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National Stadium
Spectators: 10365 (Terracing: 7774, Seating: 2384, VIP seats: 207) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dagoberto Abarca took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gonzalo Berdugo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ariel Villagomez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, U21 Peru's goalkeeper Erez Manco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dagoberto Abarca. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Peru's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Errolan Abadia was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Bolivia's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on U21 Bolivia's corner Errolan Abadia fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Erez Manco quite easily take care of the ball. 12 minutes into the match, U21 Bolivia's goal looked a bit too open when Iván Sotomayor came free, but Gonzalo Berdugo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dagoberto Abarca in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Erez Manco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. U21 Bolivia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Errolan Abadia in the 15th minute. Errolan Abadia made a great header on U21 Bolivia's corner, it was just that U21 Peru's Erez Manco managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uzuri Sarabia in the 19th minute of play forced U21 Bolivia's goalkeeper Gonzalo Berdugo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Bolivia's Abraham Cabrera got a free kick in the 19th minute. Dagoberto Abarcas short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Erez Manco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gonzalo Berdugo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uzuri Sarabia, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Gonzalo Berdugo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Villagomez in the 27th minute of play. If Argoitz Abeijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, U21 Peru's Uzuri Sarabia got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After 37 played minutes U21 Bolivia got a freekick which was hit by Abraham Cabrera. Erez Manco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Abancens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Eduardo Angulo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gonzalo Berdugo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Villagomez in the 46th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Bolivia booed when U21 Peru was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iago Matas didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Peru made a substitution. Juan Manuel Vargas replaced Uzuri Sarabia. U21 Peru's Vicente Locatelli was substituted for Ariel Villagomez. U21 Peru's Kev Hurtado was substituted for Iván Sotomayor. In the 50th match minute, U21 Peru was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iago Matas to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vicente Locatelli to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 61st minute, Vicente Locatelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the match, U21 Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Dagoberto Abarca came free, but Erez Manco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gonzalo Berdugo made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Vicente Locatelli sent off a good shot on target. Erez Manco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dagoberto Abarca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Argoitz Abeijon got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. U21 Bolivia made a substitution. Itzaina Abastas replaced Abraham Cabrera. With a little luck, U21 Bolivia's Gonzalo Berdugo got control of the ball when Vicente Locatelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kev Hurtado got free with Gonzalo Berdugo in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th match minute, U21 Bolivia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruben Da Silva to maneuver through the defense. When Kev Hurtado came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the U21 Peru 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 Kev Hurtado couldn't finish the play. 94 minutes into the match, U21 Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Da Silva came free, but Erez Manco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute Ruben Da Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erez Manco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Peru's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.