Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aitor Cintron took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Luz Tejedor came up free with the goalie in the 3rd 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 Luz Tejedor couldn't finish the play. Julian Murillo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Ali Nejat Özertem when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 11th minute of the match Peru got a corner. Colombo A.C.'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. Peru's Luz Tejedor was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ali Nejat Özertem in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 12th minute Michal Burufski 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. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aitor Cintron in the 14th minute of play. Ali Nejat Özertem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 15th minute of play. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aitor Cintron in the 20th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Julian Murillo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Peru's supporters rose to their feet, but Julian Murillo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Nejat Özertem breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Colombo A.C.'s Ali Nejat Özertem proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Colombo A.C. from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 29th minute of play forced Colombo A.C.'s goalkeeper Ali Nejat Özertem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Ali Nejat Özertem successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A well-hit corner resulted in Alonso Berganza heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The audience was convinced that Julian Murillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Nejat Özertem was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Peru's Julian Murillo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ali Nejat Özertem. That made the score 1-0 after 37 minutes of play. In the 40th minute Michal Burufski 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. In the 43rd minute, Julian Murillo 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. Through an outstanding action, after 44 minutes, Ali Nejat Özertem successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 47 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Aitor Cintron came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Julian Murillo to strike the kick off in the second half. Ali Nejat Özertem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 51st minute of play. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombo A.C.'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. After a rather tough play, Colombo A.C.'s Julian Tomporowski got a free kick in the 57th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Colombo A.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Milagros Fraga came free, but Ali Nejat Özertem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Eliseo Mina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Nejat Özertem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Colombo A.C. defense, Eliseo Mina kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ali Nejat Özertem. The Colombo A.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ali Nejat Özertem should have stopped the shot. Colombo A.C.'s Oséas Camargo was substituted for Alfredo Meireles. Colombo A.C.'s Ricardinho Dantas was substituted for Aitor Cintron. Ali Nejat Özertem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 68th minute of play. With a little luck, Peru's Rolando Noboa got control of the ball when Ricardinho Dantas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 77th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Nejat Özertem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 86 minutes, Adrien Caillol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colombo A.C. and the Peru players grew even worse after the yellow card. Adrien Caillol kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Peru's Antonio Tenorio was substituted for Luz Tejedor. Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. Adrien Caillol kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After having played for 89 minutes, Rafael Gallo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Peru's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafael Gallo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ali Nejat Özertem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Gallo in the 95th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Colombo A.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Peru.