Bullo-Bullo produced a stunning 5:1 victory over Guabirá in the Copa Profesional División Group Stage on Sunday evening. The hosts, who had endured a string of heavy defeats, turned their fortunes around in emphatic fashion at their home ground. By then, the result looked certain well before the final whistle.
A. Medina opened the scoring in the seventh minute, a sharp finish that caught Guabirá off guard. R. Menacho doubled the lead six minutes later with a composed strike, and Pedro added two more in quick succession before half-time. The visitors changed shape at the break with three substitutions, but Bullo-Bullo had already won the match inside twenty minutes.
Guabirá's manager threw bodies in the way in an attempt to regain control, but the damage was done. C. Preciado scored twice for the visitors, with the first coming just before half-time and the second in the 89th minute. A. Terrazas pulled one back for Guabirá in stoppage time, but it was merely a consolation.
And here's the thing about the statistics. Guabirá enjoyed 60 per cent possession and launched 99 attacks, yet managed only five shots on target. Bullo-Bullo, with 40 per cent possession, had nine shots on target at 64 per cent accuracy. It was a masterclass in efficiency, and the visitors paid the price for their wastefulness.
The result marks a significant turnaround for the hosts, who came from the dead after losing 0:3 to Strongest and 0:4 to Oriente Petrolero in their previous two outings. Guabirá, meanwhile, saw their unbeaten run come to an end after four matches without defeat. The table goes out of the window in these games, but this performance could not be ignored.
