Challenge

Kursk Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Julian Murillo kicked off to start the match. Rolando Noboa made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Andrey Denisov sent off a good shot on target. Курск ФК's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leonid Bubnov in the 6th minute. Курск ФК's Taras Baranov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rolando Noboa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Курск ФК's attentive Filimon Tarasov managed to snatch the ball when Alonso Berganza made a throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game. Rolando Noboa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrey Denisov in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute, Julian Murillo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frutos Mallo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 30th minute Milagros Fraga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frutos Mallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Курск ФК's zone, Eliseo Mina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frutos Mallo came out of the goal and Eliseo Mina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Frutos Mallo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 37th minute of play. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 37th minute of play. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Denisov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Курск ФК's Roger Rosen got a free kick in the 44th minute. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 45th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andrey Denisov made a kick off. Frutos Mallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 53rd minute of the match. Taras Baranov hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Milagros Fraga could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Frutos Mallo however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, Курск ФК's Filimon Tarasov got a free kick in the 75th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Froilan Sol during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Froilan Sol hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Frutos Mallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luz Tejedor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peru's Eliseo Alcocer was substituted for Moises Gayoso. Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. Filimon Tarasov got a throw-in 93 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Taras Baranov. If Milagros Fraga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Peru could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Курск ФК throughout the match.