HUANCAYO (Interstat) — Sport Huancayo II hosted Comerciantes and finished 2-2 on Sunday after a late exchange of goals that capped a tense match. Sport Huancayo II took the lead in the third minute when Jhonier Hurtado Castro scored. Comerciantes answered later through Victor Perlaza, and Junior Zambrano put the visitors in front in the 90+4th minute. Sport Huancayo II equalized in the 90+7th minute to split the points. The teams combined for four goals, eight yellow cards and one red card.

Hurtado Castro was among the key performers for Sport Huancayo II, scoring once after playing 90 minutes. Perlaza also played 90 minutes for Comerciantes and scored once. Zambrano scored once in one minute of action for Comerciantes. The goals accounted for a 2-2 final in which Comerciantes scored twice and Sport Huancayo II scored twice. Sport Huancayo II held an early advantage after Hurtado Castro’s third-minute goal. Comerciantes remained within reach and later equalized through Perlaza. The game stayed level until Zambrano’s late strike, and Sport Huancayo II then pushed for a final answer and found it in the 90+7th minute.

The match grew increasingly physical. Comerciantes’ Bazan J. received a yellow card in the 37th minute. Sport Huancayo II’s Meza J. was booked in the 41st, and teammate Andia R. was cautioned in the 59th. Sport Huancayo II’s Acosta A. was sent off in the 81st minute. Additional yellow cards went to Sport Huancayo II in the 81st and 83rd minutes, to Comerciantes in the 89th, and to Sport Huancayo II in the 90th and 90+1st minutes. The disciplinary sequence left Sport Huancayo II to manage the closing stages with 10 players before it found the late equalizer. The late goal capped a match that had been shaped by the early strike, the second-half cards and the red card. The first half included Hurtado Castro’s early goal and yellow cards to Bazan and Meza. The second half brought cautions to Andia and several other players, along with Acosta’s red card.

Sport Huancayo II had entered the match after a 2-1 win at Llacuabamba and a 0-0 draw at home against Llacuabamba in its previous competition matches. Comerciantes had previously won 1-0 at ADA Jaen and lost 2-0 at home to ADA Jaen. Those results gave both sides recent form to build on, and the draw added another point to each side’s competition account. The home side had been seeking to build on its unbeaten start, while Comerciantes were looking to steady their season after an uneven run. The match was a competition fixture, and the draw added to the records of both clubs.

Comerciantes is now 1-1-1 in the competition and across all competitions, with one win, one loss and one draw. Sport Huancayo II is 1-0-2 in the competition and across all competitions, with one win and two draws. The home side remained unbeaten in the competition, while Comerciantes settled for a draw after taking a late lead. The result left both teams with one win in the competition and added another draw to Sport Huancayo II’s record. Comerciantes’s record across all competitions matches its competition record. Sport Huancayo II’s record across all competitions also matches its competition record. The draw kept Sport Huancayo II unbeaten in the competition and gave Comerciantes a point from the match.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Sport Huancayo II 1, Comerciantes 0. Interstat’s ELO system had given Sport Huancayo II a 55.7 percent probability to win. Sport Huancayo II was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 4 finished above the over/under line of 2.5.