Huancayo moved up to thirteenth in the Clausura standings after beating Cajaharmarca 2:0 in the third round. Ronaldo Huaccha scored both goals, one in the thirteenth minute and another just before half-time. The visitors controlled the pace without dominating possession, which was enough to see out the game.
Huaccha opened the scoring early, picking out space and finishing cleanly. Cajaharmarca pushed back and earned a yellow card for A. Gutierrez at the twenty-first minute, then saw him substituted at the twenty-fifth. Huaccha doubled the advantage on the stroke of half-time, catching the home side out of position. By then the visitors had already found their rhythm.
The second half was a different matter. Cajaharmarca threw bodies forward, but Huancayo's back line held firm. Rasmussen picked up a yellow card at the fifty-eighth minute before being replaced at sixty-four. Huaccha himself came off at the fifty-ninth, having done his job. Magallanes and Lujan came on to close out the result.
The statistics told a familiar story. Cajaharmarca held 62% possession and registered 107 attacks, but created zero big chances and hit the target only twice from nine shots. Huancayo managed 38% possession, created one big chance, and converted four shots on target into two goals. The hosts made 541 passes, the visitors 328. The difference was in what mattered.
And here's the thing about these games. The table goes out of the window for a while, then settles back into place. Cajaharmarca sit sixteenth with 25 points, three behind Huancayo who move into thirteenth. Both sides have played 25 games. The gap between them is small, but the result matters.