Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Once Municipal 3rd with 31 points, Chalatenango 8th with 1, 30 apart. Recent form told a different story for Once Municipal: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Chalatenango were scoring 0 and conceding 0, Once Municipal 1.05 and 0.77, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Chalatenango's unbeaten run stood at 7, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Once Municipal had not won in 6 games. From the last five rounds, Chalatenango held 13 points of 15 and Once Municipal 2.
Estadio Jose Gregorio Martínez in Chalatenango staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.