FBC Melgar Women defeated Flamengo 5-0 in the Clausura phase six fixture of the Women's League on Thursday evening. The result leaves the hosts six points clear of their visitors in the standings. And here's the thing — such a margin rarely keeps both sides comfortable.
Melgar move to 17 points from 11 games, while Flamengo drop to 11 points after their sixth defeat this campaign. The hosts had already played 10 matches and sat sixth with 14 points before this encounter. Flamengo, meanwhile, were seventh with 11 points from 10 outings.
Melgar's recent trajectory suggests a side finding its rhythm. They had shipped two goals to Universidad de Deportes just six days prior, but bounced back with an eight-goal demolition of Defensores. To be fair, that 8-0 victory was the outlier in an otherwise unpredictable spell.
Flamengo's run of form tells a different story entirely. They drew with Carlos Manucci on August first, but lost to both Sporting Cristal and Alianza Lima since then. The visitors have now failed to keep a clean sheet in three consecutive league outings.
The goal difference shift is considerable. Melgar's attack looks sharper after that earlier 4-1 win over Yana Puma, while Flamengo's defensive vulnerabilities were exposed once more. By then the gap between these two sides had widened beyond what the table showed.