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Jorge ELCAMELLO Soto
Spectators: 8983 (Terracing: 6949, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 184) Sporting Cristal's Fernanco Peso started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Isidro Boni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernanco Peso in the 6th minute of play. Isidro Boni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernanco Peso's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Isidro Boni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernanco Peso in the 11th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Belasko Espiga got free with Jon Iruegas in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Isidro Boni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernanco Peso, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Sporting Cristal's Fernanco Peso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Isidro Boni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th minute Edelmiro Ruelas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Iruegas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th match minute, RESISTIR SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gombal Mateu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernanco Peso in the 28th minute of play forced RESISTIR SC's goalkeeper Isidro Boni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernanco Peso might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Isidro Boni. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernanco Peso ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 29th minute Fernanco Peso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidro Boni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sporting Cristal's Fernanco Peso got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jon Iruegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Izel Guill in the 33rd minute of the match. Isidro Boni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernanco Peso in the 38th minute of play. Izel Guill's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jon Iruegas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45th match minute, RESISTIR SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gombal Mateu to maneuver through the defense.

Sporting Cristal's Frank Tassotti was substituted for Cheng Yang Cheng. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Garaile Freijo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Fernanco Peso sped through RESISTIR SC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Isidro Boni. RESISTIR SC's Isidro Boni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernanco Peso in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, RESISTIR SC's Garaile Freijo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jon Iruegas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 59 minutes into the game, RESISTIR SC's Garaile Freijo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jon Iruegas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. RESISTIR SC's Sayvion Esoin was substituted for Garaile Freijo. Fernanco Peso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Isidro Boni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. RESISTIR SC's Isidro Boni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernanco Peso in the 64th minute of play. Isidro Boni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernanco Peso in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute Sporting Cristal were awarded a corner. Tobias Larsson went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Tobias Larsson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but RESISTIR SC's Isidro Boni did a great save. If Tobias Larsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Sayvion Esoin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, Izel Guill made a precise shot to the right of Jon Iruegas. Sporting Cristal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Fernanco Peso took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Isidro Boni. Isidro Boni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nerio Barreiro during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sporting Cristal's Nerio Barreiro got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 95th minute, Pio Blasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tobias Larsson came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Sporting Cristal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tobias Larsson couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sporting Cristal players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for RESISTIR SC.