Herrera 1:3 UMECIT: Liga Panameña de Fútbol Match Result

Match report

Umecit secured a 3-1 victory over Herrera in the Panama Football League Apertura, round 8, at Herrera's home ground on Saturday evening. The visitors took control early and held on despite a spirited second-half push from the hosts. And here's the thing, the result keeps Umecit in third while Herrera remain rooted near the bottom of the table.

Almanza opened the scoring for Herrera in the twelfth minute before Peralta equalised for Umecit just seven minutes later. The visitors then turned the game around, with Almanza netting his second in the thirty-second minute and Villarreal adding a fourth in the thirty-third. Three yellow cards for Herrera — Rivera, De Gracia and Castro — suggested growing frustration as the half progressed.

Umecit's away win was the call we made beforehand, and the confidence level sat at 53 per cent. By then the shift was visible: Herrera's high press met disciplined transitions, and Umecit's wider play found the spaces between the full-backs. The visitors' 55 per cent possession and seven shots on target told the story better than the 45 per cent share the hosts managed.

Substitutions arrived in waves after the break. Triana came on for Herrera in the forty-sixth minute, while Umecit introduced Murillo and Palmezano together in the sixty-first. Gomez made two appearances for the hosts, entering in the seventieth and being replaced himself in the seventy-third. Peralta was withdrawn in the same window, and Castillo replaced an unnamed Herrera player in the eighty-third. Almanza's late entry in the eighty-sixth gave the home side one last chance.

Umecit's 25 points from 16 games puts them three places clear of Herrera's eight-point haul. The visitors have now kept an unbeaten run going, extending it beyond the midweek draw with Verragas. Herrera, meanwhile, sit sixteenth in form with only one win from sixteen outings — and the goal difference tells you everything you need to know about their season so far.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 45 – 55.00

Shots on target 6 – 7

Attacks 76 – 72

Corners 4 – 2

⚽ 12' O. Almanza — Goal ⚽ 19' H. Peralta — Goal ⚽ 32' O. Almanza — Goal ⚽ 33' R. Villarreal — Goal 🟨 37' J. Rivera — Yellow card 🟨 45+1' J. De Gracia — Yellow card ⇄ 46' L. Triana — Substitution ⇄ 61' J. Murillo — Substitution ⇄ 61' A. Palmezano — Substitution ⇄ 70' E. Gomez — Substitution ⇄ 73' E. Gomez — Substitution ⇄ 73' H. Peralta — Substitution 🟨 77' A. Castro — Yellow card 🟨 78' B. Valderrama — Yellow card ⇄ 83' D. Castillo — Substitution ⇄ 86' O. Almanza — Substitution 🟨 87' A. Saldana — Yellow card

Match events

12' 0:1 UMECIT Goal O. Almanza
19' 0:2 UMECIT Goal H. Peralta
32' 0:3 UMECIT Goal O. Almanza
33' 1:3 Herrera Goal R. Villarreal
37' 1:3 Herrera Yellow card J. Rivera
45+1' 1:3 Herrera Yellow card J. De Gracia
46' 1:3 Herrera Substitution L. Triana off: A. Castro
61' 1:3 UMECIT Substitution J. Murillo off: M. Casazola
61' 1:3 UMECIT Substitution A. Palmezano off: A. Saldana
70' 1:3 Herrera Substitution E. Gomez off: D. Tenorio
73' 1:3 UMECIT Substitution E. Gomez off: B. Valderrama
73' 1:3 UMECIT Substitution H. Peralta off: A. Garcia
77' 1:3 Herrera Yellow card A. Castro
78' 1:3 UMECIT Yellow card B. Valderrama
83' 1:3 Herrera Substitution D. Castillo off: A. Penalba
86' 1:3 UMECIT Substitution O. Almanza off: D. Oliveira
87' 1:3 UMECIT Yellow card A. Saldana

Statistics

45 Possession, % 55.00

6 Shots on target 7

0 Shots off target 0

76 Attacks 72

4 Corners 2

21 Free kicks 14

1 Offsides 0

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

2 Goal kicks 7

17 Throw-ins 18

Match prediction: Herrera — UMECIT

Win: UMECIT

Confidence 53%

Reasoning

Эррера — 6. place, 8 points after 16 games (1 wins, 5 draws, 10 losses)
Умексит — 3. place, 25 points after 16 games (6 wins, 7 draws, 3 losses)
Эррера, last 5 games: 0 wins, 1 draws, 4 losses
Умексит, last 5 games: 1 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses
Head-to-head: 12 games, Эррера — 6, Умексит — 6

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