In the Primera A game on 16 September 2026, Alianza Petrolera beat Chico 1:2. Match numbers: shots on target 2:4, corners 11:2.
Match report
Chico hosted Alianza Petrolera in the Clausura - 3 of the First Division A. The visitors secured a 2:1 victory, overturning our prediction of a home win. We had backed the hosts at 39 per cent confidence, but Alianza capitalised on their moments.
Edgar Pardo opened the scoring with a penalty in the tenth minute. Alianza doubled their advantage through Deinner Quiñones thirty minutes in.
Jhonier Alomia pulled one back for Chico just before the break, firing home in the thirty-sixth minute. It was a moment of hope, but Alianza held firm. And here's the thing, the home side never quite recovered their composure after that.
I watched the game closely, particularly around the twenty-minute mark where the tension built. The visitors didn't need much possession to create danger. To be fair, they looked comfortable despite the pressure. They knew when to strike.
The statistics tell a clear story. Chico held 64 per cent possession and registered 11 corners, but their shot accuracy sat at a low 20 per cent. They fired 6 shots wide compared to Alianza's single miss.
The result leaves both sides on 17 points. Chico remain in eighteenth place, while Alianza sit seventeenth. The visitors extend their unbeaten run away from home, while the hosts' recent form looks fragile.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %64–36
Shots on target2–4
Shots off target6–1
Corners11–2
HT🟨8' Jhonier Alomia — Yellow card⚽10' Edgar Pardo — Penalty⚽30' Deinner Quiñones — Goal🟨32' Jefferson Mena — Yellow card⚽36' Jhonier Alomia — Goal🟨37' Yesus Cabrera — Yellow card⇄45' A. Maya — Substitution⇄45' Jhonier Alomia — Substitution⇄51' Misael Martinez — Substitution⇄67' Edgar Pardo — Substitution🟨67' Deinner Quiñones — Yellow card⇄69' Deinner Quiñones — Substitution⇄75' E. Sarria — Substitution⇄76' S. Mera — Substitution⇄80' Israel Alba — Substitution⇄80' Jesús Muñoz — Substitution⇄80' Yesus Cabrera — Substitution
