ENCARNACIÓN, Paraguay (Interstat) — Encarnacion FC built a two-goal lead and held off General Caballero JLM 3-2 on Monday. Jorge Pineda scored in the 28th minute and Jose Verdun added another in the 32nd for the home side. Encarnacion FC led 2-0 at halftime. Marcelo Paredes pulled one back for General Caballero JLM in the 46th, but Enrique Balbuena restored Encarnacion FC’s two-goal cushion in the 52nd. Tobias Gamarra scored for General Caballero JLM in the 82nd, but the visitors could not find an equalizer. Paredes and Gamarra scored for General Caballero JLM, while Pineda, Verdun and Balbuena scored for Encarnacion FC. General Caballero JLM is now 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 across all competitions. Encarnacion FC is also 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 across all competitions. General Caballero JLM had beaten Deportivo Santani 2-1 in its previous competition match, while Encarnacion FC had lost 1-0 at Guairena. Encarnacion FC next faces 3 de Noviembre in the Division Intermedia.