Match Report
2 points and 3 places separated them: Fortaleza CEIF 14th with 8, Rionegro Águilas 11th with 10. Fortaleza CEIF ranked just 38th in the league on five-round form despite their 14th table position. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Fortaleza CEIF ran at 1.11 scored and 1.33 conceded, Rionegro Águilas at 1.43 and 1.43.
A win had eluded Fortaleza CEIF for 5 matches.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Fortaleza CEIF, 1 by Rionegro Águilas, 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, with room for 10,000 spectators. Fortaleza CEIF led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Fortaleza CEIF: Jhoiner Salas (45'), Hernán Lópes (86' og)
Key stats
Possession: Fortaleza CEIF 65% · Rionegro Águilas 35% · Total shots: 19-5 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 5-2