National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andre Wise took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the U21 Peru defense, Lucas Gilchrist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melquiades Amor. The U21 Peru fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melquiades Amor should have stopped the shot. 8 minutes into the game, U21 Andorra's Andre Wise nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Melquiades Amor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Melquiades Amor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Gilchrist in the 18th minute of play. When U21 Andorra's Lucas Gilchrist in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Peru's goalie prevented a goal. After 21 played minutes U21 Peru got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Garival. After some careless play in the U21 Andorra defense, Checa Peñas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santa Tecla. The U21 Andorra fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santa Tecla should have stopped the shot. Santa Tecla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artaldo Longoria, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Checa Peñas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Santa Tecla. That made the score 2-2 in the 29 minute of play. Melquiades Amor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andre Wise, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andre Wise in the 36th minute of play forced U21 Peru's goalkeeper Melquiades Amor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santa Tecla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon Del Piero, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Checa Peñas was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Lucas Gilchrist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melquiades Amor was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Gilchrist in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Melquiades Amor saved U21 Peru from getting behind. In the 59th minute of the match U21 Peru got a corner. U21 Andorra's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Egoitz Ferreiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Santa Tecla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramon Del Piero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute Ramon Del Piero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santa Tecla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santa Tecla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Checa Peñas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, U21 Andorra's Bryan Hardy got a free kick in the 69th minute. U21 Peru made a substitution. León Zambrano replaced Artaldo Longoria. Bryan Hardy hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, Leobardo Riera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Peru fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. In the 76th minute, Lilian Thuram hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, U21 Andorra's Melquiades Amor threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Andre Wise, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Melquiades Amor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andre Wise, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After 85 played minutes U21 Peru got a freekick which was hit by Ramon Del Piero. Santa Tecla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from León Zambrano in the 88th minute of the match. When U21 Peru's Leobardo Riera in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Andorra's goalie prevented a goal. Andre Wise recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Santa Tecla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leobardo Riera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Peru fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Andorra had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.