Sporting Cristal will play the final of the Half of the World Cup, organized by the Independiente del Valle de Ecuador club. The light blue team, who have been having a great campaign, achieved their qualification by defeating Fluminense of Brazil 4-3. With this victory they will compete for the title of the U-18 competition against Colombian National Athletic who reached the final by beating Independiente Juniors of Ecuador 3-1.
In the semi-final of the tournament, Sporting Cristal They took the lead on the scoreboard with a goal from Gabriel Soto. Fabio Enrique made it 1-1 and then Riquelme Felipe went ahead. Mateo Rodríguez (scorer for the light blue team) tied the score at 2-2 after the break and Fabrizio Baylón completed the 3-2 comeback for those led by Renzo Revoredo. Later Matías Martinez made it 4-2, discounting Isaque to close the match with a celestial victory.
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Sporting Cristal vs. Atlético Nacional: when will they play the final of the Half World Cup?
Sporting Cristal will be measured against National Athletic from Colombia, for the grand final, this Sunday, June 16 at 12 noon (Peruvian time). The match can be seen by the signal DirecTV. The duel will be played on the main court of the Independiente del Valle club, in the Ciudad Deportiva Valle de los Sueños in Quito, Ecuador.
Sporting Cristal vs. Atlético Nacional: how did the light blues reach the final?
Sporting Cristal They were part of Group B where they faced Fluminense (Brazil), Universidad Católica (Chile) and Atlético Huila (Colombia). The celestials only achieved one victory against Fluminense (3-2) and two draws against Atlético Huila (1-1) and Universidad Católica de Chile (1-1). These results classified them to the quarterfinals, after placing second in the group with five points.
In the eliminatory stage, Renzo Revoredo’s team eliminated the host: Independiente del Valle in a penalty shootout. The match ended tied 2-2 and in the end the ‘brewers’ won 5-4, earning their place in the semi-finals where they beat Fluminense.
