National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Robert Lewandowski kicked off to start the match. Epifanio Valery showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Bergkamp in the 4th minute of the match. Epifanio Valery took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Bergkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Darien Iribe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Lewandowski in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Lewandowski in the 8th minute of play forced U21 Peru's goalkeeper Darien Iribe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Epifanio Valery took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Bergkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Peru's attack was well implemented in the 11th minute, but when Dennis Bergkamp was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Lewandowski in the 14th minute of play forced U21 Peru's goalkeeper Darien Iribe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Peru's Darien Iribe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Lewandowski in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Charly Alcaraz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Darien Iribe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Romero in the 25th minute of the match. U21 Argentina's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cesar Gau in the 26th minute. Darien Iribe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Lewandowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Charly Alcaraz kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. If Robert Lewandowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 35th minute Dennis Bergkamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Valery saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dennis Bergkamp succeeded in the game's 35th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. 37 minutes into the game, Ilazki Cebollero threw the ball into play from the sideline. U21 Argentina's Christian Romero quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 38th match minute, U21 Peru was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilazki Cebollero to maneuver through the defense. Darien Iribe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Lewandowski in the 41st minute of the match. After 43 minutes of play, U21 Argentina's Robert Lewandowski made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Darien Iribe was left in no man's land by his defense there! Daniel Reyes shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. U21 Peru made a substitution. Iván Sotomayor replaced Chus Carreira. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ramon Del Piero to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Dennis Bergkamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Valery saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute, Juan Arrelucea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Epifanio Valery showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lilian Thuram in the 60th minute of the match. The supporters of U21 Peru booed when U21 Argentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Corredor didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Cleto Barea replaced Cesar Gau. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Cornelio Ixidor replaced Thomas Corredor. The supporters of U21 Peru booed when U21 Argentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Corredor didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ramon Del Piero in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Epifanio Valery prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ramon Del Piero in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Epifanio Valery prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Miguel Araujo kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. U21 Argentina's Epifanio Valery played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramon Del Piero in the 68th minute of play. Epifanio Valery 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 71st minute. Presebal Ubiña kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. U21 Peru's Mark Renton was substituted for Dennis Bergkamp. 83 minutes into the match, Hugo Casomiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Darien Iribe, 1-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iván Sotomayor in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Epifanio Valery prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cleto Barea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darien Iribe having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Mark Renton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Epifanio Valery. U21 Argentina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mark Renton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Hugo Casomiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Darien Iribe made a huge save. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.