Challenge

Juan Gilberto Funes
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Josemir Lujambio let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 3rd minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. Pastor Nofre recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josemir Lujambio in the 9th minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Rolando Noboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Mina in the 10th minute of play forced Atlético Argentino's goalkeeper Denis Dolmos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Josemir Lujambio who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Rolando Noboa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 22nd minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Dolmos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Atlético Argentino's Rolando Noboa threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eulalio Jago, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Julian Murillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Dolmos having to interfere. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Nofre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Josemir Lujambio made a precise shot to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Atlético Argentino's Denis Dolmos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 37th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Julian Murillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Dolmos was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. A collision led to Peru getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Anthony Alvarado hit a great ball. When Pastor Nofre came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Atlético Argentino 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 Pastor Nofre couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute Luz Tejedor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Dolmos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Julian Murillo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, J.J Huge threw the ball into play from the sideline. Peru's Eliseo Mina quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 54th match minute, Atlético Argentino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by J.J Huge to maneuver through the defense. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josemir Lujambio in the 57th minute of play. Denis Dolmos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denis Dolmos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julian Murillo in the 64th minute. Denis Dolmos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julian Murillo in the 72nd minute. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josemir Lujambio in the 85th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Josemir Lujambio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rolando Noboa. Peru's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Josemir Lujambio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Peru's Eliseo Alcocer was substituted for Moises Gayoso. Atlético Argentino's Pascual Ledesma was substituted for Joaquín Guzmán. Peru's Antonio Tenorio was substituted for Luz Tejedor. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. Ennu Krae received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Rolando Noboa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 97th minute David Piarres 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. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ennu Krae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atlético Argentino's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.