Complete the written paragraphs with one of the following three options:
a) The absence of Germán Denis is still too costly.
b) What would we do without Alejandro Hohberg this 2019.
c) I don't know, I couldn't watch the game (it wasn't broadcasted).
There are games that must be played before the initial whistle. Or, at least, that start to be felt in the people, in the fans, many minutes and even days before. Sometimes because of the excitement; others, like this one, due to the uncertainty of where to watch Universitario de Deportes. Well, for those who didn't travel to Huánuco, watching the match was a real odyssey, mostly resolved in the same style of the Copa Peru: the transmission of a local media through social networks. However, on the field, the "cremas" experienced the same lines as their past performances,...
Because if the absence of Germán Denis was already painful, then there is no other '9' with his characteristics in the team, the players called up to their national teams take a lot of strength away from Universitario and bring to mind, in a déjà vu, those years when losing a starter was suffering. Once again it was shown that Correa is far from Quintero, and not having Pablo Lavandeira in the midfield deprives the team of football. And 'U' won't improve if they keep going out to the field with the idea that...
But when the team is lost, Alejandro Hohberg turns on the light and shows them the way (either with a goal or an assist). The 'Elf' is one of the few who already understands the demand and idiosyncrasy of being a "merengue" and never stops searching. He led the team from the beginning, tried from outside the area, took a deep breath every time his body couldn't take it anymore, and scored the only goal of the match for Universitario to stay on top of the table, win in Huánuco after 24 years, and continue in the fight for the Clausura title. It's clearer now,...
How hard it was to win
The goal by Alejandro Hohberg was celebrated as if it were a final, although we are far from one. It was celebrated like a classic, even though it wasn't one. And it was commented as a 'great goal', and it wasn't either, to be honest. But how hard it was to score it. Because it was a first half without ideas, the club from Ate didn't generate a single clear attempt of three or more passes. Osorio tried without luck and 'Ale' with his thousand attempts, but without danger. The huanuqueños, on the other hand, had the clearest chances, showing that...
But, if there is a Hohberg to save the team, there is also a José Carvallo. The goalkeeper was by far one of the standout players for the "cremas" and saved up to three clear opportunities in the first half. The local team, in good rhythm thanks to the subtlety of Jack Durán, put pressure on 'U'. Guarderas, Alfageme, and the full-backs suffered from the constant attacks, with the ball being passed from one side to the other trying to open up the field. But Carvallo was always confident, and when he wasn't, luck led Carbajal's shot to hit the post and saved Universitario, who couldn't reach the opponent's area and cried that...
The second half was much more disastrous. Universitario, already without legs due to the midweek match (including the trip) and the torrential rain that killed off the football and the little physical condition the "cremas" had, sealed the 0-0 draw away from home. But Huancayo won in the previous match, and at the same time, the "grones" also did their part at Matute. Carlos Olascuaga and De la Cruz came on to look for one last breath, but...
And when the match was already over. In the 93rd minute of the game and when a large number of fans were already outside the stadium, Alejandro Hohberg took the ball, which came not from a pass but from a clearance, ran, positioned himself, and could have entered the box much further, but fatigue was against him, so he shot from close range and crossed. Goal. A goal that settled a match that was made more complicated by the conditions than by the play and was experienced like a final. Goal for the 0-1 that is enough. And now, let's all repeat together:...