Match Report
Costa del Este went into the game 1st in the table on 10 points; Sporting SM II sat 3rd on 8 — a 2-point gap. The last five rounds placed Sporting SM II no better than 8th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Costa del Este 1.6 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Sporting SM II 1.6 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.62.
Costa del Este had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Over the last five, Costa del Este had taken 11 of 15 points to Sporting SM II's 5.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Costa del Este, 0 for Sporting SM II and 2 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 0% of the meetings went to the host. In 75% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
The match was played at Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá (capacity 6,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting SM II led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Costa del Este: J. Rodriguez (16' og) · Sporting SM II: A. Morales (21'), A. Morales (34'), A. Asprilla (59')
Key stats
Possession: Costa del Este 56% · Sporting SM II 44% · Total shots: 13-13 · On target: 3-9 · Corners: 5-2