PIURA (Interstat) — Grau and AD Tarma played to a 1-1 draw Friday in a football match that featured a second-half opener, a late sending-off and a heavy flow of disciplinary cards. AD Tarma took the lead through Horacio Benincasa in the 61st minute, and Grau answered to split the points. The result left both teams without a win in the competition.

Benincasa’s goal was the central moment of the match. The AD Tarma player finished the scoring chance in the 61st minute and played the full 90 minutes. A. Rodriguez of AD Tarma was involved in the attacking play, recording an assist while playing 89 minutes before he was replaced. Rodriguez also was booked in the 73rd minute. Grau’s response came from a squad that included Patricio Alvarez in goal for the entire match, and Alvarez was credited with a goal. The equalizer ensured the home side took a point.

The match grew increasingly physical. Grau’s Vasquez C. was booked in the sixth minute and again in the 27th. AD Tarma’s Ramos A. was booked in the 23rd. Grau’s Alfaro Martinez G. E. was booked in first-half stoppage time, and Tapia I. was booked in the 58th. AD Tarma’s Valencia J. was booked in the 69th, Rodriguez A. in the 73rd, Peralta S. in the 77th and Rojas J. in the 89th. Grau’s Rodriguez D. was booked in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time. AD Tarma’s Bauman J. was sent off in the 88th minute.

Substitutions shaped the closing stretch. Grau brought on Vasquez A. in the 46th minute, then added Fernandez A. and Barreto D. in the 69th. Grau later brought on Oncoy F. and Alfaro Martinez G. E. in the 82nd. AD Tarma brought on Peralta S. in the 76th and added Ojeda A. and Rodriguez A. in the 89th. AD Tarma had to manage the final minutes with 10 players after Bauman’s red card, while Grau pushed for a winner without finding one. The draw left AD Tarma at 0 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws in the competition. Grau holds the same competition record at 0 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws. Both teams also stand at 0 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws across all competitions.

AD Tarma entered the match after a loss at Los Chankas and a home draw with FC Cajamarca. Grau came in after a loss at Alianza Lima and a home draw with Los Chankas. The teams traded spells of possession but could not separate themselves after the second-half goal and Grau’s response. AD Tarma’s Benincasa and Rodriguez were central to its attacking moments, while Alvarez’s full match in goal and credited goal highlighted Grau’s effort. The late red card forced AD Tarma into a defensive finish. Neither side could produce a second goal.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Grau 1, AD Tarma 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Grau with a 50.6 percent probability to win. Grau had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.75. The total score was 2, and the over/under line was 2.5.