LIMA (Interstat) — U. San Martin defeated Alianza Huanuco 2-1 on Tuesday at Estadio Municipal Iván Elías Moreno in Lima. Carlos Lopez scored twice for U. San Martin, opening the scoring in the 7th minute, and Farihd Ortega scored for Alianza Huanuco in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. Lopez was U. San Martin’s top star. U. San Martin improved to 1 wins, 0 losses in this competition and across all competitions. Alianza Huanuco fell to 0 wins, 1 losses in both. Eight yellow cards were issued, including bookings for Alianza Huanuco’s Palomino, Valverde and Peral and U. San Martin’s Otavio Gut, Chumpitaz and Affonso. Alianza Huanuco made four substitutions, involving Gonzales, Palomino, Dominguez and Sernaque, while U. San Martin made three, involving Oliva, Chumpitaz and Sanchez. U. San Martin held its lead after Lopez’s goals, though Ortega’s late strike cut the deficit. The home side closed out the win.