Peru Loses Again in the South American U-17 Championship

Peru lost again in the South American U-17 Championship, this time against Venezuela. The national team, coached by Juan Jose Ore, lost 3-2 to the Venezuelans, and has been eliminated with one game remaining in the group stage.

► Peruvian U-17 National Team Scores First Goal in the Championship

As in previous matches, Peru started with energy but as the minutes passed, everything began to fade away. That's when the first goal of the match came. In the 22nd minute, Jose Barragan took advantage of a defensive error and scored the 1-0. The team led by Juan Jose Ore looked for the equalizer and two minutes later Leonardo Mifflin, with a header and with the goalkeeper Rommell Ibarra's complicity, equalized the score.

Venezuela didn't take long to react, because in the 31st minute, they took the lead again through Carlos Hurtado. Just when it seemed like the first half would end that way, Gonzalo Sanchez, with a lot of suspense, scored 2-2 for Ore's team.

► Peru scores against Venezuela in the last play of the first half

In the second half, Peru tried to win the match but without ideas and with a lot of disorder. In the 78th minute, Christian Makoun, with a free kick, surprised goalkeeper Carlos Torres and sealed the match.

This is the third consecutive defeat for the Peruvian national team, which has been eliminated. They will now have to finish their participation in the tournament this Saturday against Paraguay.

Here are the lineups:

Peru: Carlos Torres; Athony Fuentes, Anthony Aoki, Luis Cano, Gonzalo Sanchez; Mauricio Matzuda, Fernando Melgar, Leonardo Mifflin, Steffano Medina; Renzo Galindo, Fabrizzio Aragon

Venezuela: Carlos Olses; Adrian Zambrano, Rommell Ibarra, Diego Luna, Eduardo Ferreira; Christian Mokaun, Carlos Rodriguez, Brayan Palmezano, Sabastián Chalbaud; Jose Barragan, Jose Hurtado.

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PREVIEW

The team coached by J.J. Ore has yet to earn a single point in the South American U-17 Championship in Chile. The Peruvian national team is going through an anguishing moment and must defeat Venezuela to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the final hexagonal stage.

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Defeated in their debut by Brazil and losing 3-0 to Argentina, the Peruvian national team's journey has not been favorable, and only a victory will give them a bit of relief to continue breathing in the South American U-17 Championship.

But standing in their way is Venezuela. The Venezuelan team has played three matches in the South American U-17 Championship with a favorable outcome. They defeated Argentina 1-0, drew with Paraguay 2-2, and lost to Brazil 1-0.

► Peru suffers a 3-0 defeat against Argentina in South American U-17 Championship

Now the Venezuelans will seek a victory against the Peruvian U-17 team to strengthen their position and qualify for the final hexagonal stage of the South American Championship in Chile.

PROBABLE LINEUPS

Peru: Fabrizio Salazar; Fredy Oncoy, Anthony Fuentes, Eder Villalta, Diego Temoche; Diego Nación, Anthony Aoki, Luis Cano, Mauricio Matzuda, José Bolívar, and Renzo Galindo.

Venezuela: Olses, Ferreira, Luna, Makoun, Zambrano, Cásseres, Rodríguez, Chalbaud, Echeverría, Hurtado, Pérez.