Match Report
Crucero del Norte went into the game 9th in the table on 10 points; Sarmiento Resistencia sat 3rd on 16 — a 6-point gap. On recent form Crucero del Norte sat only 69th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Per game in the league, Crucero del Norte were scoring 0.63 and conceding 1.88, Sarmiento Resistencia 1.44 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
Crucero del Norte entered with three losses in a row. The last-five ledger: Crucero del Norte 1/15, Sarmiento Resistencia 10/15.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 0 for Crucero del Norte, 5 for Sarmiento Resistencia and 5 drawn, at 1.9 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 30% of the wins in this fixture. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 30% of meetings. The recent editions have closed up — 1 goals per game over the last five against 1.9 all-time.
The venue was Estadio Comandante Andrés Guacurarí, with room for 12,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Crucero del Norte led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Crucero del Norte: Nicolás Andrés Golomba (5'), Santiago Ezequiel De Olivera (37') · Sarmiento Resistencia: T. Bacas (56'), R. Montenegro (73'), E. Vargas (86')
Key stats
Possession: Crucero del Norte 43% · Sarmiento Resistencia 57% · Total shots: 14-17 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 5-5