When referee Edwin Ordóñez whistled the end of the match between Lima Alliance and University of Sportsthe Matute lights went out in full celebration of the cream soccer players for having been crowned champions of the League 1 Betsson. This fact stunned not only the players who were on the field, but also the blue and white fans who were in the stands. Regarding this, Tito Ordóñez, delegate of the Victorian team, explained the reason why there was no lighting during the rival’s celebrations.
“Those decisions are not ours to make. Let there be no awards. Turn off the lights. It is not a decision of the club”, expressed Ordóñez after the end of the game. Likewise, the delegate of the blue and white team also warned that the institution will release a statement this Thursday to give details of what happened. “You are going to find out the reality and you will understand what the reason was, the decision that the authorities made”said.
“It is the authorities who determine the steps that the institutions have to follow,” added Ordóñez, referring to the fact that Alianza Lima obeyed the request of the police and the prosecutor’s office to turn off the stadium lights. Of course, that event could have caused a major incident among the fans who attended the game.
Jesús Castillo ended up hurt
On the other hand, Alianza Lima’s defeat in the final against Universitario left several players hurt. One of them was Jesús Castillo, who expressed his sadness at the result that took away the blue and white team’s chance of achieving the three-time championship. “I am very sad, very sad. I want to apologize to the fans. Like them, I am very affected. “We just have to raise our heads and think about what’s coming.”he expressed.
The midfielder was not taken into account for this match by coach Mauricio Larriera, who opted to use an unusual system for him (3-5-2). Of course, he stated that the decision to leave him on the bench was purely due to a technical provision.
“These are the coach’s decisions, I am sad for not being able to help the team, but new challenges will come. We wanted to contribute from wherever we could. Next year has to be better than us”, he stated. Then he added: “The team came out with the mentality of winning the game, during the game different situations arise and we have to work better for next year.”
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