San Carlos 1:0 CS Cartaginés: Primera División Match Result

Match report

San Carlos secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Cartaginés in the ninth round of the Apertura, closing the gap on the second-placed visitors from 6 to 4 points. The result at home shifts the pressure onto the league leaders, who have now dropped points in two of their last nine outings.

J. Rivera Stuart broke the deadlock in the twenty-ninth minute, and the home side held firm despite mounting pressure. Cartaginés earned a yellow card for E. Hernandez just before the break, with M. Moran following suit at 45+1. Both sides made changes at the interval, bringing on D. Gonzalez Hernandez and M. Villalobos for San Carlos.

The second half saw further replacements, with San Carlos making three substitutions at the hour mark. J. Rivera Stuart came off for R. Cordoba, and E. Hernandez was replaced by P. Fonseca at 74. Cartaginés responded with J. Cortes off for B. Alfaro, though the visitors were reduced to ten men when K. Briceno received a red card on 90+3.

San Carlos moved within four points of the summit, sitting fifth with eight games played. Cartaginés remain second, but their unbeaten run in the league has now been interrupted. The hosts have won four of their last eight, including three consecutive clean sheets against Peres-Selodon, Sporting San José, and Alajuelense.

Prepared from match data

⚽ 29' J. Rivera Stuart — Goal 🟨 45' E. Hernandez — Yellow card 🟨 45+1' M. Moran — Yellow card ⇄ 46' D. Gonzalez Hernandez — Substitution ⇄ 46' M. Villalobos — Substitution ⇄ 60' E. Hernandez — Substitution ⇄ 60' R. Cordoba — Substitution ⇄ 60' J. Rivera Stuart — Substitution 🟨 62' J. Cortes — Yellow card ⇄ 66' J. Cortes — Substitution ⇄ 66' B. Alfaro — Substitution 🟨 74' K. Cerdas — Yellow card ⇄ 74' P. Fonseca — Substitution ⇄ 79' E. Brenes — Substitution ⇄ 79' B. Martinez — Substitution 🟥 90+3' K. Briceno — Red card 🟨 90+5' A. Hernandez — Yellow card

Match events

29' 1:0 San Carlos Goal J. Rivera Stuart
45' 1:0 San Carlos Yellow card E. Hernandez
45+1' 1:0 CS Cartaginés Yellow card M. Moran
46' 1:0 CS Cartaginés Substitution D. Gonzalez Hernandez off: C. Barahona
46' 1:0 CS Cartaginés Substitution M. Villalobos off: Tepa
60' 1:0 San Carlos Substitution E. Hernandez off: J. Pilarte
60' 1:0 San Carlos Substitution R. Cordoba off: C. Martinez
60' 1:0 San Carlos Substitution J. Rivera Stuart off: G. Castillo Cespedes
62' 1:0 CS Cartaginés Yellow card J. Cortes
66' 1:0 CS Cartaginés Substitution J. Cortes off: C. Montero
66' 1:0 CS Cartaginés Substitution B. Alfaro off: D. Lopez
74' 1:0 San Carlos Yellow card K. Cerdas
74' 1:0 San Carlos Substitution P. Fonseca off: J. Valverde
79' 1:0 CS Cartaginés Substitution E. Brenes off: A. Mora
79' 1:0 San Carlos Substitution B. Martinez off: R. Vidal
90+3' 1:0 CS Cartaginés Red card K. Briceno
90+5' 1:0 CS Cartaginés Yellow card A. Hernandez

Match prediction: San Carlos — CS Cartaginés

Win: CS Cartaginés

Confidence 38%

Reasoning

Сан-Карлос — 5. place, 12 points after 8 games (4 wins, 4 losses)
Картахинес — 1. place, 18 points after 8 games (6 wins, 2 losses)
Сан-Карлос, last 5 games: 4 wins, 1 losses
Картахинес, last 5 games: 4 wins, 1 draws, 0 losses
Head-to-head: 14 games, Сан-Карлос — 1, 5 draws, Картахинес — 8

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