The group stage matches in Group B Copa America 2016 started with a confrontation between the national teams of Haiti and Peru. The meeting of these rivals took place in Washington at a stadium with a capacity of 75,000 spectators.
Before the start of the meeting, the players of the Peru national team were considered the favorites of the confrontation. The difference between the athletes in the class became obvious from the very first minutes - the Peruvians completely took the initiative and often attacked the gates of the Haitians. The players of the Haiti national team only by the middle of the first half were able to find the strength for several meaningful attacks, but they did not score goals. The most dangerous moment of the first half at the gate of the Peruvians was a free kick performed by Mechak Jerome. The ball, launched from the rounding of the penalty area, flew over the crossbar. After that, the Peruvians again began to attack dangerously, but the ball never crossed the goal line. At the last minute of the half, the Haitians were saved by the post after hitting from outside the penalty area of Edison Flores.
The second half also began with attacks from the Peruvian national team. For the entire match, the South Americans hit the opponent's goal more times, had an advantage in possession of the ball. As a result, in the 61st minute, the Haitians could not keep the gate intact. An excellent pass from Edison Flores from the left flank was closed by Paolo Guerero. The goal turned out to be very effective: Guerero in the fall with his head ferried the ball into the goal of the Haiti national team.
Until the end of the match, the score on the scoreboard did not change. The Haiti national team was unable to adequately respond to the conceded goal. More likely, it was the Haitians who could have conceded the second goal.
The final score 1: 0 recorded the victory of the Peru national team, which is gaining three points after the first round match at the Copa America 2016.
