An own goal by Carlos Gamarra paved the way for Comerciantes Unidos to beat Los Chankas 3-2 on Monday at the Estadio Municipal Germán Contreras Jara.
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Gamarra put the ball into his own goal to put Comerciantes Unidos ahead four minutes from time.
The victories of those led by Carlos Silvestri were also achieved thanks to the goals of Óscar Pinto and Matías Almirón, while Abel Casquete and Alan Murialdo scored for the visitors.
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Casquete opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with a deflected shot, the goalkeeper managed to touch the ball but could not prevent it from entering. The attacking midfielder shot low into the left corner after combining with defender Marlon Ruidías. The visitors did not take long to increase their lead 15 minutes later through Murialdo, who scored a header, assisted by Carlos López.
Pinto, with a free kick, closed the gap for Comerciantes at 50 minutes. In the 72nd minute, Cristian González assisted Almirón to equalize, by heading into the net after a corner kick. After the tie, Comerciantes looked for the winning goal, which came 14 minutes later with Gamarra’s decisive goal in his own goal.
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Highlights
MEANING:
The Chankas fall to ninth place with three points after two games.
Comerciantes Unidos rises to 10th place with three points. Comerciantes Unidos has seven consecutive undefeated games (wins 5 draws 2 losses 0) in the league playing at home, a streak that began against Sport Boys on September 25, 2018.
ON THE GOAL SCORES:
Pinto and Almirón are tied for their team’s top scorers in the league with one on the season. Casquete is Los Chankas’ top scorer with two for the season, finding the net for the second consecutive appearance, as well as being the competition’s third top scorer overall. Murialdo scored for the first time for Los Chankas in his second league game for the club. López, Ruidías and González added their second, first and first assist of the season, respectively, which places them as the second, fifth and fifth highest assister in the competition this season.
INJURY REPORT:
No players were removed due to injury.
INFLUENCE OF THE VAR:
No play was disallowed as a result of VAR.