Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Alianza Lima 1st with 40 points, Sport Boys 6th with 14, 26 apart. Alianza Lima ranked just 22nd in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Per game in the league, Sport Boys were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.75, Alianza Lima 1.76 and 0.47, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Alianza Lima were unbeaten in 11, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Sport Boys have 1 win to Alianza Lima's 9, with 0 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 70% of the meetings.
The referee was R. Pérez Gutierrez, with 53 matches in our database and 2.5 yellows per game on average. The venue was Estadio Nacional de Lima, with room for 45,574 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sport Boys led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Sport Boys: Jostin Alarcón (28') · Alianza Lima: Federico Girotti (65')
Key stats
Possession: Sport Boys 37% · Alianza Lima 63% · Total shots: 7-9 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 0-4