Deportivo Llacuabamba beat Universidad San Martín 3-0 in the Regular Season stage of the Segunda División on Saturday. The hosts opened the scoring through J. Aguero before half-time and added a second shortly after the break. That was enough to secure all three points at home.
The first goal came in the 42nd minute when Aguero finished a move, and here's the thing — he'd already been booked earlier in the half. San Martín's J. Reyes picked up a yellow at the 20th minute, while Llacuabamba's J. Leudo and an unnamed player went into the referee's book before Aguero struck. By then the hosts had already been on top, controlling the tempo.
Aguero doubled his tally in the 54th minute, and Llacuabamba went on to add a third in the 88th minute, though the scorer wasn't recorded. The visitors had a substitution in the 46th minute when I. Zegarra came on, but they never really got into the game. Llacuabamba made seven changes across the second half, bringing on K. Sanchez, J. Tunqui, Aguero himself, D. Sanchez, G. Iraola and P. Oba.
The statistics tell the story without much debate. Llacuabamba held 55% possession and launched 160 attacks against 91 from the visitors. They registered five shots on target to San Martín's one, and ten corners to a single effort. The hosts were accurate too, hitting 63% of their attempts on target while the visitors managed just 25%. Three shots went off target for Llacuabamba compared to one for the away side.
San Martín were more active in set-piece situations, winning 18 free kicks against 13, and had 12 throw-ins to nine. But those numbers didn't translate into chances. The visitors had two blocked shots while the hosts had none, suggesting San Martín were trying to disrupt play rather than create anything meaningful.
The result keeps Llacuabamba third with 27 points from 15 games — eight wins, three draws and four defeats. San Martín sit fifth on 23 points, seven victories, two draws and six losses. The hosts have extended their recent good form after a mixed run, while the visitors' inconsistency continues to cost them ground.
