Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sarmiento de La Banda 2nd with 29 points, Crucero del Norte 9th with 10, 19 apart. On recent form Crucero del Norte sat only 69th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Crucero del Norte 0.63 scored and 1.88 conceded per game, Sarmiento de La Banda 1.33 and 0.73, with the league averaging 1.05.
Estadio Comandante Andrés Guacurarí, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. Sarmiento de La Banda led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sarmiento de La Banda: Alfredo Israel Roldán (28'), Axel Pinto (90')
Key stats
Possession: Crucero del Norte 61% · Sarmiento de La Banda 39% · Total shots: 8-5 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 6-2