National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 14377 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 4027, VIP seats: 350) In the 5th minute, Iván Sotomayor 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. Obiajulu Head blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oscar Ibañez having to make a save. A sloppy throw-in by Robert Kirby in the 40th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U21 Peru's Daniel Reyes. 40 minutes into the game, Robert Kirby was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Ireland's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Peru the free kick. In the 40th minute, Robert Kirby hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, U21 Peru's goalkeeper Oscar Ibañez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Obiajulu Head. U21 Peru's Dennis Bergkamp was substituted for Iván Sotomayor. A collision led to U21 Ireland getting a freekick after 49 minutes play. Robert Kirby hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dennis Bergkamp to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Lucca Payet 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 Ireland the free kick. A collision led to U21 Peru getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Lucca Payet hit a great ball. U21 Peru's Oscar Ibañez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Obiajulu Head in the 56th minute of play. 62 minutes into the game, Dennis Bergkamp cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Babayaro Brzęczyszczykiewicz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, U21 Peru's Juan Arrelucea got a free kick in the 66th minute. The audience held their breath when Gavin Murphy in the 67th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Oscar Ibañez's left hand side. U21 Peru's Ramon Del Piero was substituted for Lucca Payet. Berry Taylor's late challenge caught a U21 Peru's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Berry Taylor helped the player get up and apologised. Berry Taylor hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 74 minutes, Babayaro Brzęczyszczykiewicz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Babayaro Brzęczyszczykiewicz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dennis Bergkamp's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Dennis Bergkamp struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Babayaro Brzęczyszczykiewicz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Peru. Obiajulu Head sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Oscar Ibañez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Obiajulu Head in the 78th minute of play. Ramon Del Piero kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Dennis Bergkamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Babayaro Brzęczyszczykiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Babayaro Brzęczyszczykiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Bergkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to U21 Peru getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Ramon Del Piero hit a great ball. U21 Ireland's Babayaro Brzęczyszczykiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chus Carreira in the 91st minute of play. Chus Carreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The U21 Ireland fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. U21 Peru were clearly better and deserved to take the win.