Challenge

Old Trafford
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 2 played minutes Red Devils got a freekick which was hit by Radoslaw Solibieda. Simone Spano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the match, Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rolando Noboa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 14th minute Red Devils were awarded a corner. Sotos Zervoulakos went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Red Devils's Sotos Zervoulakos to fire away a dangerous shot which Rolando Noboa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Marcel da Rocha might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rolando Noboa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcel da Rocha ran back to his position shaking his head. A throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game was made by Bartlomiej Rakoski with Slawomir Trzaskoma as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 24 minutes of play, Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rolando Noboa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Peru's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luz Tejedor in the 29th minute. A nice corner shot did that Luz Tejedor got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Braulio Gartxot quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Bartlomiej Rakoski kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Braulio Gartxot came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Peru's Milagros Fraga. But to his dismay, Milagros Fraga quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. If Simone Spano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marcel da Rocha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rolando Noboa having to make a save. Marcel da Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rolando Noboa having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julian Murillo made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radoslaw Solibieda in the 59th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Marcel da Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Braulio Gartxot 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 Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 73rd minute of play. In the 87th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Braulio Gartxot 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 89th minute. Radoslaw Solibieda hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Peru made a substitution. Eliseo Alcocer replaced Moises Gayoso. Peru's Antonio Tenorio was substituted for Luz Tejedor. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. A collision led to Red Devils getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Radoslaw Solibieda hit a great ball. Red Devils's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.