Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dráuzio Pontes started the match with the kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Dráuzio Pontes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Peru's Rolando Noboa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arne Grabner made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Julian Murillo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Mina in the 16th minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Arne Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the game, Peru's Eliseo Mina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arne Grabner made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 22nd minute Peru were awarded a corner. Luz Tejedor went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Dráuzio Pontes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolando Noboa was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 31st minute, Eusebio Quintan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 34th minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Arne Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 minutes of play, Peru's Julian Murillo made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arne Grabner was left in no man's land by his defense there! Falconara Albanese's defense didn't have a chance, in the 37th minute, when Julian Murillo scored to the left of an out of position Arne Grabner, making the score, 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Julian Murillo to strike the kick off in the second half. Emmanuel Reyes hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Falconara Albanese's Arne Grabner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 57th minute of play. Arne Grabner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Mina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Luz Tejedor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Peru fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Falconara Albanese's Martin Goren was substituted for Dráuzio Pontes. If Julian Murillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Arne Grabner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 73rd minute of the match Peru got a corner. Falconara Albanese'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. Alonso Berganza made a great header on Peru's corner, it was just that Falconara Albanese's Arne Grabner managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Arne Grabner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Peru made a substitution. Antonio Tenorio replaced Luz Tejedor. 88 minutes into the match, Martin Goren dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rolando Noboa, 4-1. Kaarlo Menems short, quick shot in the 93rdth minute got Rolando Noboa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Goren, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Rolando Noboa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kaarlo Menem in the 96th minute. Peru were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Falconara Albanese for a fine match.