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Incident-Packed Draw in Huanuco Leaves Both Teams Frustrated
Huanuco, Peru – In a vibrant and controversial match played at the Estadio Heraclio Tapia, Alianza Universidad and Alianza Lima drew in a game corresponding to Matchday 13 of the Clausura tournament in the Peruvian First Division. The duel, which took place on October 5, 2025, was marked by intensity and controversial refereeing decisions.
Alianza Universidad took an early lead in the 2nd minute thanks to a goal by J. Escobar, assisted by Y. Mena. However, Alianza Lima responded with persistence and found the equalizer in the 36th minute through E. Castillo, following an assist from S. Pena. The first half was not without controversy, as a goal by H. Barcos for Alianza Lima was disallowed by VAR due to an offside in the 12th minute, and another goal by E. Castillo in the 45th minute met the same fate.
The second half began with Alianza Universidad taking the lead again in the 48th minute with a goal by Y. Mena, assisted by M. Lliuya. The match became even tenser when H. Barcos of Alianza Lima received a red card in the 56th minute, leaving his team with ten men.
Despite being a man down, Alianza Lima fought to maintain possession of the ball, although Alianza Universidad defended well, making goal-scoring opportunities difficult. The match was riddled with yellow cards, with six for Alianza Universidad and one for Alianza Lima, in addition to Barcos’s red card.
The statistics reflect Alianza Lima’s dominance in ball possession (61%) compared to Alianza Universidad’s 39%. However, in terms of shots, Alianza Lima surpassed their rival with 15 attempts, although only 3 were on target, while Alianza Universidad made 9 shots, 2 of them on target. The referee of the match, Jordi Espinoza, had a busy afternoon, showing a total of 9 yellow cards and one red. The final draw leaves a bittersweet taste for both teams in their quest for the title.
Substitutions alianza universidad: at minute 46 R. Campodonico came in and G. Iraola went out., at minute 83 J. Escobar came in and J. J. Canela Torres went out., at minute 90 P. Fuentes came in and A. Ampuero went out., at minute 90 M. Lliuya came in and N. Ramirez went out.
Substitutions alianza lima: at minute 63 P. Aquino came in and F. Gaibor went out., at minute 65 K. Quevedo came in and Paolo Guerrero went out., at minute 80 S. Pena came in and G. Gentile went out., at minute 80 A. Cantero came in and P. Ceppelini went out., at minute 86 G. Enrique came in and J. Estrada went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Alianza Universidad
Alianza Lima
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