Match Report
Alianza Lima, 2nd with 37 points, sat 22 points above Ayacucho (17th, 15). Ayacucho had been under-performing their position — 33rd on five-round form against 17th in the table. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Ayacucho ran at 0.78 scored and 1.5 conceded, Alianza Lima at 1.28 and 0.61.
The match was played at Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná in Ayacucho (capacity 15,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Alianza Lima: Pablo Ceppelini (76')