Match Report
The table read 12th (Ayacucho, 23 pts) against 9th (Juan Aurich, 31 pts), 8 points apart. Recent form flatters Ayacucho's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. Per game in the league, Ayacucho were scoring 1.42 and conceding 1.92, Juan Aurich 0.88 and 1.04, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Ayacucho. Juan Aurich had not lost in 7 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná in Ayacucho, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. With 21 matches recorded and 2.0 yellow cards per game, L. Seminario was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ayacucho led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.