Challenge

Blue Snail Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Julian Murillo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luz Tejedor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matthew Benjamin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Krzysztof Kaleta. A sloppy throw-in by Alonso Berganza in the 12th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's Kees Enzing. The audience thought a goal was coming when Krzysztof Kaleta got free with Rolando Noboa in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 16 played minutes ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC got a freekick which was hit by Kees Enzing. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 29th minute of play forced ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's goalkeeper Matthew Benjamin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Milagros Fraga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Matthew Benjamin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luz Tejedor went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Matthew Benjamin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 38th minute of the match. Kees Enzing made in the 39th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Peru's Eliseo Mina. Matthew Benjamin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milagros Fraga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC'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. Julian Murillo made a great header on Peru's corner, it was just that ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's Matthew Benjamin managed to reach the ball for a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Jan Tõnuri managed to get in a good position for a shot. ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan Tõnuri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rolando Noboa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Peru's Eliseo Mina quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kees Enzing, made in the 46th minute of the game. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jan Tõnuri made a kick off. Julian Murillo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Matthew Benjamin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julian Murillo got free with Matthew Benjamin in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krzysztof Kaleta, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Brătescu in the 72nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luz Tejedor got free with Matthew Benjamin in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute, Jan Tõnuri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Peru made a substitution. Eliseo Alcocer replaced Moises Gayoso. 87 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Krzysztof Kaleta came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Tõnuri in the 92nd minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, Krzysztof Kaleta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Krzysztof Kaleta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Peru's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.