Match Report
5 points and 5 places separated them: Venados 9th with 18, Irapuato 4th with 23. On recent form Irapuato sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.07/2.14 for Venados and 1.64/1.36 for Irapuato (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.48.
A win had eluded Irapuato for 7 matches.
Estadio Olímpico Carlos Iturralde Rivero staged the fixture, a ground that holds 600. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Venados led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Venados: S. Lora (19'), Dennys Navarrete (31'), Juan Calero (72'), Orlando Ballesteros (86') · Irapuato: Juan Pablo Rangel (56')
Key stats
Possession: Venados 40% · Irapuato 60% · Total shots: 14-10 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 5-2