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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) After a defensive mix-up in Peru's zone, Flavio Cifuentes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paul Ramon came out of the goal and Flavio Cifuentes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Enrique Cassaretto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Johnny Ibarra having to make a save. Johnny Ibarra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Cassaretto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Enrique Cassaretto notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Ecuador's Johnny Ibarra. Johnny Ibarra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 10 minutes into the match, Peru's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Cifuentes came free, but Paul Ramon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When %teams%'s Enrique Cassaretto was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 2-0 just inside the left pole, 17 minutes into the game. Johnny Ibarra was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. A sloppy throw-in by Carlos-Alberto Bayona in the 21st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Peru's Martino Armona. Paul Ramon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Cifuentes in the 24th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Enrique Cassaretto in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Johnny Ibarra saved Ecuador from getting behind. A sloppy throw-in by Xzavier Palomarez in the 28th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Peru's Martino Armona. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Cifuentes in the 31st minute of play forced Peru's goalkeeper Paul Ramon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Ramon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Cifuentes in the 35th minute of the match. Enrique Cassaretto might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Johnny Ibarra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Enrique Cassaretto ran back to his position shaking his head. Paul Ramon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Mena, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Paul Ramon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Mena in the 42nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Flavio Cifuentes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paul Ramon was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Flavio Cifuentes sped through Peru's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Paul Ramon. Paul Ramon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angel Mena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Angel Mena was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Cassaretto in the 56th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Johnny Ibarra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Cifuentes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Paul Ramon made a huge save. Paul Ramon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Cifuentes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peru made a substitution. Tulio Andinyach replaced Marino Pacheco. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Angel Mena in the 66th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Jorrin Briones came free, but Johnny Ibarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paul Ramon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Cifuentes in the 70th minute of the match. Paul Ramon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Cifuentes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador made a substitution. Obregón Pardemanos replaced Flavio Cifuentes. Ecuador's Diego van Basten was substituted for Lorenzo Acutain. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Albert Camus was slow to take the kick. During this time Peru's players had a chance to rest. Peru's Albert Camus was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Johnny Ibarra in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jorrin Briones blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Johnny Ibarra having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorrin Briones in the 82nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Johnny Ibarra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Jorrin Briones notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Ecuador's Johnny Ibarra. Johnny Ibarra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Peru's Paul Ramon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Mena in the 88th minute of play. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Jorrin Briones kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Johnny Ibarra. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Johnny Ibarra should have stopped the shot. Ecuador's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.