The Juan Aurich Courier
Match12 Aug 2026
Hoover Crespo sends Juan Aurich through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Hoover Crespo obliged against Cienciano. 3‑2 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Juan Aurich.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Marlon Ugarte
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Both of them Hoover Crespo's — 8.30
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.30, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Juan Aurich
Christian Ortiz 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Juan Aurich training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Edinson Chávez 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.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Juan Aurich supporters have found a favourite in Joaquín Carranza
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Joaquín Carranza has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match12 Aug 2026
Juan Aurich settle it inside twenty minutes
2 goals before the ground had finished arriving. Cienciano spent the rest of the afternoon playing a match that had already been decided, and everybody in the stadium knew it.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Ninety minutes of Luis Chávez at his very best
Marked 8.14. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Juan Aurich.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Joaquín Carranza ran the game
Chances created: 10. Not on the scoresheet and not remotely anonymous — a passing performance that pulled a defence apart without leaving a mark on the column that gets read.
In brief
- Squad Joaquín Carranza has become a man the manager trusts
- Player ratings Daniel Tarazona runs at them all day
- The terraces They were still singing at the end