Municipal Tikipaya made light work of Universitario Beni with a 6-0 victory in Nacional B's regular season round five on Saturday. The hosts, sitting second on seven points, ran out comfortable winners against a Beni side that remains winless after four matches and sits bottom of the table on zero points. And here's the thing — this wasn't even particularly close for long.
It's been a difficult spell for the visitors. They've lost all four of their games so far, including a 1-4 defeat to Virginia last time out and a 2-0 loss away to the same side before that. Against Tikipaya they never really got going, and the scoreboard told the story from the opening exchanges. By then it was clear enough what was coming.
The home side will be pleased with how they responded after their 1-1 draw with Virginia at the start of September. They've won two, drawn one and lost one in five games, and this result puts them firmly in the mix for the top positions. To be fair, they'd already beaten Beni 2-1 back in early September, so there was a pattern forming there too.
What stands out is the contrast in fortunes between the two clubs. Tikipaya have won two of their four matches and sit comfortably in second place, while Beni are winless and have conceded heavily in every game this season. The gap in quality showed through in the goal difference — Tikipaya's tally stands at 12 for and seven against, Beni's 3 for and 13 against.
This result extends Tikipaya's unbeaten run to four matches and moves them two points clear of their nearest challengers. Meanwhile Beni's winless streak reaches four games, and they're now nine points adrift of the top spot with only one match remaining in the regular season. The home side will be looking to hold on to their position in the upper half when the season wraps up.