English
Cienciano secures dramatic late victory over Alianza Lima
In a thrilling and tense match at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in Lima, Cienciano defeated Alianza Lima with a last-minute penalty goal (90′). The game, part of matchday 11 of the 2025 Peruvian Primera División Apertura, was characterized by a high number of cards and a dramatic finish.
Alianza Lima held 47% possession, registering 14 shots (3 on target) and 5 corners. However, their performance was hampered by poor discipline, accumulating 5 yellow cards and 2 red cards; both Paolo Guerrero (one yellow and one red) and Carlos Zambrano (two yellows) were sent off. Cienciano, with 53% possession, managed 13 shots (5 on target) and 5 corners. They received only two yellow cards.
The match saw early yellow cards for Zambrano (26′) of Alianza Lima and Garcés (35′) of Cienciano. The tension escalated in the second half, with further yellow cards for Benites Vargas (52′) of Cienciano, Guerrero (61′) and Castillo (72′) of Alianza Lima. The decisive goal arrived in the 90th minute, from a penalty scored by Cueva for Cienciano, following a flurry of yellow and red cards for Alianza Lima in the dying seconds of the game, including a second yellow for Zambrano and one for R. Garcés, alongside Guerrero’s red card. S.D. Arias Fierro of Cienciano also received a yellow card at the end of the match. In short, an unpredictable match with a chaotic finish, marked by the expulsion of two Alianza Lima players.
Substitutions cienciano: at minute 41 J. Ortiz came in and A. Gomez went out., at minute 70 C. Cueva came in and L. E. Benites Vargas went out., at minute 79 O. Noronha came in and C. Garces went out., at minute 79 D. La Torre came in and G. Gentile went out., at minute 80 R. Palomino came in and J. Romagnoli went out.
Substitutions alianza lima: at minute 59 F. Gaibor came in and P. Ceppelini went out., at minute 83 P. Cari came in and P. Lavandeira Hernandez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Alianza Lima
Cienciano
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