MAR DEL PLATA (Interstat) — Alvarado and Cipolletti played to a 0-0 draw Sunday at Estadio José María Minella, with neither side finding a goal in a match that added a point to each club’s competition total. Alvarado was the home team and Cipolletti was the visiting team. Cipolletti scored no goals and Alvarado scored no goals. The draw kept the teams close in the standings and followed a recent run of results that had given both sides mixed form.

Cipolletti’s record in the competition is now 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, and its record across all competitions is the same. Alvarado’s competition record is now 1 win, 1 loss and 2 draws, and its overall record is also 1 win, 1 loss and 2 draws. Before the match, Cipolletti had beaten Alvarado 1-0 in their most recent head-to-head meeting. Cipolletti also had a 6-1 win over Sol de America and a 1-0 loss to Sol de America in its previous competition matches. Alvarado had beaten Defensores Belgrano VR 2-0 and drawn 2-2 with Defensores Belgrano VR in its prior competition games.

The match remained scoreless through the first half and the second half. Cipolletti received the first yellow card of the game in the 33rd minute. The visitors were shown another yellow card in the 53rd minute. Alvarado then picked up yellow cards in the 60th, 63rd and 80th minutes as the match grew more physical. Cipolletti received a final yellow card in the 90th minute plus one. The caution count finished with three yellow cards for Alvarado and three for Cipolletti. Neither team was able to turn possession or pressure into a goal, and the match ended without a score.

For Alvarado, the draw added to a season that has included one win, one loss and two draws in the competition. For Cipolletti, the result added to a campaign that has produced two wins, one loss and one draw in the competition. The teams also carry the same records across all competitions. The most recent meeting between the clubs had gone to Cipolletti by a 1-0 score, but the rematch at Estadio José María Minella produced no goals for either side. The result left both teams with a share of the points and no goals to show from the contest.

The yellow cards were spread across both sides and arrived in a clear sequence. Cipolletti was booked in the 33rd minute and again in the 53rd. Alvarado’s cautions came in the 60th, 63rd and 80th minutes. Cipolletti’s final yellow card came in the 90th minute plus one. The match therefore produced six yellow cards in all, with Cipolletti receiving three and Alvarado receiving three. There were no goals to accompany the cautions, and the score remained level throughout.

The result added another draw to Alvarado’s competition record, which now shows 1 win, 1 loss and 2 draws. Cipolletti’s competition record now shows 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Those records are mirrored across all competitions for both clubs. Alvarado’s previous competition results this season include a 2-0 win over Defensores Belgrano VR and a 2-2 draw with Defensores Belgrano VR, along with the 1-0 loss to Cipolletti. Cipolletti’s previous competition results include a 6-1 win over Sol de America, a 1-0 loss to Sol de America and the 1-0 win over Alvarado. The teams will carry those records into their next competition matches after the scoreless draw at Estadio José María Minella.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Cipolletti 1, Alvarado 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Alvarado with a 51.4 percent probability to win. Alvarado had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 0 went over the over/under line of 1.5.