Peru Players Give Ref the Andy D’Urso Treatment

December 30th, 2008 | by: Daryl |

This is from a recent friendly between the Peruvian national team and Extremadura. Which is techinally a Spanish football team, but Extremadura is also an autonomous community, so this was also sort of an international. I think.

Anyway, Peru led 2-1 with the final whistle approaching, until the ref awarded Extremadura a spot-kick. No worries though, because it’s only a friendly. Right? Wrong.

The Peruvians felt differently and gave the poor ref the full Andy D’Urso vs Man Utd treatment. He did some pretty nifty back-pedalling but refused to change his mind. They never do, do they? So why do players bother?).

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http://www.theoffside.com Matt

Do they still wonder why they’ve become the laughingstock of South America? What a joke.
http://www.hammyend.com Dan

‘They never do, do they? So why do players bother?’

I seem to remember Mark Halsey giving Fulham a penalty against Arsenal a few years ago and then changing his mind because the Arsenal players protested (that was the reason he gave for changing the decision). So, whilst it doesn’t happen often, you’d be wrong to say it never happens.
Weston

nifty backpedaling, lol. I wonder whats its like to suddenly have the whole nation of peru out for a bounty on your head with only a handful of greatfull Extremadurians to protect you. (thats how you say it right? i hope im not doing a Bush-esque Iraqanese thing…)

have the Extre-etc. people ever signed a player? what league do they play in? im confused.
http://inter.theoffside.com/ Johonna

Cripes, if that was a friendly, what happens at the real games?
Alejandro

I must correct your post, though the players are Peruvian, that team was in no way the Peruvian National Team.

If you have any doubts compare the shirts they were wearing to that the Peruvian National team wears.