Challenge

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nereo Artaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 10th minute Luz Tejedor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erwin Huygens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Velez Sarsfield'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. A well-hit corner resulted in Julian Murillo heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After a rather tough play, Velez Sarsfield's Arnoldo Mel got a free kick in the 18th minute. Velez Sarsfield's Erwin Huygens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 21st minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Nereo Artaldo came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nereo Artaldo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Rolando Noboa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 26thth minute of the game Nereo Artaldo 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. Ago Tramp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Rolando Noboa made a huge save. Velez Sarsfield's Erwin Huygens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 30th minute of play. Erwin Huygens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Velez Sarsfield's Erwin Huygens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 39th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Velez Sarsfield's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Mina came free, but Erwin Huygens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nereo Artaldo to strike the kick off in the second half. Erwin Huygens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Velez Sarsfield's goalkeeper Erwin Huygens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julian Murillo. After a rather tough play, Velez Sarsfield's Javier Pinola got a free kick in the 62nd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erwin Huygens. Velez Sarsfield's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julian Murillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 67th minute of play forced Velez Sarsfield's goalkeeper Erwin Huygens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erwin Huygens was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Julian Murillo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 71 minute of play. Velez Sarsfield's Ignacio Berenguer was substituted for Ago Tramp. Velez Sarsfield made a substitution. Augusto Cordario replaced Nereo Artaldo. In the 79th minute Filomeno Montrell 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. In the 82nd minute, Augusto Cordario made a precise shot to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Peru's Antonio Tenorio was substituted for Luz Tejedor. Peru made a substitution. Rafael Gallo replaced Julian Murillo. After some careless play in the Peru defense, Augusto Cordario kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rolando Noboa. The Peru fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rolando Noboa should have stopped the shot. Velez Sarsfield's Erwin Huygens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Velez Sarsfield from getting a goal against them. Ignacio Berenguer hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded Peru left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Velez Sarsfield.