Match Report
The table read 1st (Douglas Haig, 31 pts) against 5th (Sarmiento de La Banda, 25 pts), 6 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Douglas Haig: only 15th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Douglas Haig 1.22 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Sarmiento de La Banda 1.06 and 0.94, with the league averaging 0.96.
Sarmiento de La Banda's last three games had all finished level.
Estadio Miguel Morales, capacity 16,000, hosted the game. The referee was F. Marcos, with 71 matches in our database and 2.1 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Douglas Haig: Martín Schlotthauer (64'), B. Magnago (76'), Mariano Mauri (78') · Sarmiento de La Banda: Nahuel González (56')
Key stats
Possession: Douglas Haig 65% · Sarmiento de La Banda 35% · Total shots: 19-6 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 9-1