Alliance Atletico and UTK played out a 1-1 draw in the League Cup quarter-finals before Alliance Atletico won 5-3 on penalties. The match went to extra time after both sides traded first-half goals. A. Munoz opened the scoring for the hosts in the fifteenth minute, then F. Flores equalised for UTK four minutes later. The game remained cagey throughout with few clear-cut chances.
By then the pattern was set — Alliance Atletico dominated possession and terrain while UTK sat deep. The hosts registered 73 attacks to UTK's 53, and won the corner battle 10 to 1. Both teams shared possession equally at 50 per cent, but Alliance Atletico's territorial dominance was evident in their goal kicks — five compared to UTK's ten. To be fair, UTK's defensive shape was disciplined.
There were four yellow cards for Alliance Atletico against one for UTK, with J. Delgado, R. Suarez, S. Galvez, J. Lujan and G. Diaz all booked. The most notable booking came from G. Diaz, who would later miss a crucial penalty. Substitutions were made in quick succession around the hour mark, suggesting both managers were searching for something in the dying stages.
Extra time produced nothing of note until the penalty shootout. Alliance Atletico took their first three spot-kicks through J. Lujan, J. Mendieta and A. Munoz. UTK responded with three of their own from M. Lliuya, A. Arroyo and D. Dioses. Then things came to a head — G. Diaz missed for the hosts while UTK's M. Ganoza scored.
Alliance Atletico's J. del Castillo and H. Lupu converted to take the lead, but UTK's S. Galvez missed to leave the shootout open. Then W. Guzman and J. Nunez both failed for their respective sides. The decisive moment came when H. Lupu scored, meaning UTK needed to convert every remaining penalty. S. Galvez missed, J. Nunez missed, and Alliance Atletico were through.