Alejandro Hohberg showed off with a signed ball after his hat-trick but showed his annoyance at Sporting Cristal’s draw

Alexander Hohberg was the face of Sporting Cristal – Deportivo Garcilaso scoring a hat-trick, which didn’t help much, as his team was tied at the end of the game. For this reason, the winger showed his annoyance with the result obtained in Cusco.

Together ‘celestial’ and the ‘little piece of sky’ they organized the best duel of date 8 of the Apertura Tournament and, probably, so far in Ligue 1 2023. It ended with eight goals (4-4) and achieved exceptional performances such as those of Hohberg And Santiago Jordanwhich recorded a double on discounts.

The Cristal player, who scored his first hat-trick of his career, did not end up very happy. “We came to win, I think we had a great intelligent game, we had taken a good advantage and in the last minutes it got away from us”.

“It would have been round, if we had won. It would have been a great night with guys from the club debuting and doing it. As I told you, it would have been round, but it was not enough, ”concluded the winger leaving the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega stadium.

The show of ‘Dwarf’ started in the 60th minute when he scored a goal from the penalty spot. Then, at 76′, he receives a pass from Adrián Ugarriza inside the box and sends it to save with the left leg. Finally, at 83′, he ordered a quick counter-attack, finished with the right foot and beat goalkeeper Diego Penny.

With these three goals, according to Son Datos No Opiniones, “he has become the most influential footballer in the 1st League format (since 2019), registering 45 goals and 19 assists. No one has directly participated in more goals than him.”

How many goals does Hohberg have in Cristal? The Peruvian moved to Rímac after two seasons at Universitario de Deportes and since then has scored 26 goals in 73 games. Moreover, he collaborated with six assists that ended in a score.

With Alejandro Hohberg’s hat-trick, the match was 4-2 in favor of the ‘celestial’, but the locals had a big reaction. Santiago Giordana took advantage of a cross from Raúl Tito, won over and put the third for the cusqueños at 86′. Five minutes later, in the discounts, the Ecuadorian continues with his head and declares the match drawn, triggering the euphoria of the stands and the bench of substitutes.

With this result, neither team was happy. And it is that Deportivo Garcilaso remain at the top of the standings with 13 points, but their greatest pursuer, Alianza Lima, blows their necks. Sporting Cristal, meanwhile, are in fifth position with 10 units, three behind the leader.

The team of Tiago Nunes will face Huracán for the second leg of the Copa Libertadores Stage 3. This will be played on Thursday March 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the National Stadium. On the return the score was equal and everything will be decided in Lima. The winner will qualify for the group stage.

Regarding the local championship, Sporting Cristal will receive athletic level on Sunday March 19 at 3:30 p.m. at the Alberto Gallardo stadium. Their rival comes from a 1-1 draw with Deportivo Municipal as a local.