Cienciano Edges Out Atlético Grau in a Close Match in Cusco
Cienciano secured a narrow victory over Atlético Grau at the Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega in Cusco, in a match valid for the seventh round of the Peruvian First Division Clausura.
The match started with Atlético Grau dominating possession in the early minutes, but it was Cienciano who managed to open the scoring in the 66th minute with a penalty goal by Carlos Garcés.
Atlético Grau didn’t give up and sought an equalizer, but Cienciano defended well and held on to the result.
The match statistics show a dominance in ball possession for Atlético Grau, with 53% compared to Cienciano’s 47%. However, Cienciano was more effective in attack, with 15 shots, 5 of them on target, against Atlético Grau’s 10 shots and only 2 on target.
In the second half, both teams made several substitutions in search of changing the course of the match.
The victory gives Cienciano three important points in their fight for qualification to the playoffs, while Atlético Grau continues to struggle to find a win in the Clausura.
Substitutions atletico grau: at minute 36 T. Sandoval came in and M. Da Luz went out., at minute 59 J. Reyes came in and N. Bandiera went out., at minute 73 P. Vivanco came in and F. Oncoy went out., at minute 74 A. Vasquez came in and J. A. Rosell Delgado went out.
Substitutions cienciano: at minute 60 R. Palomino came in and J. Guivin Tanta went out., at minute 60 A. Rodriguez came in and J. Romagnoli went out., at minute 76 D. La Torre came in and G. Ritacco went out., at minute 76 A. Ramirez came in and A. Ramua went out., at minute 90 L. Rugel came in and C. Garces went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cienciano
Titulares:
Atletico Grau
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