Monagas SC

Match report

Real Esppor claimed a 2:1 victory over Monagas in the opening fixture of the Clausura phase of the Primera. The visitors, sitting second in the table, took all three points on the road despite Monagas taking the lead. By then, the pattern was already set — Real Esppor controlling territory, Monagas looking to hit on the counter.

The hosts went ahead in the 39th minute through J. Perdomo. It was Monagas's only real threat before the break. To be fair, the visitors had created more but lacked the final touch.

The second half unfolded differently. S. Zeballos equalised in the 78th minute, and Real Esppor refused to let the points slip. They pushed on, and K. De La Hoz found the winner in the 90th minute plus one. And here's the thing — the visitors closed the game out.

Substitutions told their own story. Monagas brought on F. Jaramillo early at 14 minutes, then tried to change things with J. Perdomo's own removal at 71. Real Esppor made more controlled changes, bringing on S. Herrera at 57 and A. Uribe at 61. The visitors kept their shape while Monagas grew desperate.

The statistics confirmed what the eye saw. Real Esppor held 66 per cent of possession and registered 119 attacks against Monagas's 87. Yet Monagas managed only two shots on target from seven attempts, while the visitors hit the target six times from eleven shots. The accuracy gap — 50 per cent versus 18 — explained the scoreline. The hosts created just one big chance and won 17 of 17 aerial duels, but that wasn't enough.

The result leaves Monagas rooted in 12th place on 21 points after 21 games. Real Esppor move closer to the summit with 43 points, their two defeats already looking like a distant memory. The gap between them is now 22 points.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 34 – 66

Shots on target 2 – 6

Shots off target 7 – 5

Big chances 1 – 1

⇄ 14' F. Jaramillo — Substitution ⚽ 39' J. Perdomo — Goal ⇄ 46' J. Colorado — Substitution ⇄ 57' S. Herrera — Substitution ⇄ 61' A. Uribe — Substitution ⇄ 62' J. Castellanos — Substitution ⇄ 68' R. Rodriguez — Substitution ⇄ 71' J. Perdomo — Substitution ⚽ 78' S. Zeballos — Goal ⇄ 83' M. Gonzalez — Substitution ⚽ 90+1' K. De La Hoz — Goal 🟨 90+2' N. Henry — Yellow card 🟨 90+4' C. Ramirez — Yellow card

Match events

14' 0:0 Monagas SC Substitution F. Jaramillo off: d. J. Perez Piamo Y. J.
39' 0:1 Real Esppor Club Goal J. Perdomo
46' 0:1 Monagas SC Substitution J. Colorado off: E. Farias
57' 0:1 Monagas SC Substitution S. Herrera off: D. Castillo
61' 0:1 Real Esppor Club Substitution A. Uribe off: F. Londono
62' 0:1 Real Esppor Club Substitution J. Castellanos off: C. Da Silva
68' 0:1 Monagas SC Substitution R. Rodriguez off: A. Romero
71' 0:1 Real Esppor Club Substitution J. Perdomo off: S. Zeballos
78' 0:2 Real Esppor Club Goal S. Zeballos assist: M. Sulbaran
83' 0:2 Real Esppor Club Substitution M. Gonzalez off: J. Gutierrez
90+1' 1:2 Monagas SC Goal K. De La Hoz assist: L. Rodriguez
90+2' 1:2 Monagas SC Yellow card N. Henry
90+4' 1:2 Monagas SC Yellow card C. Ramirez

Statistics

34 Possession, % 66

2 Shots on target 6

7 Shots off target 5

1 Big chances 1

87 Attacks 119

5 Corners 2

13 Fouls 17

16 Free kicks 12

3 Offsides 2

2 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 5

12 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

9/1753% Aerial duels 8/1747%

46 Backward passes 91

2 Blocked shots 1

29 Clearances 18

11/2348% Crosses 1/1010%

7/1258% Dribbles 6/1346%

56 Failed passes 77

4 Goalkeeper saves 1

10 Interceptions 5

9 Key passes 8

33/6452% Long passes 41/7059%

44 Passes into the final third 90

172 Passes in the opposition half 295

124 Passes in own half 264

0.18 Shot accuracy 0.50

7 Shots inside the box 6

17/2181% Tackles 11/1861%

273 Total passes 549

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