A hard blow to the aspirations of the heavenly group. After resting last week, in Sporting Crystal They jumped to Alberto Gallardo to take the three points and close the gap on the blue and whites, who are in first place in the Apertura tournament. However, they came across one sports guys experienced and desperate for victories, which more than once complicated the game.
Although it is true that those led by Tiago Nunes They started the game with many scoring chances and overpowered their rivals, Grimaldo, Ávila and Leandro Sosa were not very good when it came to definition. Added to this were the misplaced passes of Yoshimar Yotún, who returned to the starting XI in a position he hadn’t held for a long time: left-back.
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In midfield, Alarcón and Távara moved the ball, recovering and filtering passes, but they collided with a strong pink defense that barely stood a chance and burst the balls. Christian Ramos, Schuller and Oliver Benítez emerged as the main figures of the meeting.
Especially the latter would get the celestials into trouble. Minute 30 of the first half. The Rosés had a corner in their favor thanks to a miss from Pretell and a failed control from Solís. The pink centre-back rose above Da Silva, silencing Alberto Gallardo and delirious the few Boys fans who reached the colossus Rimac.
Already in the second half, Nunes made several variations for his team and sent the “heavyweights” to solve this for him. Corozo, Ascues, Hohberg, Otoya and Marlos Brenner They entered the field and the Brazilian would equalize.
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68 minutes. Free kick for Sporting Cristal. Távara sent the ball to the center of the box and the attacker fell after a move by ‘Sombra’ Ramos. Diego Haro He didn’t hesitate to call the penalty despite the various requests from the pink players. Despite the tumult that ensued, Marlos converted and scored his third goal of the domestic tournament.
Despite the fact that they ended up sending Boys on the ropes, they failed to beat goalkeeper Villete for the second time and would settle for a bitter draw in the end. With this result, Sporting Cristal added 17 units and remained in third place, 4 behind Alianza Lima; for their part, guided by Guillermo Sanguinetti They march in 16th place with only 8 units.