Cusco 2:0 UCV Moquegua: Match Result

Match report

**Paragraph 1: Match Overview** Cusco secured a comfortable 2-0 victory over UCVM Moquegua in the Clausura Round 8 of Peru's First Division. The match took place at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega on Friday evening, with the hosts demonstrating their superiority from the opening whistle. The result moves Cusco further clear in the table while Moquegua's struggles continue to mount. **Paragraph 2: Opening Goal** The breakthrough came early when Facundo Callejo found the net in the twelfth minute. It was a moment that shifted the momentum decisively in favour of the home side. To be fair, Moquegua's defensive shape hadn't fully settled after the first few minutes of play. The visitors' goalkeeper was forced into action almost immediately after the goal, making a crucial save to keep things interesting. **Paragraph 3: Second Goal and Control** Ricardo Lagos doubled the advantage in the eighty-third minute, putting the result beyond doubt. By then, Cusco had been in control for most of the contest, though Moquegua's keeper kept them in it with eleven saves throughout the match. The hosts worked the channels effectively, creating nineteen chances inside the penalty area compared to Moquegua's five. **Paragraph 4: Statistical Dominance** The numbers told a clear story of one-sided possession and territorial dominance. Cusco controlled 66 percent of the ball while registering 133 attacks against just 74 for the visitors. Their shot accuracy of 44 percent yielded twelve attempts on target, whereas Moquegua managed only two shots on goal from seven attempts off target. It's not often you see such a disparity in the key passing metrics either. **Paragraph 5: Tactical Changes** Both managers made several substitutions in an attempt to shift the game's dynamic. Moquegua brought on three players around the hour mark, while Cusco made their changes later, including bringing on Callejo for Colman in the eightieth minute. The yellow cards for Moquegua's Enciso Barreto and Perleche in the eighty-second minute suggested some frustration was building. **Paragraph 6: Table Implications** The victory extends Cusco's position in fourth place with 42 points from 25 matches. Moquegua remain in fifteenth with 25 points, nine behind safety after six wins and seven draws. The gap between these two sides in the table has now grown to seventeen points after this result. **Paragraph 7: Prediction Context** We had called for a home victory with sixty-three percent confidence before kickoff, and the result vindicated that assessment. Cusco's recent form had been inconsistent, but against a Moquegua side that had lost four of their last five games, the outcome felt inevitable. And here's the thing — sometimes the simplest predictions are the ones that come true.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 66 – 34

Shots on target 12 – 2

Shots off target 11 – 7

Big chances 1 – 0

⚽ 12' Facundo Callejo — Goal ⇄ 45' A. Lecaros — Substitution ⇄ 60' Nicolás Silva — Substitution ⇄ 60' Diego Soto — Substitution ⇄ 68' Edgar Lastre — Substitution ⇄ 68' Cristian Mejía — Substitution ⇄ 69' Lucas Colitto — Substitution ⇄ 78' Claudio Ramírez — Substitution ⇄ 80' Facundo Callejo — Substitution ⇄ 80' Ivan Colman — Substitution 🟨 82' Cristian Ramón Enciso Barreto — Yellow card 🟨 82' Aldair Perleche — Yellow card ⚽ 83' Ricardo Lagos — Goal ⇄ 90+1' Brayan Angulo — Substitution

Match events

12' 1:0 Cusco Goal Facundo Callejo
45' 1:0 UCV Moquegua Substitution A. Lecaros off: Allonso Alberto Dávila Cárdenas
60' 1:0 Cusco Substitution Nicolás Silva off: José Manzaneda
60' 1:0 Cusco Substitution Diego Soto off: Carlos Diez
68' 1:0 UCV Moquegua Substitution Edgar Lastre off: Jeferson Collazos
68' 1:0 UCV Moquegua Substitution Cristian Mejía off: Y. López
69' 1:0 Cusco Substitution Lucas Colitto off: Juan Manuel Tévez
78' 1:0 UCV Moquegua Substitution Claudio Ramírez off: Nicolas Chavez
80' 1:0 Cusco Substitution Facundo Callejo off: Joel Herrera
80' 1:0 Cusco Substitution Ivan Colman off: Miguel Silveira
82' 1:0 UCV Moquegua Yellow card Cristian Ramón Enciso Barreto
82' 1:0 UCV Moquegua Yellow card Aldair Perleche
83' 2:0 Cusco Goal Ricardo Lagos
90+1' 2:0 UCV Moquegua Substitution Brayan Angulo off: Edgar Miguel Santillán Vargas

Statistics

66 Possession, % 34

12 Shots on target 2

11 Shots off target 7

1 Big chances 0

133 Attacks 74

5 Corners 2

10 Fouls 6

6 Free kicks 10

0 Offsides 0

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 12

20 Throw-ins 15

All statistics

13 Aerial duels 13

90 Backward passes 44

4 Blocked shots 2

11 Clearances 36

36 Crosses 8

8 Dribbles 5

68 Failed passes 64

1 Goalkeeper saves 11

9 Interceptions 6

20 Key passes 6

62 Long passes 40

120 Passes into the final third 33

373 Passes in the opposition half 147

270 Passes in own half 172

0.44 Shot accuracy 0.18

9 Shots from outside the box 6

18 Shots inside the box 5

8 Aerial duels won 5

11 Successful crosses 0

4 Successful dribbles 1

39 Successful long passes 17

7 Successful tackles 3

539 Successful passes 247

9 Tackles 4

607 Total passes 311

Line-ups

Cusco

Starting XI
#	Player	number
28	Pedro Anthony Díaz Mendoza	28
3	Ricardo Lagos	3
6	Alvaro Ampuero	6
8	Aldair Amarildo Fuentes Siguas	8
21	José Fernando Zevallos Villanueva	21
10	Iván Leonardo Colman	10
22	Lucas Andrés Colitto	22
26	Nicolás Alexis Silva	26
55	Jean Carlos Montaño Valencia	55
88	Diego Soto	88
9	Facundo Julián Callejo	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Andy Vidal	13
2	Carlos Gamarra	2
15	José Vidal Bolívar Ormeño	15
24	Marlon Brayan Ruidías Cutipa	24
14	Carlos Stéfano Diez Lino	14
77	Joel Douglas Herrera Gonzáles	77
99	Miguel Silveira	99
7	José Miguel Manzaneda Pineda	7
11	Juan Manuel Tévez	11

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UCV Moquegua

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Carlos Alfonso Grados Heredia	1
3	Cristian Ramón Enciso Barreto	3
4	Aldair Perleche Romero	4
13	Juan Diego Lojas Solano	13
22	E. Montenegro	22
7	Edgar Eyffer Lastre Mercado	7
8	Cristian Adrián Mejía Quintanilla	8
14	Claudio Guillermo Ramírez Llamocca	14
24	Alexander Lecaros Aragón	24
25	Ricardo Chipau	25
11	Bryan Dennis Angulo Tenorio	11

Substitutes
#	Player	number
29	R. Figueroa	29
6	J. Jimenez	6
30	J. Granda	30
88	Yhonier López	88
10	Derlis Nicolas Chávez Lezcano	10
20	Diego Ramírez	20
35	Edgar Santillán	35
16	Allonso Alberto Dávila Cárdenas	16
90	Jefferson Collazos Viveros	90

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Match prediction: Cusco — UCV Moquegua

Win: Cusco

Confidence 63%

Reasoning

Куско — 6. place, 27 points after 17 games (8 wins, 3 draws, 6 losses)
УКВ Мокегуа — 14. place, 18 points after 17 games (5 wins, 3 draws, 9 losses)
Куско, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 losses
УКВ Мокегуа, last 5 games: 1 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses
Head-to-head: 1 games, Куско — 1, УКВ Мокегуа — 0

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Recent form

Cusco

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UCV Moquegua

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Recent matches

All team matches

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Alianza Lima	17	12	4	1	40
2	Cultural Santa Rosa	17	10	4	3	34
3	Cienciano	17	10	3	4	33
4	Universitario	17	8	5	4	29
5	FBC Melgar	17	8	4	5	28
6	Cusco	17	8	3	6	27
7	Deportivo Garcilaso	17	7	5	5	26
8	Alianza Atlético	17	5	6	6	21
9	Comerciantes Unidos	17	5	6	6	21
10	ADT	17	5	5	7	20

Cusco — UCV Moquegua, Primera División

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Match prediction: Cusco — UCV Moquegua

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