At the 75th minute, with a run from Andy Polo on the right flank, substitute Raul Ruidiaz scored Peru’s goal, making it 1-0 in favor.
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But they got their victor through Raul Ruidiaz, who seemed to use his lower arm to turn the ball into the back of the net with 15 minutes remaining at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.
Ruidiaz wheeled away to celebrate and Uruguayan referee Andres Cunha signalled for the goal.
As Haiti were staring at a drought at this point, Ecuador were more or less guaranteed of a place in the quarter finals as even a draw between Brazil and Peru game would not be able to eliminate them.
Peru (2-0-1) won Group B, and it advances to meet Group A runner-up Columbia in a quarterfinal match Friday in East Rutherford. The referees spent almost three minutes considering the incident before letting the goal stand but with enhanced video replay, there really wasn’t much to discuss.
Brazil’s exit means they will now turn their full attentions to preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic football tournament, where unlike at the Copa America, they will be able to call upon their captain and talisman Neymar.
Brazil, needing only a draw to qualify for the quarter-finals as winners of Group B, looked to be on course for a place in the last eight with 15 minutes to go against Peru.
Brazil have been dumped out of the ongoing Copa America, after a controversial 1-0 defeat to Peru in Foxborough.
Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho received an unwanted birthday present in the shape of a plane ticket home as Brazil were knocked out of Copa America by a controversial goal by Peru. Brazil’s players protested, but the disputed goal stood.
I remember watching that slaughter they received from Germany in the last world cup, when their entire team failed to show up and perform – conceding 7 as a result. The victor of Sunday’s Brazil-Peru match will take the top spot in Group B and face Colombia, with Brazil taking first in case of a tie.
“It was practical, we defended when we had to defend [and] hit at the time we had to”, he said.
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Ecuador’s 4-0 demolition of Haiti sealed Brazil’s fate.
