Match Report
5 points and 0 places separated them: Municipal Liberia 3rd with 33, Cartaginés 3rd with 28. Municipal Liberia ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Municipal Liberia were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1, Cartaginés 1.06 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Municipal Liberia had won five straight, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, Municipal Liberia had taken 15 of 15 points to Cartaginés's 9.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Municipal Liberia, 2 draws and 4 for Cartaginés, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Where history says 2.25 goals per meeting, the last five say 1.2.
The match was played at Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño (capacity 6,500). On the scoreboard, Municipal Liberia led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Municipal Liberia: Erick Torres (38')
Key stats
Possession: Municipal Liberia 51% · Cartaginés 49% · Total shots: 10-14 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 4-10