Sporting Cristal W vs Yanapuma W

Sporting Cristal opened the scoring inside nine minutes. A corner kick was met by Alessia Sanllehi, who powered a header past Yanapuma goalkeeper Tuanama.

Two minutes later it was 2-0. Geovana Soares drove down the right flank and delivered a cross that found Sanllehi again — another header, another goal and a personal double inside 11 minutes.

Yanapuma, who had travelled from Tarapoto, showed some fight and created a handful of chances, but goalkeeper Fernanda Lizárraga dealt with them without alarm.

The third goal arrived in the second half and was the most eye-catching. Guadalupe Miño stepped up to take a corner kick and curled it directly into the net — an Olympic goal that made it 3-0.

A free-kick delivery into the area soon after was met by centre-back Olenka Gutiérrez, who rose highest and headed home for 4-0.

Substitute Jhoselyn Gamarra changed the tempo of the attack after coming on. She slipped a through-ball between the Yanapuma defence for Tamara Alves, who ran on to it, held off a defender and finished calmly past the goalkeeper for 5-0.

Gamarra then got a goal of her own. Medaly Mondaca sent a long cross into the box and Gamarra timed her run, beat the advancing Tuanama and lobbed the ball over her for the 6-0 final score.

The match was effectively over by the 11th minute. Sanllehi's second header gave Cristal a two-goal cushion before Yanapuma had a chance to settle into the game. From that point, Cristal could play on the counter, committing numbers forward while knowing Yanapuma had to push out and chase the game. Every subsequent goal flowed from that early control.

• Alessia Sanllehi (Sporting Cristal) — Two goals in the opening 11 minutes, both headers, set the tone. Her movement in the box was too sharp for Yanapuma's marking, especially from set-pieces. Player of the match.
• Geovana Soares (Sporting Cristal) — Provided the assist for Sanllehi's second and was a constant outlet on the right flank.
• Jhoselyn Gamarra (Sporting Cristal) — Came off the bench, created Alves' goal with a clever through-ball, then scored the sixth herself with a composed lob.
• Fernanda Lizárraga (Sporting Cristal) — Kept a clean sheet with a handful of solid saves when Yanapuma did threaten.

The page-level stat widget shows Cristal had 60% possession, 17 shots (12 on target) and 6 corners against Yanapuma's 40%, 7 shots and 4 on target. The xG breakdown is not available from provider data, but the volume of headed chances from dead-ball situations is the telling detail: three of the six goals came from headers off corners or free-kicks, plus Miño's Olympic goal. Set-pieces accounted for at least four of the six goals, highlighting a specific vulnerability in Yanapuma's zonal organisation. The 12 shots on target from 17 attempts (71% accuracy) speaks to the quality of the chances Cristal created rather than speculative long-range efforts.

Sporting Cristal sit on six points from their opening two Clausura fixtures, maintaining a perfect start under manager Vivian Ayres. The Clausura tournament is the second stage of the Liga Femenina season, determining which teams qualify for the championship play-offs. Yanapuma remain on three points after a win and a loss in their opening two fixtures, but the 6-0 defeat is a heavy blow to their goal difference.

Cristal next face Defensores W away on 6 August 2026. Yanapuma host FBC Melgar W on the same date.

Sporting Cristal were ruthless from set-pieces and clinical in front of goal — this was a performance built on preparation and execution rather than individual brilliance alone. Yanapuma showed enough in open play to suggest they can trouble mid-table sides, but their defensive organisation from dead-ball situations needs urgent attention before the visit of Melgar.