Jonathan David scored in the 74the minute to help Canada defeat a South American nation for the first time in 24 years in a tournament on Tuesday with a 1-0 victory over Peru at the Copa America.
Peru were down to one man after Miguel Araujo was shown a red card in the 59th minute.e minute due to a tackle with studs on Jacob Shaffelburg. Video review was necessary to make the decision.
Canada signed its first victory in four games under the orders of American head coach Jesse Marsch, hired last month.
The last victory of the maple leaf against a South American club was that of 2-0 against Colombia in the final of the Gold Cup, in 2000.
David’s goal, his 27e for Canada, ended the national team’s 391-minute scoreless streak. Twenty-six of his goals came in competitive matches.
“This victory is very important. It means we have everything we need for the last match [du groupe A contre le Chili] to continue our journey, said David. It was a difficult match, but we found a way to get the three points. »
The match was interrupted during first-half stoppage time when an assistant referee running in the unshaded part of the stadium collapsed and required medical attention. He got up briefly and was carried off the field on a stretcher.
In its first Copa America appearance, Canada (1-1) bounced back from a 2-0 loss to defending champions Argentina. Peru opened the edition with a 0-0 draw against Chile.
The Canadians will play their final match of the preliminary tournament against Chile on Saturday in Orlando. The same day, Peru (0-1-1) will cross swords with Argentina in Miami Gardens. The first two teams in the ranking will then advance to the quarter-finals.
Peru reached the semi-finals in 2021 before losing to Brazil. He did not score for the ninth time in his last 12 games.
David scored when Cyle Larin passed to Shaffelburg, who gave him the ball on the other side of the field. David took two touches and beat goalkeeper Pedro Gallese near the penalty spot, sending the ball to the far post.
Quebec goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau made a diving save during second-half added time, then blocked a free kick to maintain Canada’s lead.