Match Report
The table read 7th (Alianza Atlético, 16 pts) against 13th (UTC Cajamarca, 18 pts), 2 points apart. Recent form told a different story for UTC Cajamarca: only 35th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 13th. Per game in the league, Alianza Atlético were scoring 2 and conceding 1.78, UTC Cajamarca 1.24 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
UTC Cajamarca had been beaten in three straight games. Alianza Atlético had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; UTC Cajamarca, 1.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 2 for Alianza Atlético, 1 for UTC Cajamarca and 4 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 14% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estadio Campeones del '36, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. J. Rivera officiated: 20 games logged, averaging 2.3 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Alianza Atlético led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Alianza Atlético: Hernan Lupu (2'), Cristian Penilla (7'), Ariel Muñoz (90') · UTC Cajamarca: M. Ganoza (29'), Luis Arce (59')
Key stats
Possession: Alianza Atlético 57% · UTC Cajamarca 43% · Total shots: 24-8 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 5-2