Match Report
24 points for Ayacucho (3rd), 18 for Academia Cantolao (2nd): a 6-point gap. The last five rounds placed Ayacucho no better than 29th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Ayacucho ran at 1.13 scored and 0.88 conceded, Academia Cantolao at 1.6 and 1.2.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ayacucho 1, draws 1, Academia Cantolao 2, at 4.25 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 100%.
Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. On the scoreboard, Ayacucho led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Ayacucho: Dick Marvin Rios Bernales (9'), Fernando Mathías López Beltrame (69') · Academia Cantolao: José María Ataupillco Portal (19'), Franco Nicolás Pérez (52' og), Jean Pierre Vilchez (57')
Key stats
Total shots: 13-6 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 8-2