The match started at 15:00 hours on the green of the Inca Garcilaso de La Vega stadium in Cusco, where both teams proposed a rather sluggish game, at times both squads reached the opponent's goal, but neither could score a goal.
That's how the first half went and both teams went into halftime tied; in the second half, Bryan Canela scored against Diego Morales at 49', the equalizing goal came quickly and was scored by Richard Estigarribia at 55'.
The game was getting interesting and the support of the 'Furia Roja' could be felt, however, a precise shot by Ariel Conrad at 66' silenced the stadium and sealed the score for the rest of the match.
Paul Cominges tried to remedy Cienciano's poor performance by bringing in Ramón Rodríguez at 72', but luck was already cast for the 'Papá', the discontent of the local fans was so great that the police had to remove a group of fans who insulted and threw objects at the imperial coach.
Cienciano will face a tough opponent in the second round when they play against Atlético Torino in Talara's 'horno', the imperial coach stated that they will go after everything and with the desire to recover from this setback.