Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Plaza Amador 1st on 31, Herrera 6th on 8. The last five rounds placed Herrera no better than 12th for form, against 6th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Plaza Amador 1.75 scored and 1 conceded per game, Herrera 0.81 and 2.31, with the league averaging 1.32.
Herrera had not won in 15 games.
7 meetings are on record — 4 won by Plaza Amador, 2 by Herrera, 1 drawn, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 14% of those meetings.
Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Plaza Amador led 2-0 at the break; 7 second-half goals set the final 7-2.
Goal scorers
Plaza Amador: José Manuel Murillo Morán (29'), Éric Davis (40'), Daivis Murillo (56'), José Manuel Murillo Morán (72'), Omar Browne (66'), Hector Ríos (89'), Ovidio Lopez (90') · Herrera: Ronnie Villarreal (51'), Alejandro Peñalba (75')
Key stats
Possession: Plaza Amador 68% · Herrera 32% · Total shots: 19-4 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 11-1