Inca Aruba — Atletico Balboa: 1:0, Primera Division

Inca Aruba took three points from Atlético Balboa with a 1:0 win in the ninth round of the Apertura phase in Primera División. The match ended on Tuesday evening with a single goal, decided in stoppage time. Both sides entered the fixture with different trajectories in the standings.

J. Barahona scored the only goal in the 90th minute plus six seconds. It was a moment that shifted everything, and here's the thing — the match had been settled by then. Atlético Balboa had controlled possession, created more chances, yet found themselves trailing. By then the hosts had absorbed pressure and waited for their window.

Inca Aruba recorded 57% possession with 167 attacks, though only two shots landed on target. Atlético Balboa held 43% but managed three shots on target against eight off target from their opponents. The visitors had more attacking intent but couldn't convert it. To be fair, the match was decided by quality of execution rather than quantity of attempts.

The result leaves Inca Aruba in twelfth place with five points from eight games, while Atlético Balboa move to seventh on nine points from seven matches. We had given a prediction for Atlético Balboa to win with 53% confidence, but the match went another way. That late goal, when the visitors were pushing for an equaliser, broke the script entirely.