In the Division Profesional - Clausura game on 18 September 2026, Club Guaraní beat Sportivo Trinidense 0:1. Match numbers: shots on target 1:6, fouls 11:9.
Match report
Sportivo Trinidense hosted Guarani at the Estadio Martin Torres on Thursday evening for the eleventh round of the Clausura. The visitors snatched a 1-0 victory with a late strike that ended the hosts' perfect start to the campaign. By then, the match had already been shaped by an early red card.
And here's the thing about that seventeenth-minute dismissal — Luis Carlos Abreu Benegas was sent off and it changed everything. Sportivo Trinidense had looked industrious in those opening exchanges, but losing a man so early gave the full-back a torrid evening. To be fair, they kept their shape and refused to fold.
Guarani waited patiently, and when the moment came, Fernando Fernandez made them pay. The eightieth-minute goal was a reminder that clinical finishing matters more than possession numbers. The stadium fell silent as the ball found the net.
The numbers tell an uncomfortable story for the hosts. They controlled possession at fifty per cent but registered just one shot on target all afternoon. Guarani saw six shots on target with three blocked shots and a healthier conversion rate. And here's the thing — many shots with one goal means chances went begging.
The result leaves Sportivo Trinidense top of the table on nine points, though that perfect record now looks fragile. Guarani move to fourth with six points after their first defeat of the season. Things came to a head in that final quarter, and the visitors picked up the points they deserved.
