The time the president of Real Madrid praised the Peruvian game after a friendly match in our country

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little training

“We come to satisfy a desire to play in Lima”said Miguel Munozcoach of the white team to the chronicler of Trade after stepping on Peruvian soil. The former Madrid player also stressed that they came to compete and that all his players were available for the friendly. Another who testified for this newspaper was the Hungarian striker, a Hispanic national, Ferenc Puskaswho already knew how the meeting was going to be: “Teams are difficult on the pitch and all the opponents we have faced on this tour have been very tough. We know that good football is also played here and there are good players like Seminario and Benítez”.

However, for the president of the Spanish team, Santiago Bernabeuthe match was much more than financial gain: . In addition, he explained that he expected Sunday’s game to be a show. “Anyone can win, on the field everyone has the same chanche”said the European businessman. After these statements, the entire Spanish delegation got on the bus that took them to the Hotel Savoyin the Cercado de Lima.

On Friday, August 20, 1965, only five players from the real Madrid They trained at the Stadium University of Sports. Before starting work on the pitch, the coach of the Spanish club stated that most of his footballers were recovering from the load of consecutive games he had on tour. The players present on the field performed looseness exercises, sit-ups, jumps, and foot-hand combinations. Then, they executed precise passes with the ball and finished the routine with a game in reduced spaces.

Meanwhile, the Peruvian team completed its second training session at the Estadio de Sporting Cristal. Under the orders of the Brazilian coach Jaime de Almeida They played an intense 70-minute match. There they practiced the tactical approaches that they would carry out during the friendly. The next day, Saturday August 21, both teams finalized their last details before the match. The white team was able to train with all its players and the national team had a small practice match. Everything was getting ready for an unforgettable sporting spectacle.

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Changes pay off

On the afternoon of Sunday, August 22, 1965, more than forty thousand people packed the stands of the National Stadium of Lima. He APF Combined formed with Cárpena; Campos, Melendez, Guzman; Fernndez, Grimaldo; Cavagnari, Zegarra, Leon, Coutinho and Tiriza. He real Madrid lined up Betancourt; Miera, Santamaría, Pachín; Roof, Zoco; Veloso, Pirri, Grosso, Puskas and Gento. This is how both teams jumped onto the lawn of the Lima colossus. The Peruvian referee Arthur Yamasaki He was in charge of controlling the match.

As soon as the game started, the Spanish pirri they put the white team ahead after 8 minutes after a deep attack. At 12 minutes, the midfielder scored again and made it 2-0 in favor of the European giant. The Peruvian team was baffled. Paco Gento and puskas two more opportunities were lost to increase the score. However, minutes later the national team’s offense began to work. ‘Perico’ Leon received a foul near the rival area and the Brazilian shy He discounted with a wonderful free kick, leaving the Merengue goalkeeper in a bad position. That goal woke up the Lima team.

The minutes were running and the game went back and forth. The national team took advantage of a free kick near the area again and ‘Pitin’ Zegarra he scored the equalizer after a perfect free kick 23 minutes into the first half. With this goal, the game became more balanced. In this way, both teams went to rest. In the second half, calatayud He entered for Cavagnari, Sartor for Cárpena and Uribe for Coutinho. The changes made the local team win in depth against the strong Spanish defense. At 26 minutes into the plugin, calatayud got into the right wing, launched a precise cross and ‘pitin’ scored the winning goal; leaving the Spanish goalkeeper without chances. The match ended 3-2 in favor of the Peruvian team.

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Compliments to the Peruvian players

After the final whistle, the president of the white club gave his impressions of the game from the box. , said Bernabeu. The local game also impressed the European coach Miguel Munoz: “For the first time I saw a Peruvian team play. The performance of the team made a good impression on me. Ball dominators maintained better control in the tactical plan, standing out the back Fernández and the forwards Zegarra, Tiriza, Calatayud and Uribe “.

One who regretted the defeat was Ferenc Puskas: “I was the one who felt the most exhaustion. If we had held out longer when we were ahead of the score, the match could have ended in a draw. That’s football. A fair victory for a team that beat us showing that there are good players here.”. After the statements, the footballers of the Spanish team withdrew to the locker room congratulating the Peruvian team. This was the only time that a local team defeated the powerful real Madrid. A fact that has already passed more than 50 years.

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