Match Report
Fortaleza CEIF, 14th on 6 points, faced a 29-point deficit to Junior FC (2nd, 35). Recent form told a different story for Junior FC: only 37th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: Junior FC 1.63 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Fortaleza CEIF 0.86 and 1.14, with the league averaging 1.26.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Junior FC 2, draws 1, Fortaleza CEIF 1, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, with room for 49,612 spectators. On the scoreboard, Junior FC led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Junior FC: Teófilo Gutiérrez (14'), Jean Carlos Pestaña (90') · Fortaleza CEIF: Andrés Arroyo (70')
Key stats
Possession: Junior FC 54% · Fortaleza CEIF 46% · Total shots: 14-10 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 5-3