Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Julian Murillo started the match with the kick off. Alvaro Jakes kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Magnus Löfdahl was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ripa FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Peru the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ripa FC's Magnus Löfdahl got a free kick in the 8th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julian Murillo got free with Aldo Mannie in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 17 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Aldo Mannie, 1-0. 20 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rolando Noboa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Mina, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Magnus Löfdahl hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Peru's Aldo Mannie threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Julian Murillo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 29 minutes Ripa FC'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. After a rather tough play, Ripa FC's Braulio Emeterio got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The long shot by Luz Tejedor in the 43rd minute really tested Aldo Mannie's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 45th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Mannie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 47 played minutes Peru got a freekick which was hit by Alonso Berganza. Placido Pero missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 50 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Rolando Noboa right hand side. In the 50th minute of the match Placido Pero shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rolando Noboa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gu Chang Peng to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rolando Noboa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gu Chang Peng in the 59th minute of the match. Julian Murillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aldo Mannie read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Smith Wigglesworth got free with Rolando Noboa in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eliseo Mina scored 3-1 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aldo Mannie, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ripa FC's Ricardo Bochini was substituted for Placido Pero. Ripa FC's Donato Torres was substituted for Joel Tehas. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvaro Jakes got free with Rolando Noboa in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 80th minute Ricardo Bochini 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 Peru defense, Donato Torres 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Donato Torres managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ripa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Donato Torres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rolando Noboa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Peru's Eliseo Alcocer was substituted for Moises Gayoso. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franz Grassme in the 91st minute of the match. Rafael Gallo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aldo Mannie read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Peru were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after Ripa FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eliseo Mina took the corner. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Gallo in the 95th minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donato Torres. 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.