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FBC Melgar Asserts Dominance Over a Depleted Sport Boys in Arequipa
Arequipa witnessed a match played at the Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín, where FBC Melgar asserted its authority over Sport Boys. The match, corresponding to the 15th matchday of the Apertura in the Peruvian Primera División, ended with a score that reflects the home team’s dominance, especially in the second half.
Sport Boys opened the scoring near the end of the first half, in the 44th minute, with a goal by L. Nequecaur after an assist from A. Hohberg. However, Melgar returned from halftime with a renewed attitude. M. Barreda, who had entered at the beginning of the second half, equalized the score in the 62nd minute, assisted by T. Martinez. The situation for Sport Boys became even more complicated in the 70th minute when C. H. Da received his second yellow card and, consequently, the red card, leaving his team with ten men. Minutes later, L. Gonzalez sealed the match in the 74th minute.
Melgar dominated ball possession with 61% compared to Sport Boys’ 39%. This superiority translated into a higher number of shots, with 18 attempts, of which 8 were on target, compared to Sport Boys’ 2 shots on target. The referee, Julio Cesar Quiroz, cautioned 4 Melgar players and 3 Sport Boys players, in addition to the aforementioned expulsion. The match was characterized by a contested game, with 15 fouls committed by Melgar and 16 by Sport Boys.
Final Score: FBC Melgar 2, Sport Boys 1.
Substitutions fbc melgar: at minute 46 M. Barreda came in and P. Liza went out., at minute 46 T. Martinez came in and P. Vivanco went out., at minute 77 E. Saba came in and M. Lazo went out., at minute 77 N. Cabanillas came in and G. Rodriguez went out., at minute 87 A. Arias came in and W. Tandazo went out.
Substitutions sport boys: at minute 79 B. Villalta came in and O. Mora went out., at minute 80 D. Otoya came in and L. Nequecaur went out., at minute 86 C. Carbajal came in and A. Altuna went out., at minute 86 J. Gonzales came in and C. Lopez went out., at minute 86 G. Rodriguez came in and A. Hohberg went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FBC Melgar
Sport Boys
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