Match Report
46 points for Carabobo (4th), 36 for Deportivo Lara (12th): a 10-point gap. Deportivo Lara ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Carabobo 1.2 scored and 0.73 conceded per game, Deportivo Lara 1.07 and 1.2, with the league averaging 1.22.
Carabobo had not lost in 9 games. Carabobo had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Deportivo Lara, 3.
The match was played at Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado (capacity 12,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Carabobo: C. Lujano (17'), Eliécer Espinosa Calvo (54') · Deportivo Lara: J. Infante (42'), B. Castillo (90')
Key stats
Possession: Carabobo 39% · Deportivo Lara 61% · Total shots: 4-9 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 5-14