Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Deportivo Llacuabamba 4th with 46 points, Ayacucho 12th with 23, 23 apart. On the form table Ayacucho stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Deportivo Llacuabamba 1.69 scored and 1.19 conceded per game, Ayacucho 1.42 and 1.92, with the league averaging 1.37.
Ayacucho were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The venue was Estadio Municipal Otto Ureña Fallas, with room for 32,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Llacuabamba: Mario Palomino (28'), Luis Garcia (80') · Ayacucho: Gustavo Loayza (7'), Royer Fabián Salcedo Córdova (71')