Match Report
The Strongest, 3rd with 64 points, sat 33 points above Real Oruro (12th, 31). On recent form The Strongest sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, The Strongest were scoring 2.57 and conceding 1.57, Real Oruro 2 and 2.2, against a competition average of 1.81 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with The Strongest, winners of their last four, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Over the last five, The Strongest had taken 12 of 15 points to Real Oruro's 5.
Estadio Hernando Siles staged the fixture, a ground that holds 45,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: The Strongest led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
The Strongest: Jaime Arrascaita (16'), Álvaro Quiroga (57') · Real Oruro: Juan Sebastián Zeballos (53')
Key stats
Possession: The Strongest 58% · Real Oruro 42% · Total shots: 18-11 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 5-6