Video: Sporting won like the greats and clings to the qualifying position

After going against the ropes, Sporting managed to keep all three points at home and defeated Pérez Zeledón by a score of 2-1.

The albinegros exposed their fourth place for a period of the game, because those led by Luis Marín went up on the scoreboard, a goal that they celebrated more in Cartago than in Pérez Zeledón; however, the locals did not give up and rather continued to insist until they tied and then turned the game around.

With this result, Sporting is temporarily in third place with 23 points, putting pressure on Herediano and Cartaginés, who are now disputing fourth place. While the generaleños continue in the tenth position with just 11 units.

There isn’t much to say about the first part, it was boring. One of the clearest actions was that of Pablo Rodríguez, who took a free kick outside the area, but the ball went wide.

Closing the first half was Anthony López who was close to breaking Jussef Delgado’s frame. Tony launched a powerful shot from outside the area, but the ball went over the general goalkeeper’s arc.

The emotion arrived. In the second half, Mexican Brian Martínez scored with a header, but after finishing off he touched the ball with his left hand and for that reason the play was annulled by center-back Cristian Rodríguez.

Pérez’s goal would reach 69, after Keral Ríos launched a cross and Mauricio Núñez headed, but goalkeeper Leonardo Quirós touched the ball and it hit the post. There, striker Cristian Zúñiga took advantage to open the account with a light touch.

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Four minutes from the end, Steven Cárdenas achieved parity for the locals. The play was born in a corner kick and after a mess, Cárdenas finished off in the small area to beat the general fence.

But Giacone and his boys wanted more and in 91, Ariel Soto managed the comeback, once again the play was born from a corner kick that the ex-Florense closed by himself.