens didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 played minutes Cementerio Club got a freekick which was hit by Melchor Abancens. With a little luck, Cementerio Club's Austen Farrow got control of the ball when Luz Tejedor tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wlodzimierz Penczkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Austen Farrow made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luz Tejedor in the 75th minute of play. 75 minutes into the game, Luz Tejedor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Austen Farrow was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Cementerio Club's Florentino Celipe got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 80th minute of the match Peru got a corner. Cementerio Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luz Tejedor ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julian Murillo got free with Austen Farrow in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 85th minute, Wlodzimierz Penczkowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cementerio Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-5. Peru's Eliseo Alcocer was substituted for Moises Gayoso. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. The throw-in from Melchor Abancens in the 92nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Peru's Eliseo Mina. In the 94th minute of the game Emmanuel Reyes made a throw-in which Milagros Fraga played forward. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wlodzimierz Penczkowski in the 96th minute of play. The Cementerio Club fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Peru were clearly better and deserved to take the win.