In an eventful meeting between Peruvian teams, Ayacucho beat Sport Boys in the first phase of the Copa Sudamericana

In a rough encounter due to lack of lighting, Ayacucho FC beat 2-0 to Sports Boys this Wednesday in Huancayo (3,250 masl), in the first leg match between Peruvian teams for the first phase of the South American Cup-2022.

The goals of Ayacucho’s victory were scored by Hector Salazar at 35 minutes and the Uruguayan Nicholas Royon at 58.

The rematch will be played on March 16 at the National Stadium in Lima.

The winner of the series will enter the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana-2022.

Pressuring the opponent

Ayacucho from the beginning came out to propose an offensive game to achieve his first victory in his fourth participation in the Cup.

With the Mexican striker Othoniel Arce and the Uruguayans Christian Techera and Nicholas RoyonAyacucho pressured his rival with quick plays.

At 4 minutes, Arce took a shot from the left that hit the crossbar of the goal Patrick Alvarez and Sport Boys was miraculously saved.

After 15, Boys began to put pressure on his rival from Ayacucho with counterattacks and set pieces made by the midfielder louis cachito Ramirez and the striker Jesus Chavez.

At 24, the ‘chucho’ Chávez executed a free kick that was saved by Ayacucho’s goalkeeper, Ítalo Espinoza.

But Foxes from Ayacucho did not lower their arms in their offensive game to try to open the scoring with counterattacks.

At 35, the defender Hector Salazar with a shot from the right in the small area, he scored 1-0 for Ayacucho after taking advantage of a corner kick from the right side Hugo Magellan.

With the goal against, Boys, who had not played an international tournament since 2001, went on the attack to level the score, but his players failed at the door of the local goal in the first 45.

with so much charrúa

In the complement, Boys, directed by the Argentine Walter Fiorewith a more aggressive game came out determined to overcome the result.

Picture pinkish del Boys appealed to long-distance shots, but goalkeeper Espinoza drowned out all screams of goal.

With little effectiveness, Ayacucho, for his part, sought to settle the match to comfortably define the key next week in Lima.

At 58, the Uruguayan Nicholas Royon with a shot from the right from the center of the area, he scored the 2-0 for Ayacucho after a center by Edinson Chávez from the right wing.

After 60, the Argentine Fiori who made his debut in Boys made four changes to rearm his team in the offensive line and turn the result around.

The Uruguayan coach Alejandro Apud de Ayacucho did the same to ensure a favorable result for his team.

without good lighting

At 75, he Chilean referee Piero Maza The game was interrupted due to a lack of electricity in one of the stadium’s goals.

The players of both teams had to do warm-up exercises on the side of the field due to the 11 degrees Celsius of Huancayo.

After 22 minutes, the referee resumed the match after solving the lighting problem in the Andean stadium.

In the last minutes of the game, Boys with more air looked for the discountbut his players never found the clarity to score in the rival goal. (D)