Peru 2 - Venezuela 1

Venezuela, sliding down the CONMEBOL table since a fast start, needed their first ever win in Lima to remain in qualifying position.  Peru, on the other hand, were looking to move off the bottom of the table.  Venezuelan captain Juan Arango took advantage of a second chance free kick after he was awarded a second try to due to Claudio Pizarro (pictured, white) having encroached the ten-yard radius.  Arango made no mistake with the second kick and buried it from the just outside the half circle to give La Vinotinto a 1-0 lead at the half.

Peru wasted no time stealing all the momentum back.  A botched offside trap by Gabriel Cichero allowed a barely onside Jefferson Farfan to find himself completely unmarked from seven yards, and he calmly finished for 1-1.  At the hour mark, Farfan received a pass in the box, shook off Andres Tuñez, and beat goalkeeper Renny Vega one-on-one for a 2-1 lead to the home side.  Cichero, compounding his awful performance, was sent off for a second yellow in minute 67, leaving Venezuela down a man and down a goal.  Vega nearly cost Venezuela a third goal when he went out to clear a corner kick and whiffed, but Andre Carrillo left him off the hook when his header missed an open net.  Peru win 2-1 and move out of last place.  It must be said that Venezuela appear to be a team that lack depth in center midfield, for all three of their losses so far have coincided with the three matches missed by the injured Tomas Rincon.

Argentina 13 pts +9
Chile 12 pts +1
Ecuador 12 pts +1
Uruguay 11 pts +4
Colombia 11 pts +4
Venezuela 8 pts -3
Peru 6 pts -4
Bolivia 4 pts -5
Paraguay 4 pts -7

Goals
Peru
Jefferson Farfan 47, 59

Venezuela
Juan Arango 43

Match Report:
http://www.inbol.net/2012/09/result-peru-2-1-venezuela.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRgTU23JFjI&feature=g-all-u

Full Match Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKUulPaNavY