Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Olli Fiedler made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Julian Murillo 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. An unexpected shot in the 6th minute by Milagros Fraga got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 8 played minutes Sportivo Luan Toro got a freekick which was hit by Sergius Ramus. 9 minutes into the match, Sportivo Luan Toro's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Robert Davison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Sportivo Luan Toro's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Robert Davison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Davison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 played minutes Peru got a freekick which was hit by Anthony Alvarado. Olli Fiedler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Roland in the 30th minute of play. Robert Davison 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 32nd minute. When Julian Murillo came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Peru 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 Julian Murillo couldn't finish the play. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sportivo Luan Toro's goalkeeper Robert Davison, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Sportivo Luan Toro booed when Peru was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efraim Gilabert didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Sportivo Luan Toro's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Robert Davison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Julian Murillo made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julian Murillo in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robert Davison saved Sportivo Luan Toro from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Luan Toro's Ramiro Eufrasio got a free kick in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Sportivo Luan Toro's goal looked a bit too open when Milagros Fraga came free, but Robert Davison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 59 played minutes Sportivo Luan Toro got a freekick which was hit by Sergius Ramus. Robert Davison 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 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 65th minute of play forced Sportivo Luan Toro's goalkeeper Robert Davison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sportivo Luan Toro made a substitution. Ricardo Mendez replaced Alberto Fidencio. Peru's Eliseo Mina quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Sergius Ramus, made in the 73rd minute of the game. Robert Davison 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 75th minute. Robert Davison 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 was convinced that Julian Murillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robert Davison was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. In the 88th match minute, Sportivo Luan Toro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergius Ramus to maneuver through the defense. Sergius Ramus hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Robert Davison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Gallo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 95 minutes of play, Peru's Rafael Gallo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robert Davison was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Peru had won after a very even match.