Chronicle | Communications loses lead

Costa Rica: Crema lost 1-2 to Alajuelense in La Liga.

This Tuesday night, Alajuelense and Comunecasines played the final game of Group B of the Central American Cup qualifiers at the Alejandro Moreira Soto Stadium.

Crema have already qualified for the next round, but as long as they beat Manudos they will have ambitions of finishing first in the group.

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From the opening whistle, Tico felt their charm thanks to the personality of Canhoto and Diego Campos, while in several matches Crema suffered from shots from its players. Fortunately, Freddy Perez was at least inspired in the first half and repeatedly denied two dangerous shots on goal, such as in the 14th minute.

With 32 minutes gone, Colombian José Corena had to leave the field due to a left thigh injury, leaving his place to José Pablo Grajeda.

Deportivo Alajuelens continued to dominate the match, with goalkeeper Fredy Perez saving the team in a one-on-one situation in the 41st minute, the clearest of the game so far.

The game was tied at 0-0 and both teams went into halftime.

In the second half, Tico continued to look for scoring opportunities, but in the 58th minute, Eric Gonzalez’s cross in the penalty area hit the opponent’s hand, resulting in a penalty kick. Diego Casas stepped forward to receive the ball, and the latter shot the ball to make the score 0-1. Los Albos holds the reins.

The joy of the Comunicaciones did not last long. In the 63rd minute of the match, Alejandro Prieto He headed the ball but it hit his near postthanks to the creamy defender’s own goal, the score became 1-1.

After the draw, the Alajuelense Liga took control of the game and head coach Willy Oliveira tried to salvage the game, but the changes did not bear fruit and the goal of achieving second place was barely raised.

In the 85th minute, another corner kick, another header near the goal postJosé Contreras and Pablo Grajeda launched the brandy Alberto Van Der Putten Loneliness He made the score 2-1, ending all hopes of the Communications team winning.

When the final whistle blew in the 95th minute, Alajuelense took advantage of the victory and led Group B with 10 points, while the News Agency ranked second with a seven-digit score.