San Miguel beat Colachi 2:0 in the Primera Nacional regular season, round 25, on Friday evening. The home side took all three points despite sitting 16th in the table, while the visitors, 10th, left empty-handed after a run that had included a draw and a win.
And here's the thing — the opening goal came from G. Fernandez at the 23rd minute, but it was K. Ceceri who finished the job with two strikes in the final minutes. He found the net at 87 and again at 88, turning a tight contest into a comfortable lead for the hosts.
To be fair, the match wasn't decided by dominance. Colachi held 54 per cent possession and registered eight corners against two, yet San Miguel pressed higher and caught them on the break. The visitors came for a cross they never reached in the decisive moments.
By then the substitutions had begun reshaping the game. R. E. Monserrat and L. Gonzalez came on for the hosts at the interval, while E. Trinidad replaced F. Hanashiro after the Japanese player picked up a yellow card at the 61st minute. A. Cruz was also booked before being substituted himself.
The statistics tell a different story from the scoreboard. San Miguel recorded 153 attacks and only two shots on target, while Colachi managed 171 attacks with three shots on target. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging — and that is exactly what happened to the visitors.
The result leaves San Miguel on 29 points from 28 games, still searching for consistency after five matches without a win. Colachi move to 37 points, but the gap above the relegation zone remains the same. The table does not change much, but the mood inside the stadium certainly did.