After a set piece and thanks to a central defender, the first goal of Sporting Cristal vs. UTC arrived. The 'celestes', early in the match in Cajamarca, approached the goal with danger. This was capitalized by Rafael Lutiger, who was attentive to define and open the scoring.
The corner kick in favor of the 'cerveceros' was taken by Martín Távara. The midfielder from the team launched the ball towards the second post. Irven Ávila was positioned there on the synthetic field and scored a header that hit the crossbar, but the action didn't end there.
Rafael Lutiger took the rebound. The Sporting Cristal defender stretched his leg as Werner Schuler came out. Immediately, the impact of the lob from the 'celeste' arrived to send the ball over the net, despite the reaction of goalkeeper Pedro Ynamine, who dived but couldn't prevent the goal.
Sporting Cristal vs. UTC: the preview
The Cajamarca team comes into this match after a (1-3) loss against Atlético Grau as visitors. The 'Gavilán' took the lead thanks to Luis Trujillo's goal, but the home team turned the match around with two goals from Rostaing and Rodrigo Salinas (2).
In this second tournament of the year, they only have three points. However, they should also pay attention to the overall standing as they are in eleventh place with 23 points and will seek to qualify for an international tournament.
On the other hand, Sporting Cristal rested in the previous round, but they come with two consecutive victories in the Clausura 2022. In the second matchday, they defeated Melgar (1-0) in Arequipa and now they are aiming for another win as visitors.
After the match against the 'rojinegro' team, the coach of the celeste club, Roberto Mosquera, highlighted the response of his team despite the absences. "We have built a team on a very solid structure. Today, Christofer Gonzáles, Grimaldo, Yotún, Chávez were not available. Some players may be missing, but we don't change the way we play, our intention. We don't complain when someone is absent, we have to find a solution," he said in a press conference.