Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Torque (6th, 25 pts) and Villa Española (16th, 9 pts). On recent form Villa Española sat only 32nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 16th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.73/1.27 for Torque and 0.93/1.73 for Villa Española (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
Defeat had followed defeat for Torque — three in succession, having scored in 11 consecutive games. 13 games without a win framed Villa Española's arrival.
The match was played at Estadio Luis Franzini in Montevideo (capacity 6,000). On the scoreboard, Torque led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 5-0.