Challenge

Juan Roman Riquelme
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. Peru's Eliseo Mina managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Magnus Kübler in the 5 minute of the game. With a little luck, Peru's Rolando Noboa got control of the ball when Teodoro Gilen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alonso Berganza hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Generoso Rufio in the 13th minute of play. After 16 minutes of play, Peru's Julian Murillo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zethos Vrotsos was left in no man's land by his defense there! 21 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of La Pachorra LSF's Zethos Vrotsos. Zethos Vrotsos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Magnus Kübler made in the 24th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Mateo Bastia however managed to control. Zethos Vrotsos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luz Tejedor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 29th minute of play forced La Pachorra LSF's goalkeeper Zethos Vrotsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Veto Steller, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. With a little luck, Peru's Rolando Noboa got control of the ball when Generoso Rufio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rolando Noboa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Generoso Rufio in the 36th minute. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zethos Vrotsos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Magnus Kübler made in the 38th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Teodoro Gilen. Generoso Rufio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Rolando Noboa made a huge save. 40 minutes into the game, Julian Murillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Zethos Vrotsos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 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 Generoso Rufio made a kick off. Generoso Rufio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julian Murillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Zethos Vrotsos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, La Pachorra LSF's Nelson Cuevas got a free kick in the 61st minute. Zethos Vrotsos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luz Tejedor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the game, Magnus Kübler threw the ball into play from the sideline. Peru's Eliseo Mina quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, La Pachorra LSF's Mateo Bastia got a free kick in the 65th minute. When Julian Murillo came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Peru fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Julian Murillo couldn't finish the play. Julian Murillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Zethos Vrotsos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 75 minutes, Nelson Cuevas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Pachorra LSF and the Peru players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Peru booed when La Pachorra LSF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelson Cuevas didn't get a good kick on the ball. La Pachorra LSF made a substitution. Feliciano Telo replaced Generoso Rufio. A collision led to La Pachorra LSF getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Nelson Cuevas hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the match, La Pachorra LSF's goalkeeper Zethos Vrotsos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julian Murillo. La Pachorra LSF's Zethos Vrotsos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 91st minute of play. Zethos Vrotsos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 92nd minute of play. Peru's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.