Sporting Cristal

Match report

Sportinɡ Crystal saw off Sport Wancajo 4-1 in their league cup quarter-final on Wednesday evening. The hosts had beaten the visitors 4-1 when the sides last met on 16 August, and they built on that memory with a performance that never lost its shape. Two goals in the opening ten minutes after half-time broke the game open.

André Quinonez opened the scoring in the 24th minute, then Ignacio Avila doubled the lead four minutes before the break. Matías Castro struck immediately after the interval to make it 3-0, and here's where you could see Crystal's rhythm. They had possession of 58 per cent and were not in any hurry to slow things down.

Carlos Cabellos added a second of his own in the 59th minute, but the match turned when Ezequiel Villar was shown a red card in the 72nd minute. Wancajo were reduced to ten men and could not recover. Cabellos completed his brace in the 81st minute to put the result beyond doubt.

The statistics tell the story of one-sided control. Crystal registered 11 shots on target to Wancajo's 2, and their attacks matched the visitors' at 69 but with far greater purpose. Wancajo managed only two corners compared to the hosts' 10, and they paid for the extra man with four yellow cards against Crystal's none.

Crystal have now gone through two rounds of this competition, and the quarter-final victory keeps them in the draw. Wancajo's recent form suggests they had little to offer — they had lost 0-2 to UCVMoquegua on 22 August before this evening's task.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 58.00 – 42

Shots on target 11 – 2

Shots off target 7 – 1

Attacks 69 – 69

⚽ 24' A. Quinonez — Goal 🟨 38' R. Andia — Yellow card ⚽ 43' I. Avila — Goal ⚽ 46' M. Castro — Goal ⚽ 59' C. Cabellos — Goal ⇄ 60' R. Campodonico — Substitution ⇄ 60' R. Huaccha — Substitution ⇄ 64' V. Balbuena — Substitution ⇄ 64' A. Quinonez — Substitution ⇄ 66' M. Tavara — Substitution ⇄ 66' R. Lutiger — Substitution 🟥 72' E. Villar — Red card 🟨 73' D. Campos — Yellow card ⇄ 80' J. Rostaing — Substitution ⚽ 81' C. Cabellos — Goal ⇄ 83' C. Cabellos — Substitution ⇄ 83' H. Barcos — Substitution 🟨 86' Yellow card ⇄ 87' J. Gonzalez — Substitution 🟨 89' P. Magallanes — Yellow card

Match events

24' 0:1 Sport Huancayo Goal A. Quinonez
38' 0:1 Sport Huancayo Yellow card R. Andia
43' 1:1 Sporting Cristal Goal I. Avila
46' 2:1 Sporting Cristal Goal M. Castro
59' 3:1 Sporting Cristal Goal C. Cabellos
60' 3:1 Sport Huancayo Substitution R. Campodonico off: N. Lujan
60' 3:1 Sport Huancayo Substitution R. Huaccha off: D. Porozo
64' 3:1 Sport Huancayo Substitution V. Balbuena off: J. Meza
64' 3:1 Sport Huancayo Substitution A. Quinonez off: P. Magallanes
66' 3:1 Sporting Cristal Substitution M. Tavara off: L. Sosa
66' 3:1 Sporting Cristal Substitution R. Lutiger off: M. Araujo
72' 3:1 Sport Huancayo Red card E. Villar
73' 3:1 Sport Huancayo Yellow card D. Campos
80' 3:1 Sport Huancayo Substitution J. Rostaing off: F. Ramos
81' 4:1 Sporting Cristal Goal C. Cabellos
83' 4:1 Sporting Cristal Substitution C. Cabellos off: G. Castillo
83' 4:1 Sporting Cristal Substitution H. Barcos off: M. Hoyos
86' 4:1 Sport Huancayo Yellow card
87' 4:1 Sporting Cristal Substitution J. Gonzalez off: D. Ballumbrosio
89' 4:1 Sport Huancayo Yellow card P. Magallanes

Statistics

58.00 Possession, % 42

11 Shots on target 2

7 Shots off target 1

69 Attacks 69

10 Corners 2

19 Free kicks 18

2 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 1

4 Goal kicks 8

16 Throw-ins 21

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