Yendrick ruiz led with a double the last triumph of Herediano upon Guanacasteca and thus added 10 goals in the tournament Opening to be the leader of the scorers table. His team is also first in the standings and maintains a four-point lead over Alajuelense.
The 34-year-old forward has spent much of his career in Herediano, although it was formed in one of the great rivals, Alajuelense, until you become a professional. He has also enjoyed two short stages abroad, one in exotic Indian football and a more recent one in the East Oil Bolivian. However, where he has performed best has always been at his current club.
In this campaign he already has the same goals that he scored in all of last season with half of the games played and to maintain this scoring average, he could exceed the 19 he did in 2014/2015. If the injuries respect him and he maintains the offensive level he has shown in the area in recent weeks, the fans of Herediano they are in luck.
Already in october of last year Ruiz He became the historical goalscorer of the entity by beating Claudio Rockrose: “Claudio Jara scored 98 goals in 375 games, averaged one goal every 3.8 games played, while Yendrick Ruiz gets his 98 goals in 247 games, that is, 128 games less than Jara. His average is 1 goal every 2, 5 games played, “Cristian Sandoval commented that day.
Now there are only two dates left in the regular phase before facing the semifinals. Everything indicates that the red-and-yellow club will maintain the leadership without problems to fight for the title with a certain advantage. However, at the moment the fourth in the table is Saprissa and the battle is presumed very tough if this pairing is confirmed. Ruiz will look for his third Opening with Herediano after those obtained in 2018 and 2019.
