Match Report
1 points and 2 places separated them: San Carlos 5th with 12, Puntarenas 7th with 11. San Carlos's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 5th in the table. Per game in the league, San Carlos were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.13, Puntarenas 0.89 and 1.44, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 6 San Carlos wins, 3 for Puntarenas, 5 draws, at 1.64 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win. Only 29% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Puntarenas led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
San Carlos: J. Aguilar (47') · Puntarenas: Dariel Castrillo (41'), Amferny Arias (90')
Key stats
Possession: San Carlos 56% · Puntarenas 44% · Total shots: 8-6 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 2-5