Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Comerciantes (1st, 28 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Universidad San Martín (4th, 10 pts). Comerciantes had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.38/1.38 for Universidad San Martín and 1.79/0.86 for Comerciantes (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Universidad San Martín, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Universidad San Martín 1, draws 1, Comerciantes 2, at 1.75 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Estadio Municipal Iván Elías Moreno, with room for 12,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Comerciantes: Jhojan Dominguez (62'), Yeison Mena (57'), Paolo Hurtado (75')
Key stats
Possession: Universidad San Martín 40% · Comerciantes 60% · Total shots: 5-17 · On target: 1-6 · Corners: 8-6