Juan Pablo II College saw off UCV Moquegua 4-0 in the Clausura round 10 fixture on Saturday evening. The hosts took control early and never looked back, leaving the visitors in 16th place with 25 points from 26 matches. We had backed the home side at 52 per cent confidence, and the match played out exactly as we expected.
The turning point came at the quarter-hour mark when Nicolas Chavez received a red card for UCV. By then the visitors were already down to ten men, and things came to a head shortly after. Cristian Enciso bundled an own goal through at 45 minutes plus five, giving the hosts a two-goal cushion before the break. To be fair, the away end never stopped, but without their man at the back they had no answers.
Mateo Rodríguez restored the two-goal lead at 57 minutes, and Janio Pósito sealed it from the spot with an 85th-minute penalty. The hosts made eight substitutions across the second half, bringing on fresh legs while the visitors dug in as best they could. There were no further chances created after the penalty, and the game was effectively dead.
Juan Pablo II College controlled the pitch with 67 per cent possession and registered 94 attacks compared with 54 for the visitors. They hit six shots on target from 18 attempts, while UCV managed just one shot on target from three efforts. The away side made 28 clearances and lost 13 aerial duels, but they could not find their way into the final third with any consistency.
The result leaves Juan Pablo II College in 13th place on 31 points from 26 matches, while UCV Moquegua remain 16th with 25 points. The hosts have opened up a six-point gap over the visitors with several matches still to play. It was a straightforward evening for the home side, and the statistics tell the story without embellishment.
