San CarlosW15 Aug · Home CS Herediano · 1:0W24 Aug · Away LD Alajuelense · 1:0L30 Aug · Home Puntarenas FC · 1:2W7 Sep · Home Sporting San Jose · 1:0W12 Sep · Away Perez Zeledon · 2:0W21 Sep · Home CS Cartaginés · 1:0
1:0
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
CS HeredianoL23 Aug · Home Sporting San Jose · 0:3W27 Aug · Home Antigua GFC · 2:1L30 Aug · Away CS Cartaginés · 0:1L6 Sep · Home Perez Zeledon · 2:3W13 Sep · Away Escorpiones Belén · 2:0L20 Sep · Away Deportivo Saprissa · 0:2
In the Primera División game on 15 August 2026, San Carlos beat CS Herediano 1:0.
Match report
San Carlos secured a narrow victory over Geridianno with a 1:0 scoreline in the fourth round of the Apertura. B. Martinez struck from the spot to separate the sides after a tense opening. To be fair, the match lacked the fluidity expected of a top-tier clash.
The game settled into a rhythm until the second half. R. Cordoba received the first caution in the forty-third minute, hinting at the friction to come. By then, the visitors were digging in deep. Martinez converted the penalty in the sixty-second minute to break the deadlock. And here's the thing, that single moment dictated the rest of the evening.
San Carlos looked to protect the lead with a wave of changes. E. Rubio was replaced in the sixty-eighth minute, followed by a flurry of fresh legs around the hour mark. They played the closing stages a man up, keeping possession rather than chasing glory.
The three points lift San Carlos to sixth place on nine points. Geridianno sit ten points behind at the bottom of the table with just two. It ends a run of poor form for the hosts, who had lost three of their previous four matches. For the visitors, the winless streak continues to grow.
There were no grand statistics to praise, just a gritty result in Costa Rica. The home side needed this to steady the ship after a shaky start. Geridianno must now look for answers away from home.
Prepared from match data
HT🟨43' R. Cordoba — Yellow card🟨45+1' R. Rivera — Yellow card⇄46' K. Estrada — Substitution🟨55' J. Aguilar — Yellow card⇄57' R. Leal — Substitution🟨59' E. Rubio — Yellow card⚽62' B. Martinez — Penalty⇄68' E. Rubio — Substitution⇄68' A. Murillo — Substitution⇄70' C. Martinez — Substitution⇄70' R. Cordoba — Substitution⇄70' A. Guevara — Substitution⇄76' J. Aguilar — Substitution⇄76' P. Fonseca — Substitution⇄81' R. Rivera — Substitution🟨90' J. Venegas — Yellow card🟨90+2' E. Hernandez — Yellow card
W15 Aug · Home CS Herediano · 1:0W24 Aug · Away LD Alajuelense · 1:0L30 Aug · Home Puntarenas FC · 1:2W7 Sep · Home Sporting San Jose · 1:0W12 Sep · Away Perez Zeledon · 2:0W21 Sep · Home CS Cartaginés · 1:0
