Deportivo Lara secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Puerto Cabello II in the Regular Season-24 clash of the Segunda División on Friday evening. The home side dominated proceedings at their ground, capitalising on a series of chances to open a commanding lead before the interval.
The breakthrough came in the twentieth minute when M. Alvarez found the net, and his side doubled the advantage almost immediately with a second goal in the twenty-first. Both sides traded blows in the second half, with K. Gonzalez adding a third for Deportivo Lara in the sixty-second minute and R. Garcia extending the margin further with a seventh goal in the seventy-fourth minute. The visitors had a penalty chance in stoppage time but saw their effort saved.
Statistics told a complicated story. Puerto Cabello II enjoyed 58 per cent possession and registered 93 attacks compared to their hosts' 75, yet the visitors could not convert their dominance into meaningful results. Deportivo Lara's defensive solidity was evident, with just one offside called against them throughout the ninety minutes.
The result moves Deportivo Lara further clear at the top of the table. They sit on 48 points from 23 matches with 14 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats. Puerto Cabello II remain in sixth place with 29 points from the same number of games, their record reading 8 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses.