Correcaminos UAT II secure Apertura victory at Heroes de Sacati
Correcaminos UAT II beat Heroes de Sacati 2-0 in the opening Apertura fixture of the Premier League Serie A on Tuesday evening. The visitors took control early with two first-half goals before a red card in the second period confirmed the hosts' defeat. We had given the local side a 41 per cent chance of victory, but the match unfolded quite differently.
The breakthrough came after just six minutes when a visitor struck to open the scoring. Heroes de Sacati failed to respond, and the deficit doubled eleven minutes later with a second away goal. The home side looked shell-shocked, pinned back without offering much in reply. By then the visitors had already established a comfortable cushion.
A red card for the hosts in the fiftieth minute removed any hope of a comeback. Playing with ten men did nothing to change the trajectory of the game. Correcaminos UAT II added a third goal in the eighty-seventh minute to close out what was never really in doubt.
The result leaves Heroes de Sacati rooted at the bottom of the table with two points from five games. They have yet to secure a single win this season. Correcaminos UAT II sit eighth on five points, a modest improvement after a heavy defeat to Guerreros last weekend.
Our prediction of a home victory was well wide of the mark. The visitors' clinical finishing and the early red card combined to end any possibility of a comeback. Heroes de Sacati will need to regroup quickly in this opening round.
