There is no doubt that the duel between Sporting Cristal and Hurricane He gave us many emotions from beginning to end. However, in the final minutes of the first half of the match, which took place at the Tomás Adolfo Ducó Stadium, a controversial play was carried out, in which the VAR had to take action to define whether or not there was a penalty. favor of the ‘Globe’.
The action occurred in added time. Jhilmar Lora, from the left wing, came out looking to stop a powerful shot from Gauto. At first glance, it seemed that the ball hit the left arm of the Peruvian defender, which is why the main judge awarded a penalty in favor of the locals.
Seconds later, the referee Matonte received the call from the VAR, who asked him to review the action. Thus, the referee verified the play again, determining that the leather hit the side’s chest. Given this, he chose to change his mind and determined that there was no infraction by the ‘celestial’ team.
Sporting Cristal vs. Hurricane: what’s coming
After this match for the first leg of Phase 3 of the Copa Libertadores 2023, Sporting Glass will have action again this Sunday, March 12, when they visit the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega stadium –located in the city of Cusco– to face Deportivo Garcilaso for the eighth date of League 1. This duel is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. and will have the exclusive transmission of Liga 1 MAX.
‘Rico Garci’ is the absolute leader of the Apertura Tournament with twelve points and remains undefeated with four consecutive victories. The rimenses will have a tough match, where they may keep some names thinking about the return against “Globo” in Lima, agreed for Thursday the 16th from 7:00 pm at the National Stadium.
HurricaneFor his part, he will also play again on Sunday, March 12, at the Ciudad de La Plata stadium when he visits Estudiantes (5:15 pm) for the seventh day of the Argentine Professional League 2023. At the moment, Diego Dabove’s men will not they have lost in the ‘che’ championship and they want to maintain that positive streak at ‘Pincha’.
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