BARINAS (Interstat) — Atletico Barinas scored three second-half goals and defeated Frontera 3-0 on Wednesday in a global football match. Argel Sanchez opened the scoring in the 67th minute, Diego Rodriguez added a second in the 78th and Wilson Mujica completed the scoring in the 85th. Frontera could not produce a response and finished with no goals. The home side improved its record in this competition to one win, no losses and one draw. Frontera’s record in the competition moved to no wins, one loss and one draw.

The match stayed scoreless through the first half and into the second. Atletico Barinas finally broke through when Sanchez found the net in the 67th minute. The goal changed the shape of the contest and forced Frontera to chase the game over the final quarter-hour. Sanchez’s strike was followed by Rodriguez’s goal 11 minutes later, giving Atletico Barinas a more comfortable margin.

Rodriguez scored in the 78th minute, and Mujica made it three in the 85th. Each of the three Atletico Barinas scorers recorded one goal. Sanchez, Rodriguez and Mujica were the key performers for the home side, with each supplying a goal during the match. Frontera’s defense had kept the game level for more than an hour, but the final 23 minutes produced all of the scoring.

Atletico Barinas entered the match after a scoreless draw at Zamora. That previous result left the club unbeaten in its competition schedule before the game on Wednesday. With the win, Atletico Barinas moved to one win, no losses and one draw in the competition. Across all competitions, Atletico Barinas also stands at one win, no losses and one draw. The victory gave the home side its first competition win of the season and kept its unbeaten start intact.

Frontera arrived after a 3-0 win against Puerto Cabello B and a 1-1 draw with El Vigia. Those results had given Frontera a mixed start before the visit to Barinas. The loss dropped Frontera to no wins, one loss and one draw in the competition. Across all competitions, Frontera is now one win, one loss and one draw. The visitors remained without a competition win after two matches, while Atletico Barinas collected its first competition victory.

Frontera had scored three goals in its win over Puerto Cabello B and one goal in its draw with El Vigia before the match on Wednesday. The visitors could not add to that total in Barinas. Atletico Barinas, meanwhile, had played to a scoreless draw at Zamora in its previous competition match and then produced its highest scoring output of the competition season against Frontera.

Atletico Barinas controlled the scoreboard after the opening goal, and Frontera was unable to find a way back into the match. The home side’s three goals came in a 19-minute span, turning a tight contest into a clear result. Sanchez’s goal in the 67th minute was the breakthrough, Rodriguez’s goal in the 78th doubled the advantage and Mujica’s goal in the 85th closed the scoring. Frontera’s best previous attacking display this season had come in the win over Puerto Cabello B, but the club could not repeat that output on Wednesday.

The game’s final stages saw Atletico Barinas protect its lead and see out the result. Frontera pushed forward in search of a goal, but the visiting side could not break through. Atletico Barinas finished the match with three goals and a clean sheet. The result gave the home side a competition victory and left Frontera still searching for its first competition win.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Atletico Barinas 1, Frontera 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Atletico Barinas with a 73.3 percent probability to win. Atletico Barinas had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2. The total score of 3 was recorded against an over/under line of 3.5.