Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romário Barbosa in the 2nd minute of the match. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Percival Cruz in the 4th minute of the match. Ernani Velasco hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Peru's Julian Murillo in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Palestra do Interior's goalie prevented a goal. After 12 minutes Palestra do Interior'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 went over the outstretched arms of Palestra do Interior's goalie and right to Emmanuel Reyes. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Palestra do Interior's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 吴洲坚 in the 14th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Palestra do Interior's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Allan Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute of the match Peru got a corner. Palestra do Interior'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 first didn't look so dangerous but when Alonso Berganza got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-1. 21 minutes into the match. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 35th minute, Julian Murillo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Allan Varela. The goal made the score 3-1. A sloppy throw-in by Evripidis Picoulas in the 40th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Peru's Eliseo Mina. The throw-in from Ernani Velasco in the 41st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Peru's Eliseo Mina. 44 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Allan Varela narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 46th minute 吴洲坚 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. After some careless play in the Palestra do Interior defense, Julian Murillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Allan Varela. The Palestra do Interior fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Allan Varela should have stopped the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulo Godoi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Palestra do Interior got a freekick which was hit by Evripidis Picoulas. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 57th minute, Percival Cruz made a precise shot to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Peru's Eliseo Mina managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ernani Velasco in the 60 minute of the game. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Percival Cruz in the 64th minute of play. Palestra do Interior made a substitution. Herbert Pankowski replaced 吴洲坚. Palestra do Interior's Vitório Lago was substituted for Paulo Godoi. In the 72nd minute, Palestra do Interior's Vitório Lago ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rolando Noboa. Rolando Noboa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitório Lago in the 77th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Allan Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luz Tejedor, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Allan Varela 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 84th minute. In the 89th minute, Vitório Lago made a precise shot to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-4. After a defensive mix-up in Peru's zone, Vitório Lago stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rolando Noboa came out of the goal and Vitório Lago tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.