National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dennis Bergkamp made the kick off which started today's match. Landolfo Quevedo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Spain's goalkeeper Xilo Aguilo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Landolfo Quevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, U21 Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Epicuro Izquierdo came free, but Oscar Ibañez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Peru's Oscar Ibañez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epicuro Izquierdo in the 19th minute of play. In the 22nd match minute, U21 Spain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Landolfo Quevedo to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Bergkamp in the 24th minute of play forced U21 Spain's goalkeeper Xilo Aguilo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Peru's Dennis Bergkamp got a free kick in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Epicuro Izquierdo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Ibañez was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Epicuro Izquierdo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute Galo Campos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Ibañez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 44 minutes, Dennis Bergkamp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Peru's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dennis Bergkamp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. U21 Spain's Xilo Aguilo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Spain from getting a goal against them. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

U21 Peru's Lucca Payet was substituted for Juan Arrelucea. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Galo Campos to make the kick off. U21 Peru's Oscar Ibañez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epicuro Izquierdo in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Epicuro Izquierdo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Oscar Ibañez, 0-1. U21 Spain's Xilo Aguilo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iván Sotomayor in the 59th minute of play. Oscar Ibañez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epicuro Izquierdo, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Oscar Ibañez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Galo Campos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Galo Campos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Ibañez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 minutes of play, U21 Peru's Iván Sotomayor made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xilo Aguilo was left in no man's land by his defense there! U21 Peru's Cristi Saron was substituted for Michel Platini. U21 Spain's Elberg Azov was substituted for Galo Campos. U21 Spain's Viviano Soto was substituted for Epicuro Izquierdo. U21 Peru's Oscar Ibañez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Peru from getting a goal against them. After 81 played minutes U21 Spain got a freekick which was hit by Dani Mateo. In the 85th match minute, U21 Spain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dani Mateo to maneuver through the defense. Presebal Ubiña hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Peru's goalkeeper Oscar Ibañez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 91 played minutes U21 Peru got a freekick which was hit by Lilian Thuram. 95 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 Elberg Azov. U21 Peru succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though U21 Spain had controlled the match.