PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Interstat) — Fabian Pastenes scored in the 14th minute and San Luis held on for a 1-0 victory over D. Puerto Montt on Monday at Estadio Bicentenario de Chinquihue.

Pastenes provided the game’s only goal with a 14th-minute finish, and San Luis spent the rest of the match protecting that advantage. The visitors were content to absorb pressure at times and look for chances on the counter, while D. Puerto Montt tried to find an equalizer through the middle and from wider areas. Pastenes, who played 80 minutes and scored once, was substituted in the 80th minute after his early strike proved decisive.

The opening goal arrived when Pastenes found space and converted for San Luis. D. Puerto Montt tried to answer quickly, but the early caution to Sabella A. in the 17th minute set a scrappy tone. San Luis dropped deeper as the half progressed, protecting the middle and forcing D. Puerto Montt to build attacks from less dangerous positions. The visitors went into the break with a one-goal lead and a clean sheet still intact.

D. Puerto Montt’s efforts to build momentum were interrupted by discipline issues. Sabella A. was shown a yellow card in the 17th minute, and Perez S. was booked in the 59th. San Luis also received cautions, with Torres J. yellow-carded in the 73rd minute and Meza I. booked in the 83rd. The match became more physical as time wore on, and D. Puerto Montt’s Paredes R. was sent off in the 90th minute plus three.

San Luis made its first substitution in the 74th minute, with Catalan D. involved. Carreno M. and Pastenes F. were involved in substitutions in the 80th minute. Parada S. was involved in a substitution in the 89th minute as San Luis sought to see out the closing stages and preserve its clean sheet.

D. Puerto Montt turned to its bench earlier in the second half. Rojas L. A. and Calisto F. were involved in substitutions in the 46th minute. Sabella A. was involved in a substitution in the 57th minute, and Perez S. was involved in one in the 63rd minute. Cardenas J. was involved in a substitution in the 81st minute. The changes gave D. Puerto Montt fresh legs, but the home side could not convert its late pressure into a goal.

The result extended a difficult start for D. Puerto Montt. The club is now 0-2 in this competition and 0-5 across all competitions. D. Puerto Montt previously lost 1-0 at Colo Colo, 3-0 at Copiapo, 1-0 at home to Colo Colo and 2-1 at Nublense. The home side remained without a win in the competition and across all competitions, unable to recover from Pastenes’s early goal.

San Luis improved to 3-0 in this competition and 3-0 across all competitions. San Luis beat U. Espanola 2-0 and won 1-0 at San Felipe in its prior matches this season. The victory kept San Luis unbeaten and handed D. Puerto Montt another frustrating result at Estadio Bicentenario de Chinquihue.

San Luis protected its lead through the final minutes. The visitors kept their shape as the match stretched into stoppage time and the home side pushed numbers forward. D. Puerto Montt’s late red card further complicated its attempt to find an equalizer, leaving the home side with fewer options in the final moments. The final whistle confirmed a narrow road win and left D. Puerto Montt still searching for its first point of the campaign.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of D. Puerto Montt 2, San Luis 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave D. Puerto Montt a 71.3 percent probability to win.