Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Alianza Atlético 7th with 30 points, Unión Comercio 18th with 9, 21 apart. On recent form Alianza Atlético sat only 35th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Unión Comercio ran at 1 scored and 2 conceded, Alianza Atlético at 1 and 0.88.
6 games without a win framed Unión Comercio's arrival. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Unión Comercio, 8/15 for Alianza Atlético.
A. Villanueva Ponce took charge of the match — our records show 19 games refereed with an average of 4.7 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Estadio Municipal Carlos Vidaurre García in Tarapoto (capacity 18,000). Alianza Atlético led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.