Challenge

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nereo Artaldo made the kick off which started today's match. Velez Sarsfield's Erwin Huygens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milagros Fraga in the 4th minute of play. Julian Murillo might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erwin Huygens. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Julian Murillo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 13th minute, Arnoldo Mel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute Nereo Artaldo 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. Arnoldo Mel hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Erwin Huygens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 18th minute of play. Julian Murillo scored 0-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erwin Huygens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 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 23rd minute. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nereo Artaldo in the 25th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filomeno Montrell got free with Rolando Noboa in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 31st 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Velez Sarsfield's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Erwin Huygens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Peru booed when Velez Sarsfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaston Ávila didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erwin Huygens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luz Tejedor in the 35th minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Luz Tejedor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Peru fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Artaldo in the 41st minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute Julian Murillo 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Julian Murillo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute of the match Peru got a corner. Velez Sarsfield's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luz Tejedor ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Luz Tejedor almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Velez Sarsfield's Erwin Huygens did a great save. Velez Sarsfield's Erwin Huygens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emmanuel Reyes in the 57th minute of play. After 58 minutes Velez Sarsfield's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luz Tejedor who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Eliseo Mina heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Arnoldo Mel charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arnoldo Mel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 60 played minutes Velez Sarsfield got a freekick which was hit by Arnoldo Mel. Peru's Moises Gayoso pulled a muscle in his back after 62 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Peru made a substitution. Antonio Tenorio replaced Moises Gayoso. With a little luck, Velez Sarsfield's Erwin Huygens got control of the ball when Julian Murillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute, Ronan Mistral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Velez Sarsfield made a substitution. Ignacio Berenguer replaced Ago Tramp. In the 67th minute, Ronan Mistral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute Julian Murillo 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. Milagros Fraga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erwin Huygens having to interfere. After 71 played minutes Velez Sarsfield got a freekick which was hit by Ronan Mistral. Velez Sarsfield made a substitution. Yiyo Bernal replaced Marcos Pacifico. In the 82nd minute, Julian Murillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Peru fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. After 87 played minutes Rafael Gallo rounded Velez Sarsfield's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-5. In the 93rd minute, Peru's Rafael Gallo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. When the match was over Peru could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Velez Sarsfield throughout the match.