Challenge

Colosseum
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ladislao Harriet made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Empire of Soccer's 김 용 got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 9th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uriel Malvin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uriel Malvin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milagros Fraga, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Uriel Malvin 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 13th minute. After 15 played minutes Empire of Soccer got a freekick which was hit by 김 용. 16 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Milagros Fraga came free, but Uriel Malvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xanthos Fikias in the 18th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ilmar Pregel was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 21 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of Empire of Soccer:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Peru:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luz Tejedor in the 27th minute of play forced Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Uriel Malvin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uriel Malvin 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 28th minute. Milagros Fraga hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Uriel Malvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edvaldo Branco made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Peru's Eliseo Mina. Edvaldo Branco made in the 34th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by 김 용. Peru's defense didn't have a chance, in the 38th minute, when Ladislao Harriet scored to the left of an out of position Rolando Noboa, making the score, 1-1. Ladislao Harriet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Rolando Noboa made a huge save. In the 43rd match minute, Empire of Soccer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wit Beton to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute, Luz Tejedor sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Empire of Soccer's Uriel Malvin didn't even have to move. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julian Murillo to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Luz Tejedor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Uriel Malvin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Empire of Soccer's Pavlos Galanopoulos was substituted for Ladislao Harriet. Uriel Malvin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 58th minute of play. The supporters of Empire of Soccer booed when Peru was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthony Alvarado didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Peru's Uriel Malvin threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eliseo Mina, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 70th minute, Furo Bolas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rolando Noboa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After a rather tough play, Peru's Eliseo Mina got a free kick in the 76th minute. With his leg Uriel Malvin managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Peru's Julian Murillo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Uriel Malvin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luz Tejedor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 played minutes Peru got a freekick which was hit by Milagros Fraga. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. In the 88th match minute, Peru was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milagros Fraga to maneuver through the defense. Antonio Tenorio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Uriel Malvin came out and tried to block the shot, but Antonio Tenorio slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 92nd minute. Peru's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.