Match Report
Sporting Cristal went into the game 3rd in the table on 31 points; Deportivo Binacional sat 16th on 18 — a 13-point gap. Sporting Cristal had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Sporting Cristal 1.71 scored and 0.76 conceded per game, Deportivo Binacional 1.11 and 1.83, with the league averaging 1.32.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sporting Cristal 4, draws 0, Deportivo Binacional 0, at 5 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more.
The match was played at Estadio Alberto Gallardo (capacity 20,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting Cristal led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
Sporting Cristal: Martín Cauteruccio (35'), Írven Ávila (54'), Martín Cauteruccio (47'), Santiago González (73'), Misael Sosa (86')