Match Report
14 points and 1 places separated them: Sport Boys 4th with 14, Melgar 5th with 28. Recent form told a different story for Melgar: only 24th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. In league terms the two rates read 1.57/0.57 for Sport Boys and 1.71/1.18 for Melgar (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
Melgar had gone 5 games without a win, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
7 meetings are on record — 1 won by Sport Boys, 6 by Melgar, 0 drawn, at 2.14 goals per meeting.
Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao, capacity 13,000, hosted the game. Melgar led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sport Boys: Luciano Nequecaur (59') · Melgar: Jhonny Vidales (6'), Jhonny Vidales (21'), Matias Zegarra (44')
Key stats
Possession: Sport Boys 59% · Melgar 41% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 6-2