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Sporting Cristal drew a tight tie against Deportivo Garcilaso (4-4), a scoreline that would leave any team satisfied. Especially because the match was played in Cusco and Roberto Tristán's team is at the top of the tournament. However, Alejandro Hohberg -who scored a hat trick- was not happy after the match at the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega stadium: the truth is that the "bajopontinos" had a two-goal advantage and in less than five minutes, the home team equalized the match.
Yes, the "celeste" forward couldn't contain his frustration and said he was "very upset. The truth is that I think we had put a lot of effort to win, we played a good match. Also, we came with a lot of young players and I can only congratulate them because they performed with a lot of quality."
Likewise, he confessed that the team's hope was to register three points in the local championship. "We, those who played today (Sunday), came to represent the entire squad and I think we did well, but we are left with a bitter taste of not being able to win," he said.
Although the first half ended in favor of the "bajopontinos", it was necessary to seal the victory with more goals, something that Hohberg took very seriously, scoring three goals (at the 60th, 76th, and 83rd minutes). In that sense, the winger said, "as a forward, it is important to score goals, to take advantage of the minutes I get, but unfortunately they didn't serve to win."
With hunger for victories
Sporting Cristal has been one of the most consistent teams of the season, with an unbeaten record (two wins and three draws in the Liga 1). In the Copa Libertadores, although the debut ended in a 2-0 defeat, the comeback they had in Paraguay's National Stadium was one of the events that the "bajopontinos" fans will remember the most: in Lima, the "celestes" won 5-1 and qualified.
Precisely, because of the promise of a match like that one, the squad is preparing their best cards for the clash against Huracán. The match is scheduled for Thursday, March 16th at 7:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) at the José Díaz Coliseum.
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