FIRST MEETING vs. PERU
Peru are the 33rd different
opposition
332
358 vs. Peru |
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Sunday,
17 May
1959
End of season Summer Tour of South America Match—la Copa Comite Nacioanl de Deportes
Peru 4 England 1
[2-0]
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Peru is the 32nd nation visited by England |
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Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz,
Jesus Maria, Lima
Kick-off (local):
3.45pm
9.45pm
(BST)
Attendance:
'50,306'
(a new Peruvian record); Receipts:
'1,333,805 soles' |
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Peru kicked off |
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[1-0]
Juan Seminario 10
'Montalvo leapt in [to
intercept Wright's ball to Armfield] and
pushed the ball to Juan Joya, who touched it to the onrushing
Seminario.... who slammed the ball home from 18 yards'
[2-0]
Juan Seminario 39
'A harmless tame shot from Joya was held low by Hopkinson, who
rolled on to the ball. He let it spin out of his hands and as he lay
groping on the ground, Seminario leapt in.'
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[2-0] Ron Flowers strike smashed
into the crossbar 42
[2-0]
Bobby Charlton scores: disputedly crossed line
44 |
Prior to the game, Billy Wright placed a wreath in the stadium's
'Hall of the Americas'. It was put before a plaque commemorating the gift
of land for the stadium, which was given by the British community in Lima in
1921. |
Daily
Herald states 48, Daily News
states 57> |
[3-1] Juan Joya 65
'jabbed out a leg and scored.' [4-1]
Juan Seminario 80
HAT-TRICK 'Juan
Joya accelerated around
Wright. He crossed low and hard and Seminario tapped it in' |
[2-1] Jimmy Greaves 48 or 57
'Johnny Haynes flicked his way
through the middle and his pass was seized on and piloted into the
net.' 'drawing the keeper off his line before slotting a left-foot
shot just inside the post'
<150th goal conceded
post-war |
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No T.V. or radio coverage |
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"RECORD
CROWD CHEER ENGLAND" Daily Mirror |
Officials |
Peru |
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FIFA ruling on substitutes |
England Party |
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Referee
(black)
Erwin Hieger
39 (8 May 1920), Wien,
Austria |
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Linesmen |
Arturo
Maximo
Yamasaki Maldonado 30 (11 May
1929), Lima |
Alberto Tejada Burga
34 (20 September 1924) |
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Peru Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 22nd to 19th |
Colours |
White collared jerseys with red sash, white shorts, black socks with
white tops. |
Captain |
Rafael Asca |
Manager |
György Orth, 58 (30 April 1901 in Buda-pest, Hungary).
appointed in 1957. |
Peru
Lineup |
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Asca Palomino, Rafael |
34
205 days |
24 October 1924 |
G |
Club Sporting Cristal SA |
21 |
27ᵍᵃ |
final app
1947-59 |
4 |
Fleming, Guillermo |
25
38 days |
9 April 1934 |
RB |
CCD Municipal |
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2 |
Benítez Morales, Víctor |
23
199 days |
30 October 1935 |
CB |
Club Alianza Lima |
11 |
0 |
final app
1959 |
3 |
Fernández Santini, José
Antonio |
20
92 days |
14 February 1939 |
LB
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Club Universitario de Deportes |
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5 |
Andrade Casaboza, Isaac Francisco |
21
308 days |
13 July 1937 |
RHB |
Sports Boys Association |
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6 |
de la Vega Durand, Juan Alberto |
nk |
nk |
LHB |
Club Alianza Lima |
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7 |
Montalvo Finetti, Óscar |
22
58 days |
20 March 1937 |
OR |
CCD Municipal |
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8 |
Loayza Ríos,
Miguel Ángel |
18
330 days |
21 June 1940 |
IR |
Ciclista Lima Association |
7 |
5 |
final app
1959 |
9
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Joya Cordero, Juan
Victor |
25
81 days |
25 February 1934 |
CFD |
Club Alianza Lima |
9 |
3 |
final app
1957-59 |
10 |
Carrasco, José |
nk |
nk |
]IL |
CCD Municipal |
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11
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Seminario RodrÃguez, Juan Roberto |
22
299 days |
22 July 1936 |
OL |
CCD Municipal |
19 |
9 |
final app
1956-59 |
reserves: |
not known |
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3-2-5 |
Asca - Fleming, Benítez, Fernández -
Andrade, de la Vega - Montalvo, Loayza, Joya, Carrasco,
Seminario |
Averages: |
Age |
23 years 301
days⁹ |
Appearances/Goals |
tbc |
tbc |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating
4th to 6th |
Colours |
The 1959 Umbro
away uniform -
Royal blue v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, white shorts,
white socks with red/white/blue calf hoop. |
only match, W 0 - D 0 - L 1 - F 1 - A 4. |
Captain |
Billy Wright |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 46 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
rec. 88th of 90, W 48 - D 21 - L 19 - F 215 - A 129. |
Trainer: Harold Shepherdson |
P 106th of 139,
W 61 - D 25 - L 20 - F 289 - A 150,
one abandoned. |
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Team chosen by Selection Committee, headed by Joe Mears, on
Friday, 15 May. |
England
Lineup |
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one change
to the previous match
(Greaves>Broadbent) |
league position
(20 April) |
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Hopkinson, Edward |
23
200 days |
29 October 1935 |
G |
Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL 4th) |
10 |
17ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Howe, Donald |
23
217 days |
12 October 1935 |
RB |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 8th) |
18 |
0 |
3 |
Armfield, James C. |
23
238 days |
21 September 1935 |
LB |
Blackpool FC
(FL 6th) |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Clayton, Ronald |
24 285 days |
5 August 1934 |
RHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL 9th) |
28 |
0 |
5 |
Wright, William A. |
35 100 days |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL TOP) |
103 |
3 |
most apps
1952-59 |
6 |
Flowers, Ronald |
24 293 days |
28 July 1934 |
LHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL TOP) |
6 |
0 |
7 |
Deeley, Norman V. |
25 168 days |
30 November 1933 |
OR/L |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL TOP) |
2 |
0 |
final app
1959 |
780 |
8
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Greaves, James P. |
19 86 days |
20 February 1940 |
IR |
Chelsea FC (FL 13th) |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Charlton, Robert |
21 218 days |
11 October 1937 |
CF |
Manchester United FC
(FL 2nd) |
10 |
8 |
10
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Haynes, John N. |
24 212 days |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC
(FL2 2nd) |
30 |
12 |
the tenth &
youngest player to reach the 30-app
milestone |
11 |
Holden, A. Douglas |
28
231 days |
28 September 1930 |
OL/R |
Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL 4th) |
4 |
0 |
reserves: |
Ron Baynham (Luton Town FC (FL 18th)),
Graham Shaw (Sheffield United FC
(FL2 3rd)),
Roy Gratrix (Blackpool FC
(FL 6th)),
Wilf McGuinness &
Warren Bradley (both Manchester United FC
(FL 2nd)),
Peter Broadbent (Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC (FL TOP)),
Derek Kevan (West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 8th)). |
team notes: |
Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally, in his record 68th
consecutive match. Johnny Haynes is the eighth player to have made
thirty-or-more appearances under Walter Winterbottom/ISC/post-war. |
goalscoring records: |
Jimmy Greaves, the 148th player to score on his England debut, is
seventy days older than what Tommy Lawton was when he scored on his
debut. Greaves does, however, become the youngest post-war player to
score on his debut. (Both records will remain intact until 2016) |
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2-3-5 |
Hopkinson - Howe, Armfield - Clayton, Wright, Flowers -
Deeley, Greaves, Charlton, Haynes, Holden.
notes:
'after 30 minutes England switched their wingers' |
Averages: |
Age |
25 years 6
days |
Appearances/Goals |
19.5 |
2.1 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
FOR the second time in five
days, England were totally outclassed by a South American team. For the
second leg of their summer tour they journeyed to the ancient city of Lima
to take on Peru and ended up well beaten.
England made only one change from the side
beaten in Brazil, bringing in Chelsea's prolific goalscorer Jimmy Greaves
for his first game and leaving out Peter Broadbent. They wore unfamiliar
blue shirts and white shorts and kicked off facing a bright sun.
Bobby Charlton was soon hitting a
screamer over the bar, but Peru gradually settled and began to take a firm
grip on the play. Eddie Hopkinson was tested by Loyaza and Seminario
before the latter opened the scoring after ten minutes.
If Julinho had been Brazil's star, the Seminario was
certainly Peru's, and the tricky winger's goal was a real beauty, a
20-yard cracker, a-la-Charlton!
Peru went close on several other
occasions and Carrasco wasted a fine opportunity by shooting wildly over
the bar from five yards. But with five minutes to go before half-time,
Peru scored a second goal. This time Hopkinson failed to hold a fierce
drive from Loyaza and when the ball ran free, Seminario nipped in to flick
it into the net.
That goal did stir some response from England
after the break. Ron Flowers hit a shot against a post and Charlton saw an
effort cleared off the line. Although Peru were quicker and passed more
accurately, the extra England determination brought its reward when
Greaves pulled a goal back. He combined well with Johnny Haynes and
Charlton before shooting in off the post to beat Arca. It was some
consolation that Greaves had scored the goal which emphasised a promising
debut.
However, it was not too long before Peru had regained the
initiative and in fact they were soon dominating play against the tiring
England players. Seminario continued to be the danger man and twice he
almost scored again.
Hopkinson did very well on the second
occasion, just getting his fingertips to the ball. Shortly afterwards,
though, the goalkeeper was powerless to stop Joya from making it 3-1
following a goalmouth scramble.
With ten minutes to go the win was
completed when Peru added a fourth goal through the ever-dangerous
Seminario. He clinched a brilliant hat-trick with another good shot past
the bewildered Hopkinson.
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
Jimmy Greaves, nineteen-year-old idol of Chelsea, arrived on the
international stage with a neatly taken second-half goal, drawing the
goalkeeper off his line before slotting a left foot shot just inside a
post. But it was the only bright moment in a miserable England
performance. The Peruvians, leading 2-0 at half-time, were helped to four
goals by mistakes from a strangely lethargic England defence which had no
answer to the thrusting left wing runs of Seminario, who helped himself to
a hat-trick.
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Match Report
as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1959-60 pages
35 & 36 |
For the second match of the tour
Greaves replaced Broadbent and it was he who scored England's only goal.
There was little else to enthuse over in the match from England's point of
view, for they were again outplayed by fine South American ball-control
and accurate passing. After 10 minutes Seminario put Peru ahead, and the
same player scored again shortly before halftime after Hopkinson failed to
hold a shot from Loyaza. England improved in the second half, Greaves
scoring his goal from Haynes's pass. Hopes of a revival were dashed when
Joya scored following a defensive mistake by England, and Seminario near
the end completed his hat-trick, an achievement that was thoroughly
deserved. Loyaza, Andrade, and Fernandez also played very well. Only
Clayton and Greaves could be reckoned as England successes.
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In
Other News....
It was on 17 May 1959
that 32-year-old Kelso Cochrane died after being beaten and
stabbed by a group of men in Notting Hill, an area of London
that had seen race riots, nine months earlier. Cochrane had
been born in Antigua and his attackers were white, but the
police seemed particularly keen to describe the motive for
the attack as robbery, rather than racism, though no money
was stolen from him. Two men, twenty-year-old Pat Digby and
John Breagan, 24, were brought in for questioning, but not
charged. Digby died in 2007, but reportedly admitted to
killing Cochrane. The shock of the murder did, at least,
lead to a more peaceful community. 1200 people attended the
funeral, anti-immigration politics receded, and the Notting
Hill Caribbean Carnival became a popular annual event. In
2023, both a street and a block of flats in North Kensington
were named after Kelso Cochrane. |
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Source
Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports, including La
Prensa
The Complete Book of the British Charts
Dechalaca.com |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
Norman Giller, Football Author |
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