Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pan Jian Yong made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Pan Jian Yong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lions United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Lions United getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Gao Cheng Yun hit a great ball. Steve De Wilde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Pan Jian Yong 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 Pan Jian Yong was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The throw-in from Firmo Linde in the 14th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Peru's Rolando Noboa. 15 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Pan Jian Yong came free, but Rolando Noboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julian Murillo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Steve De Wilde firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 20th minute, Gao Cheng Yun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute, Peru's Julian Murillo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Steve De Wilde was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Julian Murillo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Julian Murillo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Lions United's Firmo Linde quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alonso Berganza, made in the 42nd minute of the game. Leon Eleazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With 47 minutes on the clock, Ediberto Coelho commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Ediberto Coelho kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Julian Murillo made the kick off in the second half. Steve De Wilde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Mina in the 56th minute of play. Peru's attentive Julian Murillo managed to snatch the ball when Firmo Linde made a throw-in in the 58th minute of the game. Steve De Wilde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 63rd minute of play. Steve De Wilde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 63rd minute of play. Steve De Wilde 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 66th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Pan Jian Yong notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Peru's Rolando Noboa. Rolando Noboa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lions United's Steve De Wilde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Mina in the 77th minute of play. Steve De Wilde didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eliseo Mina went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eliseo Mina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Peru made a substitution. Antonio Tenorio replaced Luz Tejedor. Peru's Eliseo Alcocer was substituted for Moises Gayoso. In the 93rd minute, Leon Eleazar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience held their breath when Alonso Berganza in the 94th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Steve De Wilde's left hand side. Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Gallo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Peru lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.