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90' +3
FULL TIME: Netherlands 2-1 Peru.
90'
Three minutes of stoppage time shown as Promes prods a shot wide of the far post.
89'
W. Cartagena enters the game and replaces Y. Yotún.
Yotun is given his marching orders by boss Ricardo Gareca and on comes Cartagena for the final few moments.
88'
Peru win a corner and Farfan meets the ball at the near post but his glancing header takes a deflection and that makes life easier for Cillessen.
86'
T. Vilhena enters the game and replaces R. Babel.
Babel is also off and Vilhena will get around five minutes to make his mark.
The pressure has finally told in Amsterdam and Peru have simply not done enough on the ball since the interval. Netherlands have looked nowhere near their best but they are minutes away from winning their first game at home under former Everton boss Koeman.
85'
J. Kluivert enters the game and replaces R. Vormer.
A chance to see the future of the Netherlands national team as Kluivert replaces Vormer.
83'
M. Depay has scored a goal for Netherlands!
GOAAALLLLLL NETHERLANDS LEAD 2-1!!!! Peru's defence struggles to stop Promes who glides into the box before shooting. Fortunately for Koeman's men, his effort hits Ramos and falls straight into the path of Depay. The forward keeps his cool and slots home to score his second of the night!
80'
Netherlands win a corner after Babel's cutback plays in Blind but his cross is blocked at the first attempt. The home side send the likes of Van Dijk forward for the set piece but it's a poor delivery and it remains 1-1.
79'
S. Peña enters the game and replaces P. Aquino.
Peru's goalscorer Aquino gets an early night as Pena enters the contest.
77'
CLOSE - Janmaat is involved again as Netherlands work their way into Peru's penalty area but Promes fails to get the ball out of his feet and Peru do enough to avoid conceding.
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75'
L. Abram enters the game and replaces A. Santamaría.
Another sub for Peru as centre-back Santamaria makes way for Abram.
Janmaat appears to have just followed in Tete's footsteps since replacing him. The defender is flying forward at every opportunity and Peru are struggling to mark him so far!
72'
D. Janmaat enters the game and replaces K. Tete.
Tete has impressed down the right with his powerful attacking runs but now Janmaat gets the chance to impress off the bench.
Depay runs into the channels to retrieve possession but his hanging cross evades everyone in orange. To say he has received little service, Depay has done well to bring others into play when he has had the opportunity.
70'
A Mexican wave can be seen around the stadium in what is now common place in some international friendlies. The crowd are definitely happier and the home side seem to be lifted by the support they are receiving.
69'
A. Santamaría gets yellow.
Santamaria can have no complaints as he goes into the book after a blatant pull on Depay's shirt.
68'
H. Calcaterra enters the game and replaces A. Carrillo.
Carrillo's night is over and he is replaced by Calcaterra for the final 22 minutes.
63'
Game on now as Netherlands try to find that first home win under Koeman. Peru look tired and they also look out of ideas as we enter the final stages of this friendly.
62'
Q. Promes enters the game and replaces W. Sneijder.
Emotional moment as Sneijder leaves the field. That is his international career done and what a fine player he has been for Netherlands. On comes Promes for the final 30 minutes of action.
60'
M. Depay has scored a goal for Netherlands! Assist by F. de Jong.
Good impact from De Jong as he grabs an assist just 15 minutes after stepping off the bench.
GOAAALLLLLL Netherlands 1-1 Peru. Depay finally finds a way through the Peru defence and a tidy finish gives the home side belief now. The forward beat the offside trap before cushioning the ball into the far corner past Gallese.
59'
R. Sandoval enters the game and replaces M. Trauco.
Trauco has put himself about but his night is over as Sandoval steps onto the field of play.
57'
Netherlands are cutting through the Peru midfield with ease at the moment so they should be confident of getting at least one goal. Over 30 minutes to find it at least.
53'
WHAT A WASTE! Peru fall asleep at the back for the second time in a minute and Vormer runs onto the through ball and has plenty of time to pick his spot. With the Peru defence putting him under pressure, he has somehow smashed his effort into the stands. That is 60 seconds he will be desperate to forget!
52'
WIDE! A nice move from the home side allows Vormer to have a dig but his lob cannot find the top corner.
50'
Three chances inside five minutes of the second half, lets hope for more of the same!!
49'
CHANCE - Netherlands are inches away from drawing level but Gallese does enough at his near post to deny Babel. The chance was created by Tete and his low cross on the right wing but Babel's flick was not enough to get past the Peru stopper.
48'
The home crowd gasp as Peru float in a free-kick but the cross from the left evades everyone and Netherlands survive for now!
47'
SAVE - Peru waste no time at the start of the second half and they nearly double their advantage. Trauco pounces on a clearance and he is denied by a diving save from Cillessen. Superb stop and another huge wake up call for the home side.
46'
D. Pröpper enters the game and replaces K. Strootman.
F. de Jong enters the game and replaces G. Wijnaldum.
First change of the night sees Strootman replaced by Brighton midfielder Propper.
Another change in midfield sees Wijnaldum make way for De Jong.
Back underway in Amsterdam!
45' +1
HALF TIME: Netherlands 0-1 Peru.
45'
One minute of stoppage time...
43'
Just a few minutes before the break and Koeman will be frustrated to see so much possession go to waste. Peru have had two chances so far but they have barely threatened from open play.
41'
P. Gallese gets yellow.
Gallese pleads with the official but it is too late. He is the first man into the book for time wasting.
40'
Winger Babel has been quiet tonight and he could be one of the players hauled off. He has certaintly tried to stand out by dying his hair red for this contest. Each to their own!
38'
Perhaps a sense of what is to come as Koeman tells several of his subs to warm up. They may even come on inside the first half.
36'
Sneijder will be doing anything he can to score on his final appearance in a Dutch shirt tonight. However, he has just smashed a shot into the stands from inside the box. More accurary needed from the playmaker!
35'
Koeman's troops still trail by a goal to nil but they are now starting to dominate proceedings.
33'
CHANCE - Peru fail to deal with a cross and Blind fires wide after a number of deflections teed him up. The former Manchester United man was lurking on the edge of the box but he failed to keep his powerful drive under the crossbar.
31'
The foul count continues to rise for Peru as both Yotun and Aquino combine to bring down Depay. A deep free-kick picks out De Ligt but the centre-back can only fire wide.
29'
CHANCE - Netherlands win another free-kick and the ball falls into the path of Depay but the Lyon man leans back and curls his effort away from the top corner.
28'
PENALTY CLAIM!!! Tete dribbles his way into the box and he goes down, with Trauco coming across him from behind but the referee waves away any appeals.
25'
Peru seem happy to let Netherlands play inside their own half. However, the minute they get near the Peru box, the home side are being smothered at the earliest opportunity.
23'
Koeman continues to march in and out of his seat as he tries to get some instructions out to his players. While this match is only a friendly, he will be desperate to end his wait for a win in front of the Dutch crowd.
20'
The pace of the game is still not fast enough to trouble the Peru defence. Netherlands have won several free-kicks so far tonight but they have created nothing as of yet.
18'
Back-to-back set pieces for Netherlands come to nothing and they are nearly punished when Peru launch a counter attack. Both Farfan and Carillo get into good positions but the final ball kills the move and Koeman's men will restart the play inside their own half.
15'
The atmosphere has dropped down a level or two since the goal and rightly so. The Dutch fans have endured a miserable few years and they will be wondering if tonight's action will follow suit.
13'
P. Aquino has scored a goal for Peru! Assist by C. Cueva.
Cueva grabs the assist after his corner caused chaos at the back for Netherlands.
GOAALLLLL! Netherlands 0-1 Peru. The visitors take a shock lead from the corner and the Netherlands defence are disgusted with themselves. A simple cross was met with power by Aquino and he jumps unchallenged before nodding past Cillessen.
11'
Peru's forwards make their way through the middle of the park and they win a corner after Farfan stings the palms of Cillessen.
9'
Another free-kick for Netherlands on the right wing but the cross is cleared at the first hurdle by Peru.
7'
WHAT A MISS - Blind loses possession in defence and that allows Carillo to burst into the box. The forward turns in the area and picks out Yotun but the midfielder somehow curls it wide of the target. That was a huge chance for the visitors!!!
5'
Skipper Sneijder curls a cross to the far post but nobody in an orange shirt can get on the end of it. The chance goes begging and Peru will now take a goal kick.
4'
Early free-kick opportunity for Netherlands as Tete is brought down by Santamaria.
2'
As expected, both teams are in their traditional kits this evening. Netherlands in all orange, Peru in white and red.
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We are underway in Amsterdam!
Good evening and welcome to tonight's live coverage of the international friendly clash between the Netherlands and Peru. The two teams are set to do battle at the Johan Cruijff Arena and the home side will be desperate to do well in front of their own fans.
The Netherlands come into this on the back of two draws and they were last in action in June against Italy. Peru have not been seen since they competed in the World Cup in Russia and they will still be on a high after winning their final game against Australia.
Ronald Koeman will be hoping to record his first home victory as Netherlands manager this evening and it will also give the fans the chance to say thanks to midfielder Wesley Sneijder. He will retire after winning his 134th and final cap.
Tonight's TEAM NEWS coming up...
Netherlands Starting XI (3-4-3): Jasper Cillessen, Matthijs de Ligt, Virgil van Dijk, Daley Blind, Kenny Tete, Georginio Wijnaldum, Kevin Strootman, Ryan Babel, Wesley Sneijder (c), Ruud Vormer, Memphis Depay.
Netherlands SUBS: Frenkie de Jong, Donny van de Beek, Stefan de Vrij, Jeroen Zoet, Luuk de Jong, Marten de Roon, Justin Kluivert, Tonny Vilhena, Quincy Promes, Davy Propper, Daryl Janmaat, Nathan Ake.
Peru SUBS: Johan Madrid, Raul Ruidiaz, Miguel Araujo, Patricio Alvarez, Jose Carvallo, Luis Abram, Ray Sandoval, Marcos Johan Lopez, Edison Flores, Horacio Calcaterra, Wilder Cartagena, Sergio Pena.
Peru Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Pedro Gallese, Luis Advincula, Christian Ramos, Anderson Santamaría, Miguel Trauco, Yoshimar Yotun, Pedro Aquino, Andre Carrillo, Christian Cueva, Nilson Loyola, Jefferson Farfan (c).
Kick off just moments away as both national anthems have just finished.
The referee draws the first half to a close and Aquino's header is the difference between the two sides. Koeman's men could have got back level through Blind or Depay but nobody seems to have their shooting boots on in an orange shirt. Peru have taken their best opportunity and also worked hard to try and neutralise the home side.
With it being a friendly, we should be bracing ourselves for plenty of subs in the next 45 minutes. Koeman appeared to get two or three of his troops ready and the tempo of the game could suffer as a result. However, it will also give squad players plenty of time to make a name for themselves.
Koeman finally gets a win as national boss on home soil but his team were made to work extremely hard for the victory. Peru deservedly took the lead inside the first half but their lack of possession eventually tired them out and Depay punished them with two tidy finishes.
Netherlands' squad now has plenty of youngsters pushing for places and Koeman will be optimistic that they can shine as they try to qualify for Euro 2020. Peru will be frustrated that they failed to hold on for a draw but they should not get too carried away in what was their first match since the World Cup in Russia.
That is all for tonight folks, thanks for joining us once again. Goodbye!
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