EM Unani ran out 5-0 winners against Libertad Asunción in the fifth round of the Nacional B on Saturday evening. The hosts moved clear at the top of the table with the comprehensive victory, while the visitors remain rooted to fourth place with just a single point from four games. The previous meeting between the sides ended 0-0, and this time the result could not have been more different.
EM Unani had already collected eight points from four matches, sitting unbeaten with two wins and two draws. Their run included a narrow 1-0 win over Atlético Sucre and a 3-2 victory, but the away performance against Libertad Asunción was of a different calibre entirely. The visitors had gone into the fixture with a poor record, having suffered heavy defeats including a 0-8 loss to Atlético Sucre and a 6-0 hammering at the hands of Deportivo FATIK.
Libertad Asunción's away form had been particularly fragile, with three defeats from four outings leaving them one point adrift of safety in the standings. Their only point had come from a goalless draw against EM Unani earlier in the campaign, and the return fixture offered no respite. The visitors failed to register a single response against a home side that had looked comfortable in their previous encounters.
The result extends EM Unani's unbeaten run to four matches and puts them in control of their own destiny at the summit. Libertad Asunción's struggles continue unabated, and they face an uphill battle to climb away from the lower reaches of the table. The gap between the two sides has never looked wider than it does following this emphatic display from the hosts.
EM Unani now sit eight points clear from their nearest challengers, with only one defeat in their entire campaign so far. Libertad Asunción have won nothing in four games and have conceded heavily on multiple occasions. The standings tell the story of a team finding its rhythm and another still searching for answers.
