Ayacucho 0, Los Chankas 1

AYACUCHO, Peru (Interstat) — Pablo Bueno’s first-half goal was the difference as Los Chankas opened their Peruvian Primera División season with a 1-0 victory over Ayacucho on Saturday at Estadio Los Chankas. The match, a tightly contested affair that saw more yellow cards than clear scoring chances, was decided by Bueno’s clinical finish just before halftime. The result defied the pregame projections from Interstat, whose game simulator had predicted a higher-scoring 2-1 win for the hosts. Los Chankas entered the match as heavy favorites, with Interstat’s ELO system giving them a 79.80 percent probability to win, and they lived up… Read more...