AD Cofutpa — AD Sarchí: 1:2, Liga de Ascenso

Cofootpa played Sarchi in the Ascenso League regular season, match eight, and lost 1-2 on Saturday evening. The visitors took all three points despite being away from home, while the hosts remain winless after seven outings.

The opening goal came at the twenty-sixth minute, when Sarchi broke the deadlock. Cofootpa responded at the fifty-eighth, but Sarchi struck again at the ninetieth to seal the result. By then the home side had nothing to do all evening.

Cofootpa managed 49 attacks with 3 shots on target, while Sarchi had 62 attacks and 7 on target. Possession favoured the visitors at 56 per cent, and their 11 corners to 5 showed they controlled the wide areas. They also had more shots overall — 15 off target to 10 — but converted their chances better.

The result leaves Cofootpa in fourteenth place with just one point from seven games. Sarchi sit sixth with eleven points, three wins and two draws so far. The gap between them in the table is now ten points.

We had backed the home side to win, but the match went another way. Sarchi were the sharper side in the final ten minutes, and that made the difference.