CS Herediano

Match report

Sporting San-Jose moved to the top of the Apertura table with a 3-0 victory over Gherediano in the Primera División. The visitors took all three points in Costa Rica on Saturday evening, extending their unbeaten run to five matches. And here's the thing — they did it without dominating possession.

J. Pinto opened the scoring in the 53rd minute before A. Lopez doubled the lead in the 67th. D. Colindres added a late consolation goal for the hosts in the 87th minute after Gherediano had made several changes to their side. By then the result was never really in doubt.

What stood out was the efficiency. Sporting San-Jose registered 11 shots on target with 85 per cent accuracy, while Gherediano had 5 on target from 0.36 accuracy. The hosts held 56 per cent possession but could not create clear-cut chances. More than one shot went begging in this one.

The win moves Sporting San-Jose to 11 points from six games, one place above the hosts. Gherediano remain rooted to 10th place with just two points and no victories. They have now lost four of their last five matches, and the gap at the bottom is growing.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 56.00 – 44

Shots on target 5 – 11

Shots off target 5 – 1

Attacks 93 – 87

🟨 42' G. Montes — Yellow card ⚽ 53' J. Pinto — Goal ⇄ 58' S. Rodriguez — Substitution ⚽ 67' A. Lopez — Goal ⇄ 69' R. Leal — Substitution ⇄ 69' R. Araya — Substitution 🟨 70' A. Carevic — Yellow card ⇄ 75' J. Pinto — Substitution ⇄ 76' G. Leiva — Substitution ⇄ 76' J. Pinto — Substitution ⇄ 81' A. Lopez — Substitution ⇄ 82' M. George Clayton — Substitution ⇄ 84' D. Araya — Substitution ⇄ 84' H. Quiros — Substitution ⇄ 85' J. Mendez — Substitution ⚽ 87' D. Colindres — Goal

Match events

42' 0:0 CS Herediano Yellow card G. Montes
53' 0:1 Sporting San Jose Goal J. Pinto
58' 0:1 CS Herediano Substitution S. Rodriguez off: K. Fuller
67' 0:2 Sporting San Jose Goal A. Lopez
69' 0:2 CS Herediano Substitution R. Leal off: A. Suarez
69' 0:2 CS Herediano Substitution R. Araya off: A. Hudson
70' 0:2 Sporting San Jose Yellow card A. Carevic
75' 0:2 Sporting San Jose Substitution J. Pinto off: D. Colindres
76' 0:2 Sporting San Jose Substitution G. Leiva off: J. Navarro
76' 0:2 Sporting San Jose Substitution J. Pinto off: D. Colindres
81' 0:2 Sporting San Jose Substitution A. Lopez off: Y. Salas
82' 0:2 Sporting San Jose Substitution M. George Clayton off: R. Carballo
84' 0:2 CS Herediano Substitution D. Araya off: Y. Roman
84' 0:2 CS Herediano Substitution H. Quiros off: E. Bravo
85' 0:2 Sporting San Jose Substitution J. Mendez off: K. Blandon
87' 0:3 Sporting San Jose Goal D. Colindres

Statistics

56.00 Possession, % 44

5 Shots on target 11

5 Shots off target 1

93 Attacks 87

6 Corners 7

14 Free kicks 11

0 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

3 Goal kicks 10

24 Throw-ins 14

All statistics

4 Blocked shots 1

0.36 Shot accuracy 0.85

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