Felix Perez Cardoso secured an 88:85 victory over San Alfonso in the LNB tournament on 11 August. The hosts held on for three points after a hard-fought contest where neither side could pull clear. By then, the result was already written — a narrow win for the fourth-placed side.
Cardoso outshot their visitors, making 35 field goals from 69 attempts compared to San Alfonso's 31 from 61. The difference came from beyond the arc, where the hosts hit 9 three-pointers against 13 for the away team. San Alfonso grabbed more rebounds — 33 to 28 — but couldn't convert that advantage into a win.
The table tells you where this match sat in the bigger picture. Cardoso sit fourth with eight wins from fourteen games, while San Alfonso languish in eighth with just one victory. There is unrest in the dressing room for the visitors, though the data doesn't spell that out directly. What it does show is a side that has lost thirteen of fourteen.
Recent form adds context to the result. Cardoso have been inconsistent — a heavy 116:72 defeat to San Jose sits alongside a 95:92 comeback win over the same opponents. San Alfonso's last four matches read like a struggle, with only one win against Ciudad Nueva in mid-June.
The three-point margin means Cardoso keep breathing room above the mid-table pack. For San Alfonso, another loss extends a run that has them searching for momentum. The gap between them remains wide — fourteen points of wins, and that is a chasm you don't close overnight.