Match Report
3 points for Cuba (5th), 7 for Nicaragua (3rd): a 4-point gap. On recent form Cuba sat only 26th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Cuba 1 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Nicaragua 1.25 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.62.
Nicaragua came in having won three on the spin.
Across 11 recorded meetings, Cuba have 4 wins to Nicaragua's 4, with 3 draws, at 2.55 goals per meeting. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.4 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.55 all-time.
Estadio Antonio Manuel Berruezo in Monterrico staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. On the scoreboard, Cuba led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.