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Universitario Dominates Atletico Grau at Monumental Stadium in Decisive Victory
Lima, Peru – In a match held at Estadio Monumental, overseen by referee Jordi Espinoza, Universitario secured a convincing victory against Atletico Grau in Matchday 3 of the Clausura tournament in the Peruvian First Division. From the opening whistle, the home team displayed their dominance, opening the scoring early in the 5th minute with a goal by A. Valera, assisted by M. Perez. The “crema” offense continued to pressure, and A. Santamaría extended the lead in the 16th minute thanks to a precise assist from A. Corzo.
Despite having a higher ball possession rate (58%), Atletico Grau failed to capitalize on their opportunities. The first half ended with a yellow card for P. de la Cruz from the visiting team. In the second half, Universitario continued their dominance, and M. Perez scored the third goal in the 56th minute, assisted by J. Carabali. The match became more tense, with yellow cards for J. Carabali of Universitario and D. Franco of Atletico Grau.
Atletico Grau pulled one back in the 65th minute with a goal by N. Bandiera, but the hope was short-lived. The expulsion of T. Sandoval in the 78th minute due to a red card left the visiting team with a numerical disadvantage, further complicating their aspirations. Universitario, with 42% possession, managed to control the advantage and take all three points. The match ended with a yellow card for A. Santamaría of Universitario. Although Atletico Grau tried to mount a comeback with 13 shots, only 4 were on target, while Universitario, with 11 shots, demonstrated greater effectiveness with 5 shots directed at the opponent’s goal.
Substitutions universitario: at minute 68 J. Velez came in and H. Calcaterra went out., at minute 68 J. Carabali came in and C. Inga went out., at minute 83 R. Urena came in and J. Rivera went out., at minute 84 M. Perez came in and J. Castillo went out., at minute 90 A. Valera came in and P. Reyna went out.
Substitutions atletico grau: at minute 69 C. Olivares came in and T. Sandoval went out., at minute 69 F. Cavagna came in and A. Flores went out., at minute 76 P. de la Cruz came in and J. Garro went out., at minute 76 B. Garcia came in and F. Rojas went out., at minute 82 N. Bandiera came in and Herrera Joel went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Universitario
Atletico Grau
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