Benjamín Aceval took a comfortable 3:1 victory over Encarnación in the Intermedia regular season on Sunday evening. The away side dominated the second half after their hosts cut themselves down to ten men. O. Arguello opened the scoring in the twentieth minute with a composed finish.
He doubled the advantage before the break, capitalising on a defensive error. Encarnación had the ball more but struggled to create clear chances against a compact away shape. By then, the visitors had already seized control of the tempo.
A turning point came in the fiftieth minute when R. Bogado received a red card. Encarnación were forced to regroup and the visitors adjusted their approach. They stopped pressing high and instead looked to exploit the space left behind.
J. Verdun restored the two-goal cushion in the sixty-third minute, while K. Quinonez added a second in the seventy-eighth. The away side had only five shots on target but converted efficiently. Encarnación, by contrast, wasted several opportunities despite their dominance.
The statistics told a familiar story. Encarnación held 59 per cent possession and registered 106 attacks, but only four shots on target. Benjamín Aceval managed 55 attacks with five shots on target, yet scored three goals. The red card made all the difference in how the match unfolded.
Encarnación remain bottom of the table with 15 points from 20 games. Benjamín Aceval sit fourth with 35 points and have one foot in the next round. The result ended a run of poor form for the hosts, who have now lost thirteen of twenty matches.
