UCV 2:1 Monagas SC: Primera División Match Result

Match report

UKV edged Monagas 2:1 in the Clausura stage of the Primera on Wednesday evening. The hosts had been struggling for form, losing their last three league matches, while Monagas carried a patchy record of their own. What could have been another disappointing result for the home side instead became a match decided by a single moment.

Rodriguez gave UKV the lead in the thirtieth minute, a well-taken effort that sent the home crowd into a frenzy. Monagas responded within nine minutes when K. Silva equalised, and by then the game had opened up into something far more exciting than either team might have expected. Romero came on for UKV at the interval, a change that seemed to shift the tempo.

And here's the thing about this match — it wasn't the possession or the attacks that mattered most. By the sixty-fifth minute, J. Zapata had scored what would prove to be the winner, and soon after he picked up a yellow card. He was clearly their most dangerous man, and UKV were closing in on a result they needed desperately.

The statistics tell a story of two sides sharing control. Both teams claimed fifty percent possession and twenty-three aerial duels apiece. UKV registered five shots on target from nineteen attempts, while Monagas managed only three on target from nine. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging for the visitors.

After the final whistle, UKV moved to seventh place on twenty-one points, still four adrift of the top six. Monagas remained in twelfth with eighteen, their recent struggles continuing despite the earlier four-nil victory over Puerto Cruz. Things came to a head on Wednesday, and the difference was a single goal.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 5 – 3

Shots off target 14 – 6

Big chances 3 – 1

⚽ 30' R. Rodriguez — Goal ⚽ 39' K. Silva — Goal ⇄ 46' A. Romero — Substitution 🟨 63' F. Sole — Yellow card ⚽ 65' J. Zapata — Goal 🟨 70' J. Zapata — Yellow card ⇄ 72' R. Arace — Substitution ⇄ 74' F. Sole — Substitution ⇄ 82' W. Lugo — Substitution ⇄ 82' R. Rodriguez — Substitution 🟨 90' K. De La Hoz — Yellow card ⇄ 90+1' E. Mosquera — Substitution

Match events

30' 0:1 Monagas SC Goal R. Rodriguez
39' 1:1 UCV Goal K. Silva assist: E. Peraza
46' 1:1 Monagas SC Substitution A. Romero off: C. Ramirez
63' 1:1 UCV Yellow card F. Sole
65' 2:1 UCV Goal J. Zapata assist: F. Sole
70' 2:1 UCV Yellow card J. Zapata
72' 2:1 Monagas SC Substitution R. Arace off: L. Rodriguez
74' 2:1 UCV Substitution F. Sole off: V. Rodriguez
82' 2:1 UCV Substitution W. Lugo off: R. Sarli
82' 2:1 Monagas SC Substitution R. Rodriguez off: E. Farias
90' 2:1 Monagas SC Yellow card K. De La Hoz
90+1' 2:1 UCV Substitution E. Mosquera off: D. De Sousa

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

5 Shots on target 3

14 Shots off target 6

3 Big chances 1

92 Attacks 97

6 Corners 2

13 Fouls 8

8 Free kicks 13

2 Offsides 4

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 14

16 Throw-ins 23

All statistics

10/2343% Aerial duels 13/2357%

55 Backward passes 58

3 Blocked shots 1

22 Clearances 15

7/2035% Crosses 4/1724%

6/1443% Dribbles 8/1267%

79 Failed passes 90

2 Goalkeeper saves 3

10 Interceptions 6

17 Key passes 8

40/7454% Long passes 21/5936%

65 Passes into the final third 72

236 Passes in the opposition half 246

204 Passes in own half 198

0.23 Shot accuracy 0.30

14 Shots inside the box 7

7/1070% Tackles 8/1173%

420 Total passes 427

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