Peru national under-17 football team

Peru
Nickname(s) Jotitas
Association Federación Peruana
de Fútbol
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Peru Juan Jose Ore
Captain Nestor Duarte
Home stadium Estadio Nacional de Lima
FIFA code PER
First colours
Second colours
First international
NA
Biggest win
Peru Peru 4 - 1 Bolivia 
(Riobamba, Ecuador; 6 March 2007)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 4 - 0 Peru Peru
(Ibarra, Ecuador; 16 March 2007)
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances 12 (First in 1985)
Best result 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.

South American U-17 Championship Records

Year Round Year Round
Argentina 198517th Place Peru 19861Group Stage
Ecuador 19881Unknown Paraguay 1991Unknown
Colombia 1993Unknown Peru 1995Group Stage
Paraguay 1997Group Stage Uruguay 1999Group Stage
Peru 2001Group Stage Bolivia 2003Group Stage
Venezuela 2005Group Stage Ecuador 20074th Place
Chile 2009Group Stage Ecuador 2011Group Stage
Argentina 20136th Place Paraguay 2015TBP

1 Under 16 Championships

Road to the 2007 U-17 World Cup

In 2007, the Peruvian U-17 football team went to the 2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship that was held in Ecuador that started March 4 of that year. In the debut match, the Peruvian team had to face the Brazil. The Peruvians surprised the Brazilians 2-1 with one goal scored by Reimond Manco and the impressive forward La Torre.

In the group stage, Peru won most of the matches and ended first in its group (qualifying to the final round).

In the final round of the tournament (where the first 4 qualified to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup) Peru won the first match against Venezuela. In the next match, Brazil crushed Peru 4-0 and Colombia trounced them 3-0. By the fourth match Brazil, Colombia and Argentina were already qualified for the main tournament and Peru, Venezuela and host Ecuador had to fight for the last qualification spot.

The fifth match saw Peru with the obligation to defeat Ecuador. The match started horribly for Peru when an Ecuadorian midfielder scored at the first minutes of play. Peru answered quickly when Reimond Manco assisted midfielder Sanchez for a goal. Ecuador was seen to have determination, and it scored once again at the 20th minute of the first half. However, Reimond Manco scored goal caused by a mistake from the Ecuadorian Mendoza, sending them one huge step closer to the world tournament and eliminating their fierce rivals.

For the last match against Argentina, Peru had to lose by at least 4 goals to be eliminated. Peru was capable of drawing the match and classified to the U-17 World Cup. Reimond Manco was named as the best player of the competition by the CONMEBOL.[1]

South American Games Records

The South American Games (a.k.a. ODESUR Games; Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos) are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from South America, organized by the South American Sports Organization (Organización Deportiva Sudamericana, ODESUR).

The Peruvian U-17 football team achieved its first gold medal on the 1990 South American Games, and 2 bronze medals on 1982 and 1994.


Football Medal Records at the ODESUR South American Games
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Argentina Argentina 2002
2Colombia Colombia 1113
3Peru Peru1023
4Paraguay Paraguay1001
5Ecuador Ecuador0303
6Venezuela Venezuela0101
7Bolivia Bolivia0011
7Brazil Brazil0011

FIFA U-17 World Cup Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Year Round PLD W D L GS GA
China 1985Didn't qualify------
Canada 1987Didn't qualify------
Scotland 1989Didn't qualify------
Italy 1991Didn't qualify------
Japan 1993Didn't qualify------
Ecuador 1995Didn't qualify------
Egypt 1997Didn't qualify------
New Zealand 1999Didn't qualify------
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Didn't qualify------
Finland 2003Didn't qualify------
Peru 2005Round 1301214
South Korea 2007Quarter-finals522133
Nigeria 2009Didn't qualify------
Mexico 2011Didn't qualify------
United Arab Emirates 2013Didn't qualify------
Total823347
FIFA World Cup History
YearRoundScoreResult
2005 Round 1 Peru 1 – 1  GhanaDrawn
Round 1 Peru 0 – 1  China PRLost
Round 1 Peru 0 – 2  Costa RicaLost
2007 Round 1 Peru 1 – 0  South KoreaWon
Round 1 Peru 0 – 0  TogoDrawn
Round 1 Peru 1 – 0  Costa RicaWon
Round 2 Peru 1 – 1  TajikistanDrawn
Quarterfinals Peru 0 – 2  GhanaLost

2007 World Cup

First Round

The same week as Peru was to face South Korea, a terrible 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit Peru. Peru thus started the tournament with the huge responsibility of bringing some joy to the thousands of Peruvians left homeless.

The surprise came from the start, Peru went all out into the attack. Not only that, but the Peruvian defense was effective and even managed to counter-attack on many occasions. South Korea was also decided to win, especially since they were playing at home. At the 29th minute, with a goal of Carlos Bazalar, Peru set itself ahead and was able to maintain its high-performance with several other chances of scoring. The match ended with the "Incas'" victory of 1-0.

The second game, against Togo, proved to be quite a challenge for Peru. Togo went completely into the attack from the start of the game, and Peru was forced to wait for its chance. The attacks of Togo were, though, not very conclusive. Once Peru had the ball, its attacks were more effective, but no favorable conclusion came to them either. Peruvian forwards, Reimond Manco and Irven Avila were the main driving forces of Peru; but goalie Eder Hermoza proved himself against the strikes of Togo. The match ended in a 0-0, mainly favoring Peru which by then had 4 points, a score that could get them to the next round as one of the best third.[2]

Next came the game against Costa Rica, another tough opponent for Peru. The game itself was pretty much dominated by Peru, for during the first-half it were the blanquirrojas that did the most attacks and held the ball. Nevertheless, Costa Rica held good on the back and their goalie showed his skills after ending every Peruvian attack he faced. This went on into the second-half, when the Costa Rican "Ticos" began to attack more. In the last minutes of the game, Peru scored and secured the group's first place.[3]

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Peru 32102027
 Costa Rica 31113214
 South Korea 310224-23
 Togo 302123-12

Second 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

[4]

Quarterfinals

Once in the quarterfinals, Peru faced Ghana. The Ghana national football team had previously faced and beat the mighty Brazil, who 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.

2005 World Cup

September 16, 2005
20:00 PET
01:00 UTC
Peru  1–1  Ghana
Chavez  10' (pen) Report Cárdenas  62' (o.g.)
Estadio Mansiche, Trujillo
Attendance: 21,100
Referee: Frank de Bleeckere Belgium

September 19, 2005
18:15 PET
23:15 UTC
Peru  0–1  China PR
Report Deng  13'
Estadio Mansiche, Trujillo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Oscar Ruiz Colombia

September 22, 2005
18:15 PET
23:15 UTC
Costa Rica  2–0  Peru
Solorzano  45+1'
Elizondo  77' 		Report
Estadio Max Augustín, Iquitos
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mark Shield Australia
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Costa Rica 5 312042+2
 China PR 5 312032+1
 Ghana 3 3030330
 Peru 1 301214−3

Squads

Current Squad

Players called up for the 2010 ODESUR South American Games being held in Medellín, Colombia

Head coach: Peru Juan Jose Ore

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Peru Horacio Benincasa
Peru Wilder Cartagena
Peru Miguel Duarte
Peru Alejandro Duarte
Peru Gustavo Dulanto
Peru Edison Flores
Peru Paul Germán
Peru Edson Goyzueta
Peru Diego Guillen
Peru Raziel Garcia
No. Position Player
Peru Pier Antonio Larrauri
Peru Warren Olortegui
Peru Alexander Ponce
Peru Andy Polo
Peru Kervy Robles
Peru Jhordan Silvestre
Peru Franz Vásquez
Peru Andy Vidal
Peru Wilson Vizconde

See also

References

  1. ↑ Manco fue el 'Rey del Sudamericano'
  2. ↑ "El empate también sirve". Futbolperuano.com (in Spanish). 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
  3. ↑ "El primer lugar es nuestro". Futbolperuano.com (in Spanish). 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  4. ↑ Futbolperuano.com (in Spanish). 2007-08-29 http://www.peru.com/futbol/AutoNoticias/FutbolPortada/2007/08/29/DetalleNoticia93734.asp. Retrieved 2007-08-29. Missing or empty |title= (help)