Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Deportivo Maldonado (2nd, 29 pts) and Central Español (5th, 9 pts). Central Español had been under-performing their position — 41st on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Central Español 0.57 scored and 0.57 conceded per game, Deportivo Maldonado 1.6 and 1.07, with the league averaging 1.17.
Central Español were winless in 5.
Parque Luis Méndez Piana staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,500. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Central Español: Ignacio Rodríguez (40'), Raúl Tarragona (65') · Deportivo Maldonado: Renato César (41')
Key stats
Possession: Central Español 40% · Deportivo Maldonado 60% · Total shots: 8-9 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 5-7