Peru's last game against Austria caused controversy. After Austria clearly dominated the first half and built a 2-0 lead, Peru came back in the second half and was able to equalize. The game went into overtime. The Peruvian team was denied three shots on goal by the referee. Peru was able to score yet another goal and in the 119th minute there was another shot on goal. During the cheering that followed, spectators stormed the square. The referee stopped the game. Since an Austrian player sustained a leg injury during the commotion, the Austrians complained to FIFA . According to contemporary media reports, up to 1,000 Peruvian fans are said to have been in the square, allegedly armed with pistols, knives and sticks. Austria demanded a replay, which at that time was not intended according to the regulations. Nevertheless, a hearing was prepared and a replay was scheduled two days later, to the exclusion of spectators. But the Peruvian team, which assumed racist treatment as five of their players were black, did not appear for the hearing or the rescheduled game. Instead, they left the Olympics. The Colombian team showed solidarity with Peru and also broke off their participation. This was followed by protests in Peru, so Peruvian dock workers refused to load ships to Germany.
The episode took up a lot of space in Peruvian football history. In fact, it is arguably a myth. Journalist Luis Carlos Arias Schreiber supported the official version in his book Ese gol existe , published in 2008 , according to which Peruvian fans had caused the tumult. The perpetrators were never officially identified. Journalist Teodoro Salazar, on the other hand, claimed that Peruvians wanted to go to the hearing, but got stuck in traffic and missed the hearing.
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