League

Mandarinero
Spectators: 10801 (Terracing: 8102, Seating: 2484, VIP seats: 215) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernando Abar started the match with the kick off. Jerry Van Hespen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Abar in the 4th minute of the match. Jerry Van Hespen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Abar, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fjölnir Bergsson in the 7th minute of play forced Sporting Cristal's goalkeeper Gonzalo Berdugo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Fernando Abar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jerry Van Hespen was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 13 minutes, Gonzalo Berdugo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnaldo Colas got free with Gonzalo Berdugo in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 23rd minute La Mandarina Mecánica were awarded a corner. Elias Leimann went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Elias Leimann almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sporting Cristal's Gonzalo Berdugo did a great save. Cipriano Abeita kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. With a little luck, Sporting Cristal's Gonzalo Berdugo got control of the ball when Arnaldo Colas tried to sneak it across the goal line. La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th minute, Fjölnir Bergsson fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fjölnir Bergsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mino Abellaneda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Jerry Van Hespen made a huge save. In the 54th minute Arnaldo Colas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Berdugo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Mandarina Mecánica's Jerry Van Hespen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Abar in the 56th minute of play. Dolfos Abar hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the match, Fernando Abar dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jerry Van Hespen, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Colas in the 63rd minute of play forced Sporting Cristal's goalkeeper Gonzalo Berdugo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mino Abellaneda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Jerry Van Hespen made a huge save. After 76 minutes of play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Fjölnir Bergsson made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gonzalo Berdugo was left in no man's land by his defense there! La Mandarina Mecánica made a substitution. Lukáš Plesník replaced Fjölnir Bergsson. 81 minutes into the match, Sporting Cristal's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Colas came free, but Gonzalo Berdugo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerry Van Hespen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Abar in the 84th minute of the match. Oskarbi Abancens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Jerry Van Hespen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Sporting Cristal's Mino Abellaneda in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Mandarina Mecánica's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Sporting Cristal booed when La Mandarina Mecánica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Placido Pieper didn't get a good kick on the ball. La Mandarina Mecánica succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Sporting Cristal had controlled the match.