Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Julian Murillo got the match started through his kick off. Roldan Castellanos hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Flavio Cifuentes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rolando Noboa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Zhang Hao Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luz Tejedor, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 25th minute of play. In the 28th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhang Hao Qing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julian Murillo got free with Zhang Hao Qing in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julian Murillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Zhang Hao Qing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the game, He Sang Jun threw the ball into play from the sideline. Peru's Eliseo Mina quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Flavio Cifuentes to strike the kick off in the second half. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Cifuentes, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Cifuentes in the 53rd minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milagros Fraga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zhang Hao Qing having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Flavio Cifuentes took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Rolando Noboa to make any attempt to save it. When Milagros Fraga came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Peru fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Milagros Fraga couldn't finish the play. Zhang Hao Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milagros Fraga in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Luz Tejedor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Taltum FC's Obregón Pardemanos was substituted for Flavio Cifuentes. A collision led to Peru getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Luz Tejedor hit a great ball. In the 68th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhang Hao Qing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. He Sang Jun made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Peru's Alonso Berganza. In the 83rd minute of the match, Obregón Pardemanos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rolando Noboa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Peru's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Andres Tufiño was slow to take the kick. During this time Taltum FC's players had a chance to rest. Eliseo Mina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zhang Hao Qing having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Taltum FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.