Challenge

The Duck Pen
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Franklin de Queiroz got the match started through his kick off. Syd Cullen 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 4th minute. In the 8th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Syd Cullen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Peru's Rolando Noboa got control of the ball when Wen Feng Shi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franklin de Queiroz in the 12th minute of the match. Franklin de Queiroz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Syd Cullen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Syd Cullen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Mina in the 16th minute of the match. In the 27th match minute, Real Death Ducks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yu Sen Yue to maneuver through the defense. Syd Cullen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Syd Cullen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Milagros Fraga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Syd Cullen having to interfere. 46 minutes into the game, Luz Tejedor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Syd Cullen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Julian Murillo made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Ive Volckaerts 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 Ive Volckaerts in the 54th minute of play. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franklin de Queiroz in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Peru's Julian Murillo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Syd Cullen. Syd Cullen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. In the 75th minute Ive Volckaerts 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 76th minute of the match Real Death Ducks got a corner. Peru's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ive Volckaerts ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Peru's goalie and right to Wen Feng Shi. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Peru's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 80th minute, Luz Tejedor 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. In the 83rd match minute, Real Death Ducks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yu Sen Yue to maneuver through the defense. Syd Cullen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafael Gallo in the 90th minute. In the 94th minute, Peru's Rafael Gallo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Syd Cullen. Syd Cullen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4.