Peru national under-17 football team

Peru national under-17 football team

Infobox National football team
Name = Peru
Badge =
FIFA Trigramme = PER
Nickname = Jotitas
Association = Federación Peruana
de Fútbol

Confederation = CONMEBOL (South America)
Coach = flagicon|Peru Juan Jose Ore
Captain = Nestor Duarte
Home Stadium = Estadio Nacional de Lima
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First game = NA
Largest win = flagicon|Peru Peru 4 - 1 fb-rt|Bolivia
(Riobamba, Ecuador; 6 march 2007)
Largest loss = fb|Brazil 4 - 0 Peru Flagicon|Peru
(Ibarra, Ecuador; 16 March, 2007)
U-17 World cup apps = 1
U-17 World cup first = 2005
U-17 World cup best = Quarterfinals, 2007
Regional name = South American Under 17 Football Championship
Regional cup apps = 12
Regional cup first = 1985
Regional cup best = 4th Place, 2007

Despite the current failures of the senior side, the Peruvian U-17 team has given brand new stars and hopes to Peruvian fans early in the year of 2007. After their first FIFA U-17 World Cup appearance in 2005 (Peru as host nation), the youth team greatly improved in skill and determination. Their first U-17 World Cup saw them lose with merely 1 point. Yet, they started the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup with a bang as they defeated the local South Korean team with an array of constant attacks and effective counter-attacks that completely overwhelmed their opponents.

The U-17 team's success in 2007 came from the leadership of Juan Jose Ore, and the appearance of good players like Reimond Manco. Not only that, but Peru showcased some of the best team games of the South American tournament and in the 2007 World Cup. Although they were eliminated during the quarterfinals, Peru's U-17 squad seems to be having high hopes for future competitions.

outh American U-17 Championship Records

econd Round

Once into the second round, Peru faced the Tajikistan. The first-half belonged to a Peru that did its best to attack even though the field was badly flooded by the rain. Tajikistan also did several tries, but Peru's attacks were more effective even though they were both inconclusive at the end. Nevertheless, Peru scored first and held victory for a couple of minutes later Tajikistan would score also after a long-shot that benefited from the rain and flooded field.

Peru overcame Tajikistan 5-4 in a typically nailbiting penalty shoot-out to take their place in the last eight at Korea 2007. The hero of the hour was shot-stopper Eder Hermoza, who saved the Tajiks' first spot-kick before Irven Avila coolly finished the job off with the decisive penalty.

As the rain teemed down in Suwon, it was the South Americans who adapted more quickly to the soggy pitch, pinning their opponents back from the off and taking the lead on 13 minutes thanks to a fine strike from distance by Reimond Manco. Undeterred, Tajikstan were back on level terms just two minutes later when Nuriddin Davronov's shot slipped out of Hermoza's grasp and into the back of the net.

The two evenly matched sides then traded blows in midfield as the chances largely dried up. The pattern remained unchanged virtually throughout the second half despite the magical Manco's tireless prompting. Peru's insistence nearly paid off in the closing stages when Avila struck the crossbar with a thunderous drive.

Extra time came and went with little in the way of goalmouth action apart from a late Tajik shot that rebounded from Hermoza's crossbar, setting the stage for 'The Cat' to show his feline reactions and pave Peru's way to victory by keeping out Farkoud Vasiev's penalty e

[es icon Futbolperuano.com [http://www.peru.com/futbol/AutoNoticias/FutbolPortada/2007/08/29/DetalleNoticia93734.asp] , Retrieved August 29, 2007]

Quarterfinals

Once in the quarterfinals, Peru faced Ghana. The Ghana national football team had previously faced and beat the mighty Brazil, whom had previously won the U-17 South American tournament. The Peruvians more than anything had spirit and hopes to keep advancing into the next rounds. Still, even though Peru tried, Ghana proved to be a very good adversary and the game was won by the Africans 2-0.

Peru's squad was disappointed for the loss, but the team had made history in the tournament.

2007 World Cup Squad

Head coach: flagicon|PER Juan Jose Ore

References

ee also

*Peru national football team
*Federacion Peruana de Futbol


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