Friendly League

94-07
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kaxen Zulaica started the match with the kick off. Everardo Alsua made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonatan Llanos in the 3rd minute of play. When Jonatan Llanos, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 3 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Everardo Alsua was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Everardo Alsua showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliano Eusko, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Armando Foro was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Erasmo Irizar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Erasmo Irizar really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Gavino Martino struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Everardo Alsua didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Deportivo Tachito. In the 12th minute, Justino Feliz made a precise shot to the right of Everardo Alsua. Sporting Cristal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 19 minutes into the match, Deportivo Tachito's Adan Obeko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Everardo Alsua narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 25th minute Gavino Martino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Everardo Alsua saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Everardo Alsua made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavino Martino in the 27th minute of play. Everardo Alsua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Eusko in the 29th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jimeno Elodio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Everardo Alsua was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Everardo Alsua showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Martino, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Eusko in the 33rd minute of play forced Sporting Cristal's goalkeeper Everardo Alsua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sporting Cristal's Everardo Alsua played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Eusko in the 33rd minute of play. Everardo Alsua showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justino Feliz, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Aureliano Eusko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Everardo Alsua having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Sporting Cristal's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Rocio came free, but Everardo Alsua reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute Jimeno Elodio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Everardo Alsua saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Everardo Alsua didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Justino Feliz went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Jonatan Llanos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Everardo Alsua having to make a save. Everardo Alsua showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Elodio, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. When Deportivo Tachito's Jimeno Elodio in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Cristal's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With a little luck, Sporting Cristal's Everardo Alsua got control of the ball when Aureliano Eusko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Armando Foro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaxen Zulaica in the 60th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonatan Llanos got free with Everardo Alsua in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 72 minutes into the match, Justino Feliz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Everardo Alsua, 1-5. After having played for 79 minutes, Ildefonso Ladio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Tachito's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ildefonso Ladio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st minute Aureliano Eusko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Everardo Alsua saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Everardo Alsua made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Rocio in the 84th minute of play. After 86 minutes, Gerardo Rocio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo Tachito and the Sporting Cristal players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Sporting Cristal booed when Deportivo Tachito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Rocio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frutos Junyent charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frutos Junyent the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st match minute, Sporting Cristal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frutos Junyent to maneuver through the defense. Deportivo Tachito played a much better game than Sporting Cristal and deserved their victory. The Sporting Cristal players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.