Match Report
23 points for Managua (1st), 18 for Real Estelí (3rd): a 5-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Managua 3 scored and 1 conceded per game, Real Estelí 1.89 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.31.
Managua were unbeaten in 9, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
Across 32 recorded meetings, Managua have 8 wins to Real Estelí's 14, with 10 draws, at 2.34 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 31% of the wins in this matchup.
Estadio Nacional de Fútbol staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. R. Meléndez took charge of the match — our records show 20 games refereed with an average of 0.5 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Managua: Edwin de Jesús Zepeda Medina (65') · Real Estelí: Byron Bonilla (56')
Key stats
Possession: Managua 48% · Real Estelí 52% · Total shots: 8-4 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 5-5