Not Denmark but Peru were the team that took the initiative, enthusiasm and accelerated the match. In the first match after 36 years of returning to the World Cup, this South American team played like Brazil, when they had the ball, they pushed it up to attack the opponent.
Almost all of Peru's positions on the pitch could hold the ball and handle it confidently. They made it impossible for Denmark to deploy the game and at many times only worried about dealing with it. Fortunately for this Nordic team, when inside the goal, " spider" Kasper - the son of legendary goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel - who refused many decades of opportunities from the opponent because of his reflexes and safe playing style.
It was a pity for Peru, when they had the best chance to open the scoring and create the turning point of the match in the 45th minute, Cueva's legs were too heavy and he did not listen to his head. Because of the great psychological pressure, this player shot into the sky from the 11m mark.
It was Cueva who handled the situation in the box, forcing the Danish defender to commit a foul. The special thing was that the situation was fast and the players in red played very cleverly, but thanks to VAR and stopping the match to watch the video, referee Gassama Bakary pointed to the penalty spot.
If it was a goal, the Peruvian players would have been relieved. They played very excitedly and did their best to defeat Denmark, except for the final shot. wasting the opportunity, Peru paid the price in the 59th minute after a vulnerability in the defense that allow Yurary to escape and shoot from a narrow angle into the net.
For more than 30 minutes, Peru pressed the field fiercely. The appearance of "veteran" Paolo Guerrero along with his fast-paced attacks, transforming along both sides helped Peru continuously approach the Danish goal. However, if the attackers do not miss the final beats or have to end in a tricky way, Kasper Schmeichel will reject all of their shots.
Too many situations and goals are only close to Peru but they are helpless. It is a pity and a pain for the team to play with this exciting style of play, when they fell 0-1 on the opening day of the 2018 World Cup.
There are still opportunities and if they continue to play like that, they must be wary of Peru.
