Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Melgar (2nd, 38 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Deportivo Municipal (14th, 21 pts). On recent form Deportivo Municipal sat only 20th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Deportivo Municipal ran at 1.06 scored and 1.17 conceded, Melgar at 1.72 and 0.72.
Estadio Municipal Iván Elías Moreno in Lima staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.




