Friday, October 4, the Peruvian team he made his debut in South American Under 15 Championship. The painting ‘two-tone’ The host was before him, Boliviaand he quickly capitalized with a great goal from Samir Mezawhich was full of ‘tiki taka’ and ended with a great ending.
13 minutes into the game, led by the team Pablo Zegarra He won the round in the opposite field and decided to play his game. With five touches in first gear and a curtain of hooves in between, the ‘inca’ They approached the combat area.
Giampiero Falconivery close to the baseline, took center back. The kind that always causes danger. One of his teammates tried to hit the ball, but got distracted in his attempt. Fortunately, the ball remained in the possession of another Peruvian.
Meza, on the ‘big box’, controlled with his left foot to gain distance from the opponent and with that he took a well-rounded shot, which deflected off the Bolivian goalkeeper, bounced onto the grass and got close for the rear. . second job.
A great achievement wherever you see it. “It’s a great goal!” the DirecTV announcer demanded during the broadcast. The young man from Deportivo Municipal rushed out to celebrate with his coach: he noticed the celebration and sealed it with an encouraging hug.
As expected, in the second half, Peru felt physical fatigue and retreated many meters. Bolivia, for its part, took center stage in the Tahuichi Aguilera stadium, located in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
The ‘verde’ He tried every possible method. Below and above. Play and still ball. But he always found himself with the line of four of the ‘two-tone’ – composed of Sebastián Ortega, Rafael Guzmán, Mateo Arakaki and Samir Meza- well placed.
It was at 74′, through a free kick, that the Bolivians came close to equalizing the score. Two headers in the small area ended with Espinoza’s goal. Fortunately for the Peruvians, the referee waved it off.
Peru escaped the tie and won (1-0), but they could not avoid the expulsion of one of their players. Matias Martinez He lost his temper and kicked his rival hard on the ground. The footballer from the Ardcathira team also responded to the attack.
The referee made the decision to send both off very close to the end of the match. In this way, Pablo Zegarra will have the significant loss of his first start in his next match of the South American U15 Championship.
After the fight against Bolivia, the Peruvian team will face another complicated match against them Paraguay Next Sunday, October 6 at 4.00 in After that, he will star in ‘classic pacific’ con Chile on Tuesday the 8th at the same time.
The break for ‘white-red’ it will only reach date 4. Finally, the national team will close its participation in the group, measuring itself against its equal Colombia on Friday the 12th of this month at 4.00 pm
It should be noted that only the first two in each group will advance to the final stage to define the championship. These matches will also be played in a single round and not in a round-robin format.