Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Midland (1st, 34 pts) held a 23-point advantage over El Porvenir (18th, 11 pts). Midland's recent output lagged their position: 32nd on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: El Porvenir 0.56 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Midland 1.72 and 0.89, with the league averaging 1.06.
A win had eluded El Porvenir for 8 matches. Over the last five, El Porvenir had taken 1 of 15 points to Midland's 8.
Estadio Gildo Francisco Ghersinich in Gerli staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,000.




