Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: San Martín Formosa (1st, 30 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Sarmiento Resistencia (8th, 6 pts). The last five rounds placed Sarmiento Resistencia no better than 31st for form, against 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, San Martín Formosa were scoring 1.56 and conceding 1.19, Sarmiento Resistencia 0.67 and 2, against a competition average of 0.95 goals per team per game.
Over the last five, San Martín Formosa had taken 9 of 15 points to Sarmiento Resistencia's 3.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 4 San Martín Formosa wins, 1 for Sarmiento Resistencia, 2 draws, at 2.57 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Estadio 17 de Octubre (capacity 2,000). San Martín Formosa led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
San Martín Formosa: Mauro Nicolás Siergiejuk (8'), Dylan Leiva (32'), Ricardo Tapia (48')
Key stats
Possession: San Martín Formosa 55% · Sarmiento Resistencia 45% · Total shots: 16-13 · On target: 9-7 · Corners: 3-2