The Ayacucho Post
Match8 May 2027
No end in sight to Ayacucho's wait for a win
16 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Ayacucho has to find a result from somewhere.
Player ratings10 May 2027
Moisés Velásquez was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 44. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Squad10 May 2027
Juan Ibáñez keeps Ayacucho in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match8 May 2027
No clean sheets in sight for Ayacucho
6 games now with at least two against. The back line has been rearranged, the goalkeeper has been backed publicly, and the goals keep going in anyway.
Squad10 May 2027
Tempers go at Ayacucho
Omar Reyes was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 May 2027
Words at Ayacucho training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jean Pierre Archimbaud is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match8 May 2027
Juan Aurich take the points off Ayacucho
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market10 May 2027
Ayacucho promote Andre Hurtado from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andre Hurtado has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 May 2027
Ayacucho promote Andre Pena from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andre Pena has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- The dugout Ronaldo Alguedas gets it from the manager
- The dugout Christian Polo faces the questions
- The dugout A promise honoured at Ayacucho