Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Puntarenas 3rd with 41 points, Santa Ana 11th with 20, 21 apart. Recent form told a different story for Puntarenas: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Puntarenas 1.32 scored and 0.82 conceded per game, Santa Ana 1 and 1.77, with the league averaging 1.24.
Santa Ana were winless in 12.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Puntarenas 3, draws 1, Santa Ana 1, at 3.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Puntarenas led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Puntarenas: Daniel Quirós (16'), Jose Leiva (47'), Juan Diego Madrigal (55' og)
Key stats
Possession: Puntarenas 53% · Santa Ana 47% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 5-4