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#2 Peru denied their first goal at the World Cup by a lick of paint
The start to the second half was just about as frantic as the start to the first. Both teams came out looking to impress offensively with the game being played at a feverish pace.
Just 5 minutes after the restart, Peru came as close as possible without actually getting on the scoresheet. The ball was laid off for Aquino, about 30+ yards from the French goal. You could sense the stadium urging him to shoot. He did. And how!
An almost Steven Gerrardesque hit saw the ball arrow toward the goal, with Lloris stranded between the posts, one of which came to his rescue as the ball thundered off the left upright. It could've been a dream goal which would've certainly become a fixture in Peruvian footballing folklore.
Also accounting for the penalty miss by Cueva against Denmark, which would've dramatically altered the course of that game, it is very unfortunate that Peru have been knocked out of the World Cup without scoring a single goal so far.
