Match Report
Academia Puerto Cabello went into the game 7th in the table on 41 points; Zulia sat 14th on 32 — a 9-point gap. On recent form Academia Puerto Cabello sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Academia Puerto Cabello 1.27 scored and 1.37 conceded per game, Zulia 0.97 and 1.43, with the league averaging 1.22.
Complejo Deportivo Socialista in Puerto Cabello, capacity 7,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-2.