Match Report
The table read 1st (Managua, 23 pts) against 2nd (Diriangén, 21 pts), 2 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 3/1 for Managua and 2/0.78 for Diriangén (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Managua had won six straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Diriangén arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 26 meetings between the two: 9 for Managua, 8 for Diriangén and 9 drawn, at 2.58 goals per meeting. Only 31% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, with room for 8,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-3.
Goal scorers
Managua: José Andrés Martínez (9'), D. Díaz (29'), Cristian Ramírez (72') · Diriangén: B. Barja (14'), Melvin Hernández (16'), L. Coronel (79')
Key stats
Possession: Managua 65% · Diriangén 35% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 8-2