Match Report
In the standings it was Santos de Guápiles 8th on 24 points, Sporting San José 6th on 31 — separated by 7. Recent form told a different story for Sporting San José: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: Santos de Guápiles 1.18 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Sporting San José 1.14 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.24.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Santos de Guápiles 2, draws 3, Sporting San José 3, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Aguilar (capacity 4,500). Sporting San José led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Santos de Guápiles: Ariel Arauz (21'), Juan Villalobos (56') · Sporting San José: Steven Cárdenas (17'), Jaylon Hadden (31'), Steven Cárdenas (75')
Key stats
Possession: Santos de Guápiles 56% · Sporting San José 44% · Total shots: 16-10 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-5