JAEN, Spain (Interstat) — Jaen scored the only goal of the match in the 32nd minute and held off Rayo Majadahonda for a 1-0 home victory on Sunday in a football match. David Serrano supplied the finish for Jaen, while Mouhamadou Keita recorded the assist. The match was scoreless until Serrano’s breakthrough. Rayo Majadahonda could not answer after conceding before halftime and remained without a win in the competition. The result gave Jaen its first win of the competition season and ended a run of two draws and a loss.

The decisive moment arrived when Keita, who was booked in the ninth minute, set up Serrano in the 32nd. Serrano’s finish gave Jaen the lead, and Rayo Majadahonda never found an equalizer. The visitors had already been issued two yellow cards before the goal, with del Pozo booked in the 27th minute and Cambra in the 31st. Yoshimura was cautioned in the 43rd, adding to Rayo Majadahonda’s disciplinary count before the break. The opening 45 minutes produced four yellow cards and the only goal, and Jaen went into the interval with a one-goal lead. Jaen protected its advantage after halftime and kept Rayo Majadahonda from scoring as the match moved into its final stages.

Jaen made three substitutions in the 60th minute, with Rodriguez, Castillo and Adri entering the match. Rayo Majadahonda responded with changes of its own, as del Pozo departed in the 66th and Calcada entered in the 71st. Jaen brought on Polo in the 72nd, while Rayo Majadahonda made further substitutions in the 77th and 78th minutes, including Yoshimura and Gallardo giving way and Sotillos entering. Martos came on for Jaen in the 85th. The second half produced no goals and three more yellow cards, with Jaen’s Sanhaji booked in the 53rd and Alvarez in the 59th, while Rayo Majadahonda’s Amaro was booked in the 90th minute of stoppage time.

Rayo Majadahonda’s record in the competition is now 0 wins, 4 losses, and its record across all competitions is identical. Jaen’s competition record is now one win, one loss and two draws, also matching its overall record. Jaen’s previous results this season included a 3-3 draw with Villarreal B, a 0-0 draw with Hercules and a 2-0 loss to Antequera. Rayo Majadahonda had previously lost 1-0 to Murcia, 1-0 to Algeciras and 1-0 to CE Europa before falling at Jaen. The home side’s victory added to its competition account, while Rayo Majadahonda remained without a win in the competition.

Serrano’s goal stood as the difference in a match that featured seven yellow cards. Keita’s assist and first-half booking were part of a busy opening period for Jaen, which took the lead despite the early caution. Rayo Majadahonda’s four bookings reflected a difficult afternoon, and its late changes could not produce a response. Jaen’s substitutions helped the home side manage the closing minutes, and Martos’s entrance in the 85th was the final change of the match. Serrano and Keita each played the full match, with Serrano scoring and Keita assisting, and Jaen saw out the victory without conceding. The match included seven yellow cards and one goal, with no scoring after the 32nd minute. Rayo Majadahonda used five substitutions, and Jaen also made five changes. The visitors could not turn their late changes into an equalizer before the final whistle.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Jaen 1, Rayo Majadahonda 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Jaen with a 78 percent probability to win. Jaen had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 1 fell under the over/under line of 2.5.