Chile hosted neighbors Peru in Santiago. The scoreboard immediately changed in favor of the Chileans as a free header from central defender Waldo Ponce hit the back of the net after a header from Arturo Vidal (pictured, red #8) was flicked onto Ponce. Thus, Chile opened the scoring two minutes into the match. Peru found a way to hit the woodwork four times. A quarter hour passed before Jean Beasejour ran up the left side of the pitch and unleashed a great cross to allow for a teammate to easily tap in for 2-0. That was the score at the halftime whistle.Two minutes into the second half, Chile's Gary Medel won a defensive header and then began a mad sprint toward the goalmouth. Jorge Valdivia (pictured, red #10), passed Medel the ball while suffering a foul, and Medel scored a rocket into the upper ninety from twenty yards out. Chile believed themselves to be home free at 3-0. Two minutes later, an awful play by Chile's goalkeeper and captain Claudio Bravo led to Peru's goal. Bravo had an awful clearance that landed in his own box and then failed to guard his near post as Claudio Pizarro (pictured, white #14) ran the ball up the endline before finishing near post for 3-1. Ten minutes after that, a great inswinging set piece cross from Juan Manuel Vargas lead to an open header from Jefferson Farfan, closing the gap to 3-2. Four minutes after that, Peru's goalkeeper chopped Valdivia down in the box, setting up a Chile penalty kick, which was converted for a 4-2 score. The scoring was absent over the final half hour, allowing Chile's fans to relax. Chile wins 4-2 and grabs their first three points of the tournament.
Goals
Chile
Waldo Ponce 2
Eduardo Vargas 18
Gary Medel 47
Humberto Suazo 63 PK
Peru
Claudio Pizarro 49
Jefferson Farfan 59
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