Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Melgar 3rd with 38 points, Unión Comercio 18th with 9, 29 apart. The last five rounds placed Unión Comercio no better than 29th for form, against 18th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Unión Comercio ran at 1 scored and 2 conceded, Melgar at 2.12 and 1.12.
A win had eluded Unión Comercio for 14 matches. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Unión Comercio against 12/15 for Melgar.
Estadio Municipal Carlos Vidaurre García in Tarapoto, capacity 18,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.