Match Report
The table read 7th (Centro Español, 40 pts) against 16th (Mercedes, 36 pts), 4 points apart. Mercedes had been under-performing their position — 26th on five-round form against 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Centro Español were scoring 1.26 and conceding 0.89, Mercedes 0.96 and 0.81, against a competition average of 0.95 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Centro Español, winners of their last three, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Centro Español have 3 wins to Mercedes's 3, with 1 draw, at 2.29 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estadio José M. Moraños, capacity 11,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mercedes led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Mercedes: Gonzalo Canete (10'), Lisandro Sanchez Olmos (59'), Tomas Chaparro (90')
Key stats
Possession: Centro Español 52% · Mercedes 48% · Total shots: 7-4 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 8-3