Union Comercio put four past Academia Cantolao in the Segunda División regular season on Thursday. The hosts opened the scoring in the fifth minute and never looked back from there. By then the visitors had already conceded ground without much to show for their territorial presence.
The opening goal came early and shifted the match entirely. Union Comercio struck while Academia Cantolao were still finding their feet. And here's the thing about early goals in this division — they tend to change how teams approach the rest of the afternoon.
Two yellow cards followed in quick succession, one at thirty-two minutes, another at forty. The home side kept their discipline while the visitors picked up a booking that suggested they were chasing the game rather than controlling it. To be fair, Academia Cantolao had no corners to speak of by that stage.
The second half brought two more goals for the hosts at sixty and seventy-eight minutes. Union Comercio never lost their rhythm after the break. The visitors ran out of legs and ideas in equal measure.
The statistics tell the story without embellishment. Union Comercio held 55 per cent possession and registered ten shots on target against one for the visitors. They completed seventy-five attacks compared to sixty, and earned five corners while their opponents managed none. Shots accuracy sat at 42 per cent for the hosts versus 13 for the away side.
The result leaves Union Comercio at the top of the table with thirty-two points from fifteen games. Academia Cantolao remain eighth on thirteen points, eight behind the leaders. The visitors have now lost eight of their fifteen matches this season.