Match Report
The table read 1st (Olimpia, 44 pts) against 1st (Real España, 40 pts), 4 points apart. On recent form Real España sat only 20th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Olimpia were scoring 2.25 and conceding 1.35, Real España 1.85 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Real España, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 14 Olimpia wins, 4 for Real España, 3 draws, at 2.29 goals per meeting.
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Olimpia led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Olimpia: Jerry Bengtson (6'), Yustin Arboleda (49'), Daniel Alejandro Blanco Aparicio (54' og) · Real España: Gonzalo Ritacco (62'), Eddie Hernández (81')
Key stats
Possession: Olimpia 49% · Real España 51% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 7-4