Match Report
The table read 4th (Independiente Petrolero, 0 pts) against 2nd (Caracas, 9 pts), 9 points apart. The last five rounds placed Independiente Petrolero no better than 31st for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Independiente Petrolero were scoring 0.5 and conceding 2.5, Caracas 1.5 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Estadio Olímpico Patria, capacity 32,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Caracas led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Independiente Petrolero: Rodrigo Rivas (55'), Jonatan Cristaldo (58') · Caracas: Francisco Rodríguez (4' og), Adrián Fernández (15'), Wilfred Correa (67')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente Petrolero 58% · Caracas 42% · Total shots: 22-16 · On target: 8-9 · Corners: 4-5