Minas 0, Pirata 1

CHONGOYAPE, Peru (Interstat) — Pirata used a 59th-minute goal from Alfredo Chirinos to defeat Minas 1-0 on Monday in a competition match. Chirinos, who played 81 minutes and scored once, supplied the game’s only breakthrough when he finished during a second-half spell that finally separated the home side from a disciplined but increasingly stretched Minas team. Pirata protected the narrow lead through the closing stages, while Minas could not find an equalizer despite pushing more players forward after the interval. The result gave Pirata a clean start in the competition and left Minas still searching for its first win. The… Read more...