Challenge

Žminj Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Julian Murillo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Grgur Mađar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milagros Fraga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Žminj ONK'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. Emmanuel Reyes was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Rolando Noboa was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Valentin Brcina capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Valentin Brcina really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Peru's attentive Alonso Berganza managed to snatch the ball when Kristijan Carlin made a throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game. Žminj ONK's Grgur Mađar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 23rd minute of play. Grgur Mađar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grgur Mađar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 29 played minutes Žminj ONK got a freekick which was hit by Kristijan Carlin. 32 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Brcina came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Žminj ONK's Grgur Mađar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Boyke Pradnyana threw the ball into play from the sideline. Peru's Eliseo Mina quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The throw-in from Kristijan Carlin in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Peru's Alonso Berganza. Grgur Mađar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Julian Murillo went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valentin Brcina to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grgur Mađar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stanko Jertec received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Rolando Noboa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grgur Mađar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Žminj ONK's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Grgur Mađar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Brcina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peru's Eliseo Mina managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Kristijan Carlin in the 62 minute of the game. 64 minutes into the game, Boro Bonačić cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Rolando Noboa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Žminj ONK's zone, Luz Tejedor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grgur Mađar came out of the goal and Luz Tejedor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Grgur Mađar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. After 75 minutes Žminj ONK'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. The corner led Peru's Eliseo Mina to fire away a dangerous shot which Grgur Mađar despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Birsel Nasip in the 83rd minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Birsel Nasip left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Žminj ONK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Peru made a substitution. Eliseo Alcocer replaced Moises Gayoso. Peru made a substitution. Antonio Tenorio replaced Luz Tejedor. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. After 91 played minutes Žminj ONK got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Ponoš. 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 95th minute. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Žminj ONK were victorious despite being under pressure from Peru for much of the match.