Henry and Ramiro Vaca scored either side of halftime as Bolivia eased to a 2-0 home win over Peru in their FIFA World Cup qualifier here on Thursday Henry opened the scoring in the 20th minute when he combined with Marcelo Moreno before rifling a left-footed shot from distance into the far corner, reports Xinhua. Ramiro doubled the advantage by receiving Jaime Arrascaita\u2019s pass and taking a steadying touch before beating goalkeeper Pedro Gallese with a powerful shot from outside the 18-yard box.<\/p>\n
The result marked Bolivia\u2019s first win of the campaign and left Peru as the only side in the group without a victory. \u201cWe\u2019ve taken the first important step by winning this match,\u201d Ramiro told reporters after the match. \u201cWe were under a lot of pressure after a bad run of results and hopefully we now have something that we can build upon in the next few matches.\u201d Earlier on Thursday, Ecuador held Venezuela to a goalless draw in their qualifier in Maturin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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