Mushuk Runa beat Mantas 2-1 at home in the Liga Pro regular season on Friday evening. C. Angulo opened the scoring in the fifth minute before R. Carrillo doubled the visitors' advantage shortly after. J. Angulo added a third for Mantas in the 23rd minute, but the hosts held on for the win.
The early exchanges set the tone. Angulo's goal came five minutes in, and Carrillo responded within two minutes. Then J. Angulo found the net in the 23rd minute to make it interesting. By then the match had shifted into something more open.
And here's the thing about the statistics — Mantas had 58 per cent possession and took 11 shots, but only four landed on target. Mushuk Runa managed 42 per cent possession with seven shots on target from 12 attempts. To be fair, the visitors created two big chances compared to one for the hosts.
Discipline became an issue late on. J. Cusme picked up a yellow card in the 66th minute, and then J. Rialpe collected three cards in stoppage time — two yellows and a red in the 90+3rd minute. The red changed how the final moments played out.
Mushuk Runa moved to ninth place with 38 points from 29 games. Mantas remain 16th on 20 points, still searching for consistency after five matches without a win.