Match Report
Sportivo Luqueño went into the game 9th in the table on 13 points; Libertad sat 1st on 23 — a 10-point gap. The last five rounds placed Sportivo Luqueño no better than 17th for form, against 9th in the standings. Per game in the league, Sportivo Luqueño were scoring 1.09 and conceding 1.82, Libertad 1.73 and 1.09, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 17 games: 3 Sportivo Luqueño wins, 10 for Libertad, 4 draws, at 2.76 goals per meeting. Only 41% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Estadio Juan Canuto Pettengill, with room for 10,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sportivo Luqueño: Aldo Maíz (9' og) · Libertad: Nestor Gimenez (45'), Marcelo Fernandez (54')
Key stats
Possession: Sportivo Luqueño 39% · Libertad 61% · Total shots: 17-21 · On target: 6-9 · Corners: 8-7