Sporting Cristal had a stunning start against Sport Huancayo, in the first match of the Clausura Tournament, and took a three-goal lead. However, the 'Rojo matador' did not give up in the match and managed to score a goal before halftime, thanks to Victor Balta's appearance in the area.
The match was approaching 30 minutes, when Huancayo generated a corner kick from the right. Marcos Lliuya was in charge of sending the cross and the ball was directed to where Ronal Huacca was, who quickly performed a bicycle kick shot to surprise everyone.
The shot did not have enough power to beat goalkeeper Alejandro Duarte's resistance, but Victor Balta appeared just in time to divert the ball and score. After the goal, the Sport Huancayo team took the ball to the midfield to resume the match.
Preview of Sporting Cristal vs. Sport Huancayo
The second and third place teams of the Apertura Tournament will face each other in the beginning of the second tournament of the season. The 'Rojo Matador', who arrived with chances of winning the title until the final match, accumulated 40 points and were one point behind the champion Melgar (41). Meanwhile, the 'Celestes' reached 38 points.
The second and third place teams of the Apertura Tournament will face each other in the beginning of the second tournament of the season. The 'Rojo Matador', who arrived with chances of winning the title until the final match, accumulated 40 points and were one point behind the champion Melgar (41). Meanwhile, the 'Celestes' reached 38 points.
On the other hand, Sport Huancayo was left with the regret of being close to the title. Despite that, internally, they believe that they can repeat the campaign to compete for important positions. "We have worked well these six months with the coach and we will try to have the same campaign in the Clausura," said Marcos Lliuya.
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