Perez Zeledon

Match report

Sporting San José secured a narrow 2-1 victory over Peréz-Selcdon in the Apertura ninth round, played on Friday evening. The visitors moved into third place while the hosts remain eighth in the First Division table. It was a match decided by moments rather than sustained dominance from either side.

J. Pinto gave the home side the opening goal in the twenty-fifth minute, but A. Amador doubled their lead just before half-time with a thirty-sixth minute strike. Sporting San José responded through G. Leiva in the forty-seventh minute, and that goal shifted the momentum. To be fair, the hosts were still pushing forward when the game changed shape.

The turning point came in the fifty-fifth minute when Y. Salinas received a second yellow card and was sent off. That left Sporting San José with ten men but also gave them numerical superiority as the match wore on. By then the visitors had already adjusted their approach, and the red card simply confirmed what was coming.

The statistics tell a story of fairly even contest. Peréz-Selcdon held 53 per cent possession with 81 attacks and five shots on target, while Sporting San José registered 47 per cent possession, 80 attacks and six shots on target. The hosts missed more chances, converting just 26 per cent of their attempts compared to the visitors' 50 per cent accuracy.

The result widens the gap between the two sides to nine points. Sporting San José now sit 17 points from nine games, while Peréz-Selcdon have only eight and are staring at the drop. Cup football has its own rules, but this is a league campaign where consistency matters.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 53 – 47

Shots on target 5 – 6

Shots off target 7 – 2

Attacks 81 – 80

⚽ 25' J. Pinto — Goal 🟨 27' Y. Salinas — Yellow card 🟨 34' A. Amador — Yellow card ⚽ 36' A. Amador — Goal ⚽ 47' G. Leiva — Goal 🟨 49' A. Soto — Yellow card 🟨 55' Y. Salinas — Yellow card 🟥 55' Y. Salinas — Red card ⇄ 57' M. Rojas Rodriguez — Substitution ⇄ 63' M. George Clayton — Substitution ⇄ 63' K. Gonzalez — Substitution ⇄ 63' J. Aguirre — Substitution ⇄ 69' A. Amador — Substitution ⇄ 69' M. Nunez — Substitution ⇄ 73' G. Leiva — Substitution ⇄ 73' J. Pinto — Substitution ⇄ 73' J. Mendez — Substitution ⇄ 81' K. Carvajal — Substitution 🟨 90+4' M. Trinidad Aguilar Pena — Yellow card 🟨 90+4' L. Moreira — Yellow card 🟨 90+6' A. Chevez — Yellow card 🟨 90+7' Y. Salas — Yellow card

Match events

25' 0:1 Sporting San Jose Goal J. Pinto
27' 0:1 Sporting San Jose Yellow card Y. Salinas
34' 0:1 Perez Zeledon Yellow card A. Amador
36' 1:1 Perez Zeledon Goal A. Amador
47' 1:2 Sporting San Jose Goal G. Leiva
49' 1:2 Sporting San Jose Yellow card A. Soto
55' 1:2 Sporting San Jose Yellow card Y. Salinas
55' 1:2 Sporting San Jose Red card Y. Salinas
57' 1:2 Sporting San Jose Substitution M. Rojas Rodriguez off: Y. Salas
63' 1:2 Sporting San Jose Substitution M. George Clayton off: R. Carballo
63' 1:2 Perez Zeledon Substitution K. Gonzalez off: M. Angulo
63' 1:2 Perez Zeledon Substitution J. Aguirre off: E. Marin
69' 1:2 Perez Zeledon Substitution A. Amador off: L. Hernandez
69' 1:2 Perez Zeledon Substitution M. Nunez off: A. Fallas
73' 1:2 Sporting San Jose Substitution G. Leiva off: E. Pastrana
73' 1:2 Sporting San Jose Substitution J. Pinto off: J. Navarro
73' 1:2 Sporting San Jose Substitution J. Mendez off: R. Ramirez
81' 1:2 Perez Zeledon Substitution K. Carvajal off: S. Rodriguez
90+4' 1:2 Perez Zeledon Yellow card M. Trinidad Aguilar Pena
90+4' 1:2 Sporting San Jose Yellow card L. Moreira
90+6' 1:2 Sporting San Jose Yellow card A. Chevez
90+7' 1:2 Sporting San Jose Yellow card Y. Salas

Statistics

53 Possession, % 47

5 Shots on target 6

7 Shots off target 2

81 Attacks 80

7 Corners 3

21 Free kicks 15

0 Offsides 2

2 Yellow cards 5

0 Red cards 1

13 Goal kicks 11

11 Throw-ins 11

All statistics

7 Blocked shots 4

0.26 Shot accuracy 0.50

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