Strongest saw off Real Tomayapo 3-1 in the Apertura round 18 fixture on Saturday evening. Jaime Arrascaita opened the scoring from the spot before Dilan Saavedra doubled the hosts' advantage. Kevin Salvatierra added a third to complete the victory, leaving Tomayapo to salvage a consolation through D. Robles late on. The result keeps Strongest within striking distance of the top four.
The opening half belonged to the hosts, who took the lead inside the quarter-hour. Arrascaita converted a penalty after twenty minutes, and Saavedra extended the margin shortly before the break. Tomayapo showed more composure in possession but struggled to create clear-cut opportunities. And here's the thing — they couldn't break through despite having their chance from the spot later.
Strongest made three changes around the hour mark, bringing on Eguez, Árabe and Velasquez Senzano together. Tomayapo responded with three substitutions of their own, but the pattern of the game did not shift. Salvatierra found space to score in the seventy-sixth minute, and Robles pulled one back from the spot at the death. To be fair, the visitors had earned the right to attack in those final moments.
Strongest dominated possession at 59 per cent and registered seven shots on target compared with six for their opponents. They created only one big chance, yet finished with a comfortable margin. Tomayapo were more accurate from distance but could not convert their penalty until the closing stages. By then the result was already decided.
Strongest remain third with 36 points from eighteen games, while Tomayapo sit fourteenth on 16. The hosts have only two defeats on their record this season and cannot afford another slip. Tomayapo's recent form has been inconsistent, and this loss extends a difficult run. The gap between them in the table is now twenty points.
