Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Peru's Julian Murillo 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 4th minute, Peru's Milagros Fraga ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Teofilo Claude. Teofilo Claude yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Teofilo Claude made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Julian Murillo sent off a good shot on target. In the 10th minute, Eliseo Mina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teofilo Claude was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 13th minute, Mihai Voina got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Teofilo Claude showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 15th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Julian Murillo in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teofilo Claude prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Teofilo Claude made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julian Murillo in the 19th minute. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teofilo Claude read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Teofilo Claude took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teofilo Claude was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Julian Murillo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Julian Murillo really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 32nd minute Niceto Foro 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. 35 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teofilo Claude narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, GMG's Teofilo Claude got control of the ball when Julian Murillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Julian Murillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Mihai Voina came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the GMG 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 Mihai Voina couldn't finish the play. In the 46th minute, Peru's Julian Murillo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mihai Voina was the one to do the kick off. Eliseo Mina 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. 55 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teofilo Claude narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 55 minutes into the game, Julian Murillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Teofilo Claude was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rolando Noboa stood somewhat misplaced when Mihai Voina came free in front of goal and shot 5-1 to the left of him in the 64 minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Julian Murillo in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teofilo Claude prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niceto Foro in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rolando Noboa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niceto Foro in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rolando Noboa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Teofilo Claude showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 76 minutes into the match, GMG's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Teofilo Claude reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Long Feng hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. GMG's Juan Min was substituted for Niceto Foro. After 79 played minutes GMG got a freekick which was hit by Long Feng. Julian Murillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Teofilo Claude tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peru made a substitution. Eliseo Alcocer replaced Moises Gayoso. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Mina in the 91st minute of play forced GMG's goalkeeper Teofilo Claude to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teofilo Claude showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Tenorio in the 93rd minute of the match. 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. After taking down the ball on Peru's corner Eliseo Mina fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Teofilo Claude quite easily take care of the ball. Peru's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.