Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Deportivo Español 6th with 32 points, Puerto Nuevo 13th with 17, 15 apart. The last five rounds placed Deportivo Español no better than 15th for form, against 6th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0.75/1.75 for Puerto Nuevo and 0.79/0.88 for Deportivo Español (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.03.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Puerto Nuevo. 5 games without a win framed Deportivo Español's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 0 for Puerto Nuevo, 3 for Deportivo Español and 1 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings.
Estadio Rubén Carlos Vallejos, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Puerto Nuevo: Octavio López (90') · Deportivo Español: Mauricio Isaías Fernández (47'), Mauricio Isaías Fernández (83')
Key stats
Possession: Puerto Nuevo 45% · Deportivo Español 55% · Total shots: 9-13 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 3-1