Challenge

ATATÜRK STADI
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Meriç Özsen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Milagros Fraga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 7 minutes of play, Peru's Julian Murillo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cláudio Taffarel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Friedrich Nietzsche in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute AKÇEŞMESPOR were awarded a corner. Berto Monta went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Berto Monta almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Peru's Rolando Noboa did a great save. Meriç Özsen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Rolando Noboa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 15th minute of play forced AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolando Noboa made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Meriç Özsen sent off a good shot on target. Rolando Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Friedrich Nietzsche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Peru's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Berto Monta was slow to take the kick. During this time AKÇEŞMESPOR's players had a chance to rest. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 21st minute of the match. Meriç Özsens short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Rolando Noboa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of AKÇEŞMESPOR:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Peru:s goal. Meriç Özsen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Rolando Noboa made a huge save. Alonso Berganza hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 44th minute of play. Meriç Özsens short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Rolando Noboa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The AKÇEŞMESPOR players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Peru were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julian Murillo made a kick off. With a little luck, AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel got control of the ball when Milagros Fraga tried to sneak it across the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, AKÇEŞMESPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Murillo came free, but Cláudio Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the AKÇEŞMESPOR defense, Julian Murillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cláudio Taffarel. The AKÇEŞMESPOR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cláudio Taffarel should have stopped the shot. In the 66th minute, Peru's Julian Murillo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cláudio Taffarel. Cláudio Taffarel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. AKÇEŞMESPOR made a substitution. Mehmet Hakkı Suhan replaced Meriç Özsen. In the 71st minute of the match, Eliseo Mina tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cláudio Taffarel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Rolando Noboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Friedrich Nietzsche in the 76th minute of the match. Cláudio Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julian Murillo in the 77th minute. Rolando Noboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehmet Hakkı Suhan in the 83rd minute of play. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Peru's Antonio Tenorio was substituted for Luz Tejedor. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. Peru's attentive Eliseo Mina managed to snatch the ball when Leo Salomon made a throw-in in the 92nd minute of the game. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Peru walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.