Bloming secured a five-one victory over Gualtberto Villarroel in the third match of the Professional Division Cup group stage on Wednesday. The hosts put together a performance that showed genuine intent from the opening whistle, while their visitors struggled to find any rhythm in attack. Five-one is a scoreline that tells you everything about who controlled the tempo.
And here's the thing about those opening exchanges — Bloming struck three times in the first sixteen minutes. M. Enoumba opened the scoring in the third minute, then J. Garces doubled the lead before adding a second just three minutes later. J. Goyeneche completed the early barrage in the sixteenth minute, and Gualtberto Villarroel were already chasing shadows.
By then, the visitors had missed a chance to get back into the game. R. Spenhay brought down a penalty in the forty-fifth minute but failed to convert. Gualtberto Villarroel did eventually pull one back through G. Centella's penalty in the fifty-seventh minute, but the damage had been done. Three goals in the first half, and the match was effectively over.
Checo made changes across both sides, though the hosts had already put the game out of reach. J. Garces came off in the sixty-eighth minute after his brace, while P. Loza replaced him. The visitors shuffled their pack in the forty-sixth minute with three changes, and Bloming brought on D. Calero in the seventy-fourth. No red cards, one yellow for M. Abisab of Bloming.
The statistics back up what you saw on the pitch. Bloming registered ninety-two attacks compared to fifty-six for their opponents, and their shot accuracy sat at thirty-nine percent with seven shots on target. Gualtberto Villarroel managed two shots on target from five attempts, which is hardly the recipe for a comeback. Possession favoured the hosts at fifty-six percent to forty-four.
This result lifts Bloming after a difficult run of form. They had lost two of their previous three matches, including a heavy defeat to Oriente Petrolero, before grinding out draws against Real Oruro and Guabira. Gualtberto Villarroel, meanwhile, have now dropped further down the standings after alternating between losses and draws in their last five outings. One more group match remains for both sides.