Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Diriangén (2nd, 21 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Rancho Santana (9th, 5 pts). In league terms the two rates read 2/0.78 for Diriangén and 0.78/1.56 for Rancho Santana (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Diriangén had not lost in 7 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Rancho Santana had been beaten in three straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 7 Diriangén wins, 1 for Rancho Santana, 0 draws, at 5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 88% of the meetings.
With 13 matches recorded and 1.3 yellow cards per game, W. López was the man in the middle. The venue was Estadio Cacique Diriangén, with room for 7,500 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Diriangén: Melvin Hernández (63'), Luis Fernando Coronel (75') · Rancho Santana: Taufic Eduardo Guarch Rubio (80')
Key stats
Possession: Diriangén 53% · Rancho Santana 47% · Total shots: 17-9 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 6-5