Match Report
7 points and 4 places separated them: Cartaginés 3rd with 28, Puntarenas 7th with 21. Recent form told a different story for Puntarenas: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Cartaginés ran at 1.06 scored and 0.67 conceded, Puntarenas at 1.22 and 1.17.
5 matches unbeaten backed Puntarenas's arrival. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Cartaginés against 13/15 for Puntarenas.
11 meetings are on record — 5 won by Cartaginés, 2 by Puntarenas, 4 drawn, at 1.73 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 18% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Estadio José Rafaél Fello Meza, with room for 13,500 spectators. Cartaginés led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cartaginés: Juan Carlos Gaete (14'), Douglas López (67'), Nicolás Vargas González (69') · Puntarenas: Doryan Rodríguez (54'), Nicolás Vargas González (79' og)
Key stats
Possession: Cartaginés 43% · Puntarenas 57% · Total shots: 9-12 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 3-6