Atletico Barinas blanks Frontera with three late goals

BARINAS, Venezuela (Interstat) — On Wednesday, Atletico Barinas defeated Frontera 3-0 in a global football match, using three second-half goals to pull away at home. After a scoreless first half, Argel Sanchez opened the scoring in the 67th minute. Diego Rodriguez doubled the lead in the 78th minute, and Wilson Mujica added the third in the 85th. The home side led 1-0 before adding two more goals in the final 12 minutes. Each scorer finished with one goal. Frontera could not answer and finished without a goal. The result moved Atletico Barinas to 1-0-1 in the competition and 1-0-1 across all competitions. Frontera fell to 0-1-1 in the competition and 1-1-1 overall. Atletico Barinas secured its first competition win of the season. Frontera had previously beaten Puerto Cabello B 3-0 and drawn with El Vigia 1-1. Atletico Barinas had previously drawn with Zamora 0-0. The visitors were unable to generate a response after falling behind. Frontera remained winless in the competition.