Match Report
8 points and 6 places separated them: Plaza Amador 1st with 16, Tauro 7th with 8. Scoring rates set the scale: Plaza Amador 2.71 scored and 1.57 conceded per game, Tauro 1 and 1.14, with the league averaging 1.23.
15 matches unbeaten backed Plaza Amador's arrival, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Tauro had not won in 5 games. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Plaza Amador, 3/15 for Tauro.
22 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Plaza Amador 9, draws 5, Tauro 8, at 2.27 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 27% of meetings won. 3.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.27.
The match was played at Nuevo Estadio Maracaná de Panamá (capacity 6,000). On the scoreboard, Plaza Amador led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Plaza Amador: José Manuel Murillo Morán (16'), José Manuel Murillo Morán (35'), Yoameth Murillo (90') · Tauro: Jan Carlos Vargas (27'), Cristian Quintero (66')
Key stats
Possession: Plaza Amador 42% · Tauro 58% · Total shots: 14-12 · On target: 9-7 · Corners: 2-6