Match Report
Hermanos Colmenares went into the game 3rd in the table on 22 points; Metropolitanos sat 6th on 21 — a 1-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Hermanos Colmenares: only 27th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Hermanos Colmenares 1.08 scored and 0.92 conceded per game, Metropolitanos 1.46 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.15.
The venue was Estadio Rafael Agustín Tovar in Barinas, with room for 30,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Metropolitanos led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.