Bolivia defeated Peru, came out as a loser and added its first points

Bolivia today he got his first three points with the VAR as the protagonist in the 2-0 victory against Peruwho has not yet won in the tournament, at the beginning of the fifth round of the South American Qualifiers heading to World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada 2026.

With a double from midfielder Henry Vaca, Bolivia achieved its first victory in the Qualifiers and scored for the first time in the competition, in what was Marcelo Moreno Martins’ last game at home with the national team against a rival that barely rescued a draw in the first date against Paraguay by 0 to 0.

At 20 minutes into the first leg, when Peru was better in the game, striker Marcelo Moreno Martins stole a ball very close to the Peruvians’ area and Vaca took it at speed against a static visiting defense, stepped into the area and He defined with a left foot for the provisional 1 to 0 of the Bolivians.

After the goal, Bolivia pushed Peru’s exit harder and spent more time in the opponent’s field, with the ball dominated, but in a hurry to define, so they did not have any more clear opportunities to increase the difference on the scoreboard.

For the complement, the team led by Juan Reynoso was the dominator, since Bolivia decided to take care of the result and retreated into their field to maintain the advantage, with great firmness in defense, but making some mistakes that almost cost them the goal.

In the last minutes of the complement, Jaime Arrascaita received a ball from the middle of the field and advanced a few meters to the rival area, without any pressure from the visiting defenders, he saw Vaca alone in the middle and gave him the pass so that On the 10th, with a right hand, he made it 2 to 0.

The goal was disallowed for offside, but after reviewing it in the VAR it was validated.

Minutes later, in an attack by Peru, Bolivian goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra supposedly knocked down Bryan Reyna in the area, for which referee Guillermo Guerrero awarded a penalty. However, in the VAR images it was seen that the goalkeeper did not touch the forward, so he reversed his decision instantly.

For the next matchday, Bolivia must travel to Uruguay, who tonight will face Argentina at the top of the table, while Peru will be home to Venezuela, another of those at the top of the classification, in the last match of the sixth date.