Guabirá 3:1 The Strongest: Primera División Match Result

Match report

Guabirá beat Strongest 3-1 at home in the Primera División Apertura round 15 on Friday evening. The result keeps the hosts in sixth place while the visitors remain third in the table. Both sides had been in mixed form going into the fixture, with Guabirá coming off a win over ABC and Strongest having lost 2-1 to Independiente Petrolero.

L. Ursino opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, giving the home side an early advantage. Strongest responded quickly, and R. Ribera equalised just four minutes later. By then the game had settled into a pattern of end-to-end chances, with neither side able to establish clear dominance.

Pedro restored Guabirá's lead with a penalty in the 85th minute, and V. Abrego pulled one back for Strongest with a spot-kick two minutes later. The away side had created more big chances throughout, five to three, but their shot accuracy of 33 per cent meant they could not convert their opportunities.

The statistics tell a familiar story of possession without penetration. Strongest held 56 per cent of the ball and completed 273 passes compared to Guabirá's 193, yet the home side took 18 shots to the visitors' 10. Guabirá's 12 shots on target against five for the away side suggests they were more clinical when it mattered.

Both managers made changes in the second half, with Guabirá bringing on three players around the hour mark and Strongest responding with their own substitutions. The match ended with four yellow cards between them, none of which altered the final outcome.

The result means Guabirá stay on 26 points from 18 games, while Strongest move up to 36 points. The gap between them remains ten spots in the table, and both sides have six games left to reshape their campaigns.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 12 – 5

Shots off target 6 – 5

Big chances 3 – 5

⚽ 23' L. Ursino — Goal 🟨 45+1' D. Lom — Yellow card ⇄ 46' Thiago Ribeiro — Substitution ⇄ 46' J. Welch — Substitution ⇄ 46' J. Cuellar — Substitution ⚽ 47' R. Ribera — Goal ⇄ 62' S. Garzon — Substitution ⇄ 62' Pablo Melgar — Substitution ⇄ 71' G. Peredo — Substitution ⇄ 75' A. Estacio — Substitution ⇄ 75' J. Barro — Substitution ⇄ 75' D. Lom — Substitution 🟨 80' L. Banegas — Yellow card ⚽ 85' Pedro — Penalty 🟨 86' A. Jusino — Yellow card 🟨 88' J. Arrascaita — Yellow card ⚽ 89' V. Abrego — Penalty ⇄ 90+2' W. Saucedo — Substitution

Match events

23' 1:0 Guabirá Goal L. Ursino assist: Pablo Melgar
45+1' 1:0 The Strongest Yellow card D. Lom
46' 1:0 Guabirá Substitution Thiago Ribeiro off: A. Moreno
46' 1:0 The Strongest Substitution J. Welch off: V. Cuellar
46' 1:0 The Strongest Substitution J. Cuellar off: R. Ribera
47' 1:1 The Strongest Goal R. Ribera assist: C. Ventura
62' 1:1 Guabirá Substitution S. Garzon off: S. Gil
62' 1:1 Guabirá Substitution Pablo Melgar off: Y. Baigorria
71' 1:1 Guabirá Substitution G. Peredo off: Pedro
75' 1:1 The Strongest Substitution A. Estacio off: K. F. Salvatierra Flores
75' 1:1 Guabirá Substitution J. Barro off: D. Fernandez
75' 1:1 The Strongest Substitution D. Lom off: G. Sotomayor
80' 1:1 The Strongest Yellow card L. Banegas
85' 2:1 Guabirá Penalty Pedro
86' 2:1 The Strongest Yellow card A. Jusino
88' 2:1 The Strongest Yellow card J. Arrascaita
89' 3:1 Guabirá Penalty V. Abrego
90+2' 3:1 The Strongest Substitution W. Saucedo off: K. Romay

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

12 Shots on target 5

6 Shots off target 5

3 Big chances 5

84 Attacks 83

6 Corners 3

8 Fouls 7

6 Free kicks 8

3 Offsides 5

0 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 9

25 Throw-ins 23

All statistics

5/1242% Aerial duels 7/1258%

37 Backward passes 58

4 Blocked shots 5

10 Clearances 29

2/1613% Crosses 6/1060%

8/1650% Dribbles 5/1729%

86 Failed passes 85

4 Goalkeeper saves 9

6 Interceptions 9

12 Key passes 13

28/6642% Long passes 24/6338%

62 Passes into the final third 74

195 Passes in the opposition half 209

100 Passes in own half 159

0.55 Shot accuracy 0.33

6 Shots from outside the box 3

16 Shots inside the box 12

9/1850% Tackles 11/1479%

279 Total passes 358

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