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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marco Ruben kicked off to start the match. Emmanuel Reyes made in the 3rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Milagros Fraga immediately put the ball in play. In the 11th 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. Emmanuel Reyes hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. The supporters of ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ booed when Peru was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emmanuel Reyes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ederono Vilardell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Mina in the 19th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Peru's Eliseo Mina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ederono Vilardell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Marco Ruben blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rolando Noboa having to make a save. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Ruben in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luz Tejedor in the 35th minute of play forced ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's goalkeeper Ederono Vilardell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Ederono Vilardell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the game, Luz Tejedor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Peru's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ the free kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Julian Murillo made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Emmanuel Reyes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute, Marco Ruben left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 59th minute Marco Ruben 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 62nd minute, Marco Ruben made a precise shot to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 62 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Ruben came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 75 minutes, Sergi Ramos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ and the Peru players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th match minute, Peru was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emmanuel Reyes to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Adilson Ceresso hit a great ball. Peru's Eliseo Alcocer was substituted for Moises Gayoso. Peru's Antonio Tenorio was substituted for Luz Tejedor. Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. After a rather tough play, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Adilson Ceresso got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute, Rafael Gallo 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. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Ruben in the 87th minute of play. After some careless play in the ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ defense, Rafael Gallo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ederono Vilardell. The ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ederono Vilardell should have stopped the shot. 94 minutes into the match, Rafael Gallo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ederono Vilardell. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rafael Gallo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Peru's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.