Alianza Petrolero and Deportivo Pereira played out a 0-0 draw in the Clausura phase of Primera A at Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau on Friday night. Both sides entered the fixture struggling for form, with the hosts sitting 17th and the visitors 20th in the standings. The result leaves Alianza on 17 points from 19 games while Pereira remain on 10 points.
The match lacked penetration despite reasonable shot volumes, with Alianza registering 16 attempts against Pereira's eight. Expected goals figures of 1.52 for the hosts and 1.3 for the visitors suggested chances were created but rarely converted. Big chances created stood at zero for both teams, a statistic that tells the story of this encounter.
The most significant moment came in the 62nd minute when Y. Londono's goal was cancelled by VAR. The intervention prevented what would have been the opening goal, and the match resumed with both sides cautious about committing forward. By then, several substitutions had already altered the tempo.
Discipline proved a factor throughout, with nine yellow cards shown in total. Alianza accumulated four bookings through J. Lasso, W. Pacheco, W. Fernandez, and I. Alba, while Pereira saw only P. Franco cautioned in the closing stages. The hosts made eight changes compared to Pereira's five substitutions.
Statistically, Alianza dominated possession at 54 per cent and completed 402 passes against their opponents' 352. However, shots accuracy favoured the visitors at 50 per cent compared to the hosts' 25 per cent, though both sides saw five shots find the target. The match ended with neither team able to break the deadlock, a result that extends Pereira's winless run and leaves Alianza still searching for consistency.