Match Report
28 points for Melgar (5th), 18 for Sport Boys (8th): a 10-point gap. Melgar had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/1.18 for Melgar and 1.4/0.7 for Sport Boys (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 7 for Melgar, 1 for Sport Boys and 0 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting.
The venue was Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín, with room for 60,000 spectators. With 100 matches recorded and 3.2 yellow cards per game, K. Ortega was the man in the middle. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Melgar: Jhonny Vidales (41') · Sport Boys: Hernán Da Campo (45')
Key stats
Possession: Melgar 65% · Sport Boys 35% · Total shots: 25-5 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 12-3