National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Freddy Hawkins got the match started through his kick off. Serafino Caldevila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Austen Farmer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th minute, Lourenco Cuenllas 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: 0-1. Aaron Dawson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Serafino Caldevila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pat Jennings took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lourenco Cuenllas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Freddy Hawkins's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Serafino Caldevila read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Serafino Caldevila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Hawkins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lourenco Cuenllas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pat Jennings showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lourenco Cuenllas, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. U21 Peru's Lourenco Cuenllas got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hayden Westlake sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pat Jennings made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lourenco Cuenllas in the 25th minute of play. U21 Peru's Albino Pinillas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Pierre Mallaby in the 27 minute of the game. In the 28th minute, Lourenco Cuenllas 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: 0-2. Pat Jennings made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christovao Pintor in the 35th minute of play. U21 Peru's attentive Albino Pinillas managed to snatch the ball when Stefan Armstrong made a throw-in in the 37th minute of the game. When U21 Peru's Lourenco Cuenllas in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 England's goalie prevented a goal. 38 minutes into the game, Dani Ayala was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Peru's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 England the free kick. After 38 played minutes U21 Peru got a freekick which was hit by Dani Ayala. Pat Jennings made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lourenco Cuenllas in the 40th minute of play. After 41 played minutes U21 Peru got a freekick which was hit by Dani Ayala. The throw-in from Stefan Armstrong in the 46th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U21 Peru's Dani Ayala. In the 47th minute, Stefan Armstrong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, U21 England's Stefan Armstrong got a free kick in the 48th minute. In the 49th minute of the match Dani Ayala shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pat Jennings showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lourenco Cuenllas to strike the kick off in the second half. Dani Ayala was shown his second yellow card after 54 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 55 played minutes U21 Peru got a freekick which was hit by Dani Ayala. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 England's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cordarin Caniego was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Peru's players had a chance to rest. U21 Peru made a substitution. Sarracino Lertora replaced Lourenco Cuenllas. U21 Peru's Jordy Reyna was substituted for Christovao Pintor. Serafino Caldevila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Hawkins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafino Caldevila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Hawkins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the game, Stevie Easton threw the ball into play from the sideline. U21 Peru's Albino Pinillas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 73rd match minute, U21 England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hayden Westlake to maneuver through the defense. Serafino Caldevila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Austen Farmer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 played minutes Jordy Reyna rounded U21 England's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. 88 minutes into the match, Grant Beaumont had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Serafino Caldevila. U21 Peru's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Grant Beaumont was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. 94 minutes into the match, U21 Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Austen Farmer came free, but Serafino Caldevila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. U21 Peru walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.