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Twenty five thousand supporters packed the Mansiche stadium, in Trujillo, on Thursday night, and put on a huge party, but were unable to take Peru to victory against Colombia. The 2-all draw earned the hosts of Copa America second place in Group A.
Spurred on by the home fans, who turned out in droves at the stadium still in the morning, Peru went forward and squandered two chances with Mendoza. Colombia made the most of the gaps left behind and opened the scoring on 33 minutes, with Congo making the most of a cross from the right.
The party continued, despite the negative result. But hopes were shattered when Abel Aguiar added a second for the Colombians. For three minutes, the Peruvians supporters stopped cheering. Until Solano halved the deficit with a perfectly struck free-kick from the edge of the box to make it 2-1.
On 61 minutes, the fans went into orbit, when Maestri headed in a Mendoza pass to level the match. The Peruvian side carried on fighting, but couldn¿t reverse the scoring. Now, Peru ¿ who played their first match ever in Trujillo ¿ will play the quarterfinals in Chiclayo, while Colombia remain in Trujillo.
Colombian manager Reinaldo Rueda spoke about the game and qualification as leaders of the Group: ¿As we expected, it was a tense match. We felt the pressure in the beginning, but the team managed to focus and score goals. We have a well-mounted side, who work as a unit. Now, we must concentrate on the next match.¿
Technical Info
Peru 2x2 Colombia
Goals:
Edwin Congo (COL)- 33´/1
Abel Aguilar (COL)- 9´/2
Nolberto Solano (PER)- 12´/2
Flavio Maestri (PER)- 16´/2
Peru: Oscar Ibáñez - Guillermo Salas, Santiago Acasiete, Miguel Rebosio (Jorge Soto), Walter Vílchez - Juan Jayo, Nolberto Solano (Marko Ciurlizza), Roberto Palacios, Jéfferson Farfán - Andrés Mendoza and Flavio Maestri. Coach: Paulo Autuori.
Colombia: Juan Carlos Henao - Gonzalo Martínez, Andrés Orozco, Arley Dinas (Andréz González), Gustavo Victoria - Abel Aguilar, Oscar Díaz, John Viáfara, Neider Morantes - Edwin Congo and Elkin Murillo. Coach: Reinaldo Rueda.
Yellow Cards:
PERU - Juan Jayo
Flavio Maestri
Jefferson Farfán
COLOMBIA - Arley Dinas
Oscar Díaz
Gonzalo Martínez
David Ferreira
Andrés González
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