Caracas FC

Match report

Real Esppor took all three points from Caracas in the third round of the Clausura, winning 2:1 on Sunday evening. J. Castellanos scored twice for the visitors while A. Villarreal pulled one back for the hosts, but a second-half red card changed everything.

Castellanos made his mark early, firing home in the tenth minute before the home side could settle. Caracas pushed forward to respond, and by the forty-third minute A. Villarreal found the net to level things up. To be fair, the visitors had shown enough composure to keep their shape and wait for their moment.

The turning point came late in the half when J. Quintero received a straight red card in the sixty-seventh minute. Caracas had nothing to lose after that, but Real Esppor took advantage of the numerical advantage. Castellanos converted a penalty in the seventy-first minute to put his side ahead, and here's the thing — the academy graduate has been finding his form at exactly the right time.

The statistics tell a curious story. Caracas dominated possession with forty-seven percent and threw one hundred and six attacks at the visitors, yet managed just two shots on target from eight attempts. Real Esppor registered five shots on target from eleven attempts with thirty-three percent accuracy. One goal from a penalty and one from open play doesn't require a flood of chances, and the visitors proved that.

The result moves Real Esppor further clear in second place with forty-three points from twenty-one games, while Caracas remain ninth on twenty-five. The visitors have dropped just two points all season, and this win keeps them within touching distance of the leaders. Caracas, meanwhile, have now lost three of their last five matches and cannot afford another slip.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 47 – 53

Shots on target 2 – 5

Shots off target 8 – 6

Big chances 0 – 2

⚽ 10' J. Castellanos — Goal 🟨 22' Robert Hernandez — Yellow card 🟨 35' I. Gudino — Yellow card ⚽ 43' A. Villarreal — Goal ⇄ 46' R. Lezama — Substitution 🟨 47' C. Rojas — Yellow card ⇄ 55' S. Zeballos — Substitution 🟨 59' M. Vegas — Yellow card ⇄ 62' M. Sulbaran — Substitution 🟥 67' J. Quintero — Red card ⚽ 71' J. Castellanos — Penalty 🟨 74' R. Ibarra — Yellow card ⇄ 75' F. Londono — Substitution ⇄ 75' Robert Hernandez — Substitution ⇄ 76' J. De Santis — Substitution ⇄ 84' A. Villarreal — Substitution

Match events

· 0:0 Caracas FC Yellow card A. Figueroa
10' 0:1 Real Esppor Club Goal J. Castellanos assist: M. Gonzalez
22' 0:1 Caracas FC Yellow card Robert Hernandez
35' 0:1 Caracas FC Yellow card I. Gudino
43' 1:1 Caracas FC Goal A. Villarreal assist: W. Correa
46' 1:1 Caracas FC Substitution R. Lezama off: A. Herrera
47' 1:1 Real Esppor Club Yellow card C. Rojas
55' 1:1 Real Esppor Club Substitution S. Zeballos off: J. Gonzalez
59' 1:1 Caracas FC Yellow card M. Vegas
62' 1:1 Real Esppor Club Substitution M. Sulbaran off: J. Perdomo
67' 1:1 Caracas FC Red card J. Quintero
71' 1:2 Real Esppor Club Penalty J. Castellanos
74' 1:2 Real Esppor Club Yellow card R. Ibarra
75' 1:2 Real Esppor Club Substitution F. Londono off: A. Uribe
75' 1:2 Caracas FC Substitution Robert Hernandez off: A. Figueroa
76' 1:2 Caracas FC Substitution J. De Santis off: S. Gonzalez
84' 1:2 Caracas FC Substitution A. Villarreal off: M. Marquez

Statistics

47 Possession, % 53

2 Shots on target 5

8 Shots off target 6

0 Big chances 2

106 Attacks 102

5 Corners 1

15 Fouls 12

11 Free kicks 15

2 Offsides 0

4 Yellow cards 2

1 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 7

19 Throw-ins 11

All statistics

8/1844% Aerial duels 10/1856%

73 Backward passes 86

1 Blocked shots 4

5 Clearances 28

8/2433% Crosses 1/333%

7/1450% Dribbles 7/1354%

87 Failed passes 82

3 Goalkeeper saves 1

13 Interceptions 6

11 Key passes 11

34/7148% Long passes 45/8056%

88 Passes into the final third 93

264 Passes in the opposition half 269

201 Passes in own half 246

0.18 Shot accuracy 0.33

6 Shots inside the box 5

8/1553% Tackles 14/1593%

441 Total passes 512

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