Challenge

Adriatico Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Loco Palermo kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Julian Murillo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giacomo Casanova was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A sloppy throw-in by Emmanuel Reyes in the 6th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Montesacro FC's Anthony Del Gatto. With a little luck, Peru's Rolando Noboa got control of the ball when Paolo Rossi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luz Tejedor struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Giacomo Casanova didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Peru. A throw-in in the 13th minute of the game was made by Daniel Prodan with Juliusz Julien as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Peru's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juliusz Julien was slow to take the kick. During this time Montesacro FC's players had a chance to rest. Juliusz Julien made a great header on Montesacro FC's corner, it was just that Peru's Rolando Noboa managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 26th minute of the game Emmanuel Reyes made a throw-in which Milagros Fraga played forward. Giacomo Casanova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 29th minute of play. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giacomo Casanova read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. In the 41st minute of the match Montesacro FC got a corner. Peru's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Juliusz Julien ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Peru's Eliseo Mina got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After the first half Peru were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Montesacro FC's Giacomo Casanova played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 51st minute of play. Montesacro FC's Giacomo Casanova proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Montesacro FC from getting a goal against them. In the 60th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giacomo Casanova saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giacomo Casanova came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Peru's Julian Murillo. But to his dismay, Julian Murillo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Giacomo Casanova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 63rd minute of the match. After having played for 77 minutes, Julian Murillo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Peru's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julian Murillo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. Giacomo Casanova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Gallo in the 86th minute of play. With a little luck, Montesacro FC's Giacomo Casanova got control of the ball when Rafael Gallo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rafael Gallo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giacomo Casanova read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Peru's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.