TACNA, Peru (Interstat) — Tacna Heroica defeated Alianza Huanuco 1-0 on Sunday at Estadio Joel Gutiérrez de Tacna in Tacna, getting the only goal from Mathias Lopez in the 12th minute of second-half stoppage time. The home side broke through at 90+12 when Lopez scored. Lopez played 90 minutes and finished with one goal. Tacna Heroica was the home team, and Alianza Huanuco was the visiting team. The match remained scoreless through regulation and deep into stoppage time before the late breakthrough. Alianza Huanuco scored 0 goals total, while Tacna Heroica scored 1 goal total. The result came in a match decided by the single goal.

Tacna Heroica’s Leon P. received a yellow card in the 15th minute. Alianza Huanuco received a yellow card in the 20th minute, and Cuneo O. of Alianza Huanuco was booked in the 80th minute. The 20th-minute booking for Alianza Huanuco was not attributed to a named player in the available match information. Alianza Huanuco made its first substitution in the 33rd minute with Mosquera C. The visiting side made another change in the 59th minute with Valverde M., then substituted Vasquez Ortega E. O. in the 74th minute and Angulo T. in the 76th minute. Tacna Heroica brought on Rodriguez K. in the 64th minute and Loayza G. in the 73rd minute. The home team then made two changes in the 86th minute, substituting Lopez J. and Benavente R. The match included eight substitutions in total, with Alianza Huanuco making four and Tacna Heroica making four.

The result left Alianza Huanuco with a season record of 0 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in the competition. Alianza Huanuco’s record across all competitions is also 0 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Tacna Heroica’s season record in the competition is now 1 win, 2 losses and 1 draw. Tacna Heroica’s record across all competitions is also 1 win, 2 losses and 1 draw. Both teams’ competition records matched their all-competitions records after the match. Alianza Huanuco had drawn 1-1 at home with Carlos Mannucci and lost 3-1 at Carlos Mannucci earlier this season. Tacna Heroica had lost 2-1 at home to U. San Martin, lost 2-0 at U. San Martin and drawn 0-0 at home with Carlos Mannucci.

The teams went to halftime scoreless after Leon P.’s 15th-minute yellow card and Alianza Huanuco’s 20th-minute booking. Alianza Huanuco made a 33rd-minute substitution with Mosquera C. before the break. After halftime, Alianza Huanuco made a 59th-minute change with Valverde M. Tacna Heroica substituted Rodriguez K. in the 64th minute and Loayza G. in the 73rd minute. Alianza Huanuco then brought on Vasquez Ortega E. O. in the 74th minute and Angulo T. in the 76th minute. Tacna Heroica made two 86th-minute substitutions, bringing on Lopez J. and Benavente R. The deadlock was broken in second-half stoppage time when Lopez scored. Alianza Huanuco could not find an equalizer after Lopez’s late goal. Tacna Heroica protected the one-goal lead through the remaining stoppage time. The home side’s win came after a match that featured three yellow cards and eight substitutions. The goal was the final significant action of the game. Alianza Huanuco finished with no goals, and Tacna Heroica finished with one. That was enough for the home side.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Tacna Heroica 2, Alianza Huanuco 1 before the match. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Tacna Heroica with a 72.8 percent probability to win. Tacna Heroica had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 2.5.