Match Report
11 points for Alajuelense (5th), 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 1.19 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.
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