CS Herediano

Match report

Alajuelense made light work of Herediano with a comfortable 3-0 victory in the third round of the Apertura phase on Monday night. The visitors took all three points at their opponent's ground, extending a run that includes a win over Herediano earlier in the season. Herediano remain rooted to the bottom of the table with just two points from seven matches.

R. Parkins opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, finding space to finish after some probing work from the visitors. Herediano's R. Cisneros went into the book for a challenge shortly before half-time, and the hosts made a change at the break with E. Bravo coming on. J. Lucumi doubled the advantage in the 67th minute, and strangely enough he was then substituted himself in the same minute.

K. Michel added a third goal in the 84th minute to seal matters, while D. Paz and C. Perez picked up yellow cards for Herediano in the second half. The visitors made several changes as well, bringing on S. Rodriguez and C. Borges as the game wound down. And here's the thing — the visitors had nothing to do all evening after that early strike, controlling the tempo without real pressure.

Both sides registered 59 shots on target in total, with Herediano edging the attack count at 118 to 115. The visitors were more clinical, though Herediano's shots accuracy of 0.5 suggests they created some quality chances without converting. By then the result was never really in doubt, and the statistics merely confirmed what was visible on the pitch.

The defeat leaves Herediano in 10th place with no wins and five losses from seven games. Alajuelense move into 5th with 11 points, building on recent victories including a 3-1 win over Dirianzen. Cup football has its own rules, and this result feels like a statement from the visitors about their ambitions this season.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 5 – 4

Shots off target 5 – 7

Attacks 118 – 115

🟨 30' R. Cisneros — Yellow card ⚽ 33' R. Parkins — Goal ⇄ 46' E. Bravo — Substitution ⇄ 61' E. Juarez — Substitution ⚽ 67' J. Lucumi — Goal ⇄ 67' J. Lucumi — Substitution ⇄ 68' S. Rodriguez — Substitution 🟨 70' D. Paz — Yellow card ⇄ 73' R. Cisneros — Substitution 🟨 75' C. Perez — Yellow card ⚽ 84' K. Michel — Goal ⇄ 88' C. Borges — Substitution

Match events

30' 0:0 LD Alajuelense Yellow card R. Cisneros
33' 0:1 LD Alajuelense Goal R. Parkins
46' 0:1 CS Herediano Substitution E. Bravo off: A. Suarez
61' 0:1 CS Herediano Substitution E. Juarez off: A. Cruz
67' 0:2 LD Alajuelense Goal J. Lucumi
67' 0:2 LD Alajuelense Substitution J. Lucumi off: A. Hernandez
68' 0:2 CS Herediano Substitution S. Rodriguez off: A. Murillo
70' 0:2 LD Alajuelense Yellow card D. Paz
73' 0:2 LD Alajuelense Substitution R. Cisneros off: A. Zaldivar
75' 0:2 LD Alajuelense Yellow card C. Perez
84' 0:3 LD Alajuelense Goal K. Michel
88' 0:3 LD Alajuelense Substitution C. Borges off: R. Wilson

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

5 Shots on target 4

5 Shots off target 7

118 Attacks 115

3 Corners 6

13 Free kicks 15

0 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 12

17 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

0 Blocked shots 4

0.50 Shot accuracy 0.27

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