Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Puntarenas 3rd with 41 points, Santos de Guápiles 8th with 24, 17 apart. The last five rounds placed Puntarenas no better than 17th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Santos de Guápiles 1.18 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Puntarenas 1.32 and 0.82, with the league averaging 1.24.
Santos de Guápiles had been beaten in four straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Santos de Guápiles wins, 3 for Puntarenas, 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 63% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Aguilar (capacity 4,500). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Santos de Guápiles: Miguel Basulto (43') · Puntarenas: Dariel Castrillo (10')
Key stats
Possession: Santos de Guápiles 47% · Puntarenas 53% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 3-7