Challenge

Parco della Pace
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) SPALLETTE RETURNS's Cosimo Laudadio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 13th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Silvestri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the game, Peru's Julian Murillo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Silvestri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Marco Silvestri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 27th minute of the match. The supporters of SPALLETTE RETURNS booed when Peru was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emmanuel Reyes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julian Murillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Milagros Fraga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute, Adriano Biagetti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciro Immobile hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Peru's Efraim Gilabert got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 47th minute, Julian Murillo made a precise shot to the right of Marco Silvestri. SPALLETTE RETURNS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The SPALLETTE RETURNS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Peru were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julian Murillo to make the kick off. A collision led to SPALLETTE RETURNS getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Luca Pellegrini hit a great ball. Marco Silvestri made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Julian Murillo sent off a good shot on target. 55 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Bevilacqua came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 61 minutes of play, SPALLETTE RETURNS's Cosimo Laudadio made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rolando Noboa was left in no man's land by his defense there! SPALLETTE RETURNS made a substitution. Fortunato Santone replaced Armando Izzo. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achille Tullio in the 66th minute of the match. Marco Silvestri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julian Murillo's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. In the 71stth minute of the game Cosimo Laudadio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Peru's Rolando Noboa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Julian Murillo struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Marco Silvestri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Peru. SPALLETTE RETURNS's Antonio Nero was substituted for Achille Tullio. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosimo Laudadio in the 78th minute of play. Marco Silvestri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luz Tejedor, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 84 minutes into the match, SPALLETTE RETURNS's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Marco Silvestri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Laudadio in the 85th minute of play. After 86 minutes of play, SPALLETTE RETURNS's Davide Guerrini made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rolando Noboa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. Rafael Gallo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Marco Silvestri made a huge save. Peru's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eliseo Mina in the 94th minute. The corner ended in Eliseo Mina almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SPALLETTE RETURNS's Marco Silvestri did a great save. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Nero in the 96th minute of play. SPALLETTE RETURNS succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Peru had controlled the match.