Match Report
11 points for Alajuelense (4th), 8 for Puntarenas (6th): a 3-point gap. Per game in the league, Alajuelense were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.83, Puntarenas 1 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Puntarenas for 12 matches. Over the last five, Alajuelense had taken 10 of 15 points to Puntarenas's 2.
14 meetings are on record — 8 won by Alajuelense, 1 by Puntarenas, 5 drawn, at 2.36 goals per meeting.
With 37 matches recorded and 1.1 yellow cards per game, D. Gómez was the man in the middle. The venue was Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, with room for 17,895 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Alajuelense: Alexis Gamboa (41'), Kenyel Michel (69') · Puntarenas: Doryan Rodríguez (28')
Key stats
Possession: Alajuelense 50% · Puntarenas 50% · Total shots: 20-16 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 6-8