This friendly was arranged as part of the build up for the World Cup which started in a week's time. After their poor showing against the Swiss at Wembley, England were looking for a morale booster from this fixture. They blooded two newcomers to the international scene, Maurice Norman and Bobby Moore, and both did very well on their debuts.

Johnny Haynes won the toss and with the setting sun at their backs. England were soon on the attack and Bazán was out quickly to save at the feet of Jimmy Greaves in the second minute. Two minutes later, Greaves again nearly broke through. Peru could muster only a few attacks in the opening quarter, although Lobatón once beat Norman to shoot wide and Neiri saw a hard drive saved by Ron Springett.

After 14 minutes, Gerry Hitchens missed a fine chance from Greaves' pass but a minute later England finally took the lead. Guzmán fouled Bryan Douglas as the winger danced through the Peruvian defence and the referee awarded a penalty. Ron Flowers made no mistake and sent the ball high into the right-hand corner of the net.

England were well on top by this time and Bobby Charlton was only just thwarted in time as Bazán dispossessed him as he was about to shoot. In the 24th minute, though, Charlton, beating Fleming, sent a ground pass through to Greaves who cleverly flicked it into the net.

Haynes went off for treatment to an ankle injury after 33 minutes but after he returned England quickly added two more goals. Ray Wilson's pass gave Greaves his second goal and Haynes then set the England number eight up for his hat-trick. That gave England a handsome lead and it could have been more but for their over-eagerness in front of goal.

Peru came more into things after the interval and after 51 minutes they should have pulled a goal back. Jimmy Armfield was adjudged to have fouled Mosquera, who had come on in place of Zegarra, and the referee again awarded a penalty. Montalvo took the kick but shot weakly, straight at Springett, and England escaped.

The remainder of the game was a comfortable exercise for the visitors and with a little more accuracy in front of goal their victory could have been even more overwhelming. The frustrations did get the better of one Peruvian, though, when Grimaldo incurred the wrath of the referee by speaking out of turn. It was enough for the official to send him off.
  

The final warm-up match before the 1962 World Cup finals was notable for a hat-trick from Jimmy Greaves and the cool, commanding debut performance of twenty-one-year-old West Ham wing-half Bobby Moore. Ron Flowers gave England the lead from the penalty spot before Greaves scored his three goals. Jimmy also put a shot against a post and Johnny Haynes hit the crossbar. Ron Springett saved a spot-kick to become the first England goalkeeper to make two penalty saves. Tottenham centre-half Maurice Norman made his bow at the heart of the defence after Peter Swan had pulled out with tonsilitis.
  

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record (Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Norman Giller, Football Author
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