Challenge

Lipny Stadion
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Julian Murillo took the kick off in the first half of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Zula Kiepski in the 7th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Peru's Alonso Berganza. In the 10th match minute, Lipa KS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zula Kiepski to maneuver through the defense. Lipa KS's Zula Kiepski quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alonso Berganza, made in the 17th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the match, Lipa KS's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Di Han Guo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lipa KS's goalkeeper Di Han Guo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Di Han Guo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 32nd minute of play. Rolando Noboa made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Attilio Di Loreto sent off a good shot on target. Through an outstanding action, after 43 minutes, Rolando Noboa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Julian Murillo took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Di Han Guo. Di Han Guo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Attilio Di Loreto to make the kick off. Di Han Guo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milagros Fraga, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute Attilio Di Loreto 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. Lipa KS were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Peru's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arkadiusz Juszkowski took the corner. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Attilio Di Loreto in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Lipa KS's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Mina came free, but Di Han Guo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute Attilio Di Loreto 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. 64 minutes into the match, Eliseo Mina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Di Han Guo. Lipa KS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eliseo Mina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 67 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Slawomir Rutkowski came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 71 played minutes Peru got a freekick which was hit by Efraim Gilabert. Lipa KS's Daniel Argoitz was substituted for Wladyslaw Niewiadomski. In the 75th minute, Gürhan Arkan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rolando Noboa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Di Han Guo made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Julian Murillo sent off a good shot on target. After 84 played minutes Lipa KS got a freekick which was hit by Zula Kiepski. Peru's Eliseo Alcocer was substituted for Moises Gayoso. Zula Kiepski made in the 88th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Peru's Efraim Gilabert. 90 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Slawomir Rutkowski came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gürhan Arkan in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rolando Noboa saved Peru from getting behind. The Peru supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Peru would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.