Sporty crystal could not prevail in the first game of the playoffs at home South American Cup 2023 and lost 1-0 to Emelec at the National Stadium. The players led by Tiago Nunes posed threats at various points in the game but failed to get a chance. Now they need to recover and turn the streak around in Ecuador next week.
After the game the coach of the Ecuadorian team said: hernan torres, Speaking at a press conference, he shared his impressions and highlighted five Sporting Cristal players.
“I think Sporting Cristal is very strong. They have unbalanced players on the inside and on their wingers like Hohberg and Grimaldo, they are very fast players but they also have players like Yoshimar Yotún and Jesús Castillo who are players with good standing and management,” he told the media .
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Likewise, the 62-year-old strategist described some of Yotún’s abilities and credited his leaders for their leaders’ work in stopping the Rimense team’s attacks during the duel.
“Yotún with its discharges, leaks and front changes, but they also have Jesús Pretell, the wingman who also supports the attack in the central part. The idea was to close those circuits and not let them penetrate what they were seeping through and ‘covering the wingers who were very quick and unbalanced. Credit to our players for playing well in the first and second halves,” he added.
Relive the only goal of the game that sealed Emelec’s victory
José Cevallos was responsible for silencing the national stadium in the second half. The electronic soccer player defined from the right after a pass from León.