94-07
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. Macos Graciani hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute Luca Zorita 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. 14 minutes into the match, Sporting Cristal's Fernanco Peso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 15th minute of the match Sporting Cristal got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gertjan De Ryck ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo, in the 17th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Fernanco Peso struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sporting Cristal. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Luciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernanco Peso took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Hüseyin Turan Elçibey struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sporting Cristal. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Fernanco Peso got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 3-0. Christian Luciano's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christian Luciano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th match minute, Sporting Cristal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Luciano to maneuver through the defense. Sporting Cristal's Jon Iruegas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 39th minute of play forced Sporting Cristal's goalkeeper Jon Iruegas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jon Iruegas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 40th minute of play. When Sporting Cristal's Fernanco Peso in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. 45 minutes into the match, Sporting Cristal's Fernanco Peso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 45 minutes into the match, Fernanco Peso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernanco Peso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fernanco Peso to strike the kick off in the second half. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Luciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gertjan De Ryck was slow to take the kick. During this time Sporting Cristal's players had a chance to rest. In the 58th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Sporting Cristal's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Jon Iruegas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sporting Cristal's Jon Iruegas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Cristal from getting a goal against them. After 63 minutes of play, Sporting Cristal's Fernanco Peso made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sporting Cristal made a substitution. Claudinei Suarbol replaced Sal Grandoso. In the 69th minute, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jon Iruegas. Jon Iruegas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 5-1. 72 minutes into the match, Sporting Cristal's Fernanco Peso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernanco Peso in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute of the match Sporting Cristal got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gertjan De Ryck ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jon Iruegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 87th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A throw-in in the 90th minute of the game was made by Macos Graciani with Alberto Tafalla as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 91st match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lautaro Mancebo to maneuver through the defense. Fernanco Peso kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The Sporting Cristal support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.
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