Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Ayacucho 3rd on 24, Universidad San Martín 3rd on 9. Recent form told a different story for Ayacucho: only 29th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Universidad San Martín 0.67 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Ayacucho 1.13 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.38.
Universidad San Martín's winless run stood at 7. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Universidad San Martín, 9/15 for Ayacucho.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Universidad San Martín, 1 by Ayacucho, 1 drawn, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Only 0% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
J. Quiróz took charge of the match — our records show 24 games refereed with an average of 2.5 yellow cards per game. The venue was Estadio Municipal Iván Elías Moreno in Lima, with room for 12,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.