Carlos A. Mannucci produced a ruthless attacking display to beat Sport Boys 6-2 at the Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao, a result that defied both possession statistics and the pre-match forecast. The Lemeister model had given Sport Boys a 36 per cent win probability, making them marginal favourites, but the visitors overturned that projection with the kind of finishing efficiency that no amount of ball retention can overcome.
Mannucci struck first through Á. Benítez in the 22nd minute, with M. Llontop providing the assist. L. Urruti doubled the lead in the 36th minute before A. Succar made it three from Urruti's pass four minutes before half-time. Benítez added his second of the afternoon in the 64th minute, assisted by W. Mimbela, leaving Sport Boys facing a four-goal deficit. F. Grahl pulled one back for the hosts in the 72nd minute from A. Benítes's assist, but any hope of a comeback was short-lived. Urruti set up Benítez for his hat-trick in the 75th minute, and F. Roca converted a late penalty for Sport Boys in the 86th minute before Urruti completed the scoring with his second goal deep into stoppage time. The sequence of goals tells a story of sustained pressure from the visitors, who scored in each half and never allowed the home side to build meaningful momentum after their brief response.
The statistical picture is one of extreme contrast. Sport Boys dominated the ball with 66 per cent possession and completed 320 accurate passes at a 78 per cent rate, compared to Mannucci's 124 accurate passes at 56 per cent. They also led on total shots 16-15 and corner kicks 6-2, suggesting territorial control that ought to have translated into chances. Yet the decisive numbers lie in shot quality and conversion. Mannucci generated 2.12 expected goals against 1.96 for the hosts, a narrow edge in underlying creation that their finishing dramatically amplified. Their ten shots on target yielded six goals, a conversion rate that underscores how clinical they were. Sport Boys managed only five shots on target from their 16 attempts, scoring twice, and their 1.96 expected goals reflects a more diffuse threat that failed to concentrate danger. The visitors also forced four saves from the Sport Boys goalkeeper, while their own goalkeeper made three, meaning the home side's shot-stopping was marginally busier despite facing fewer total attempts.
Discipline was a factor in Mannucci's favour. They committed 22 fouls to Sport Boys' ten but collected only two yellow cards, to Mathias Llontop in the 67th minute and Manuel Heredia in the 80th. Cristian Carbajal was booked for the hosts in the 34th minute. The foul count suggests Mannucci were aggressive in disrupting Sport Boys' rhythm, and despite the numerical disparity they avoided the kind of sending-off that might have shifted momentum. Sport Boys, by contrast, committed fewer fouls but still conceded six goals, indicating that their defensive structure was porous even without excessive risk-taking.
The result lifts Carlos A. Mannucci to an important away victory in the Clausura round eight, while Sport Boys will rue a performance in which control of the ball translated into neither defensive solidity nor sufficient attacking threat. For Mannucci, the efficiency in front of goal provides a platform for the remainder of the campaign; for Sport Boys, the possession-heavy approach will require sharper finishing and tighter defensive organisation if they are to match the projections that continue to favour them. The 2.12 expected goals for Mannucci suggests their victory was not purely opportunistic but built on creating high-quality chances, a pattern that bodes well for their consistency.
