Thrilling finish: 2 de Mayo and Sporting Cristal draw in Pre-Libertadores | OneFootball

This Tuesday, with an electrifying finish at Monumental Río Parapití, 2 de Mayo and Sporting Cristal ended in a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the second round of the Copa Libertadores preliminary phase.

📋 Match Summary

🔵 2 DE MAYO 2 X 2 SPORTING CRISTAL ⚫

🏆 Competition: 2nd round of the Pre-Libertadores (first leg) 🏟️ Venue: Monumental Río Parapití 📅 Date: February 17, 2026 (Tuesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

⚽ Yotún, 61′ (Sporting Cristal) ⚽ Cáceres, 82′ (2 de Mayo) ⚽ Cristiano, 84′ (2 de Mayo) ⚽ Martin Távara, 86′ (Sporting Cristal)

Match Overview

The first half was marked by the expulsion of Iberico, a forward from Sporting Cristal. With one player down, the visitors found their goal threatened, which was not the case for much of the time when the teams were numerically equal.

In the second half, Sporting Cristal managed to perform better even with one less player and opened the scoring. At the 61st minute, Yotún sent the goalkeeper Angelizáveis Martínez the wrong way with a penalty kick to score. At the 82nd minute, Cáceres rose above the defense to equalize.

In the following minute, 2 de Mayo reversed the score. After a cross from the left side of the attack, defender Cristiano got tangled up trying to clear the ball and scored an own goal. Shortly after, Martin Távara scored for Sporting Cristal, taking advantage of a defensive error.

Next Match

The teams will face each other again on Tuesday, when they play the second leg of the second round of the Pre-Libertadores. The match kicks off at 9:30 PM at the Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao.

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