CARACAS (Interstat) — La Guaira scored three unanswered goals and defeated Aragua 3-0 on Wednesday at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV. Helzon Pomozy gave La Guaira the lead in the 18th minute. La Guaira held that advantage through halftime. Rivas F. doubled the lead in the 62nd minute. Anthony Uribe added the third goal in the 64th minute. Aragua finished with no goals. The home side produced the only scoring of the match and kept Aragua off the scoreboard.

Pomozy played 90 minutes and scored once for La Guaira. Uribe also played 90 minutes and scored once. La Guaira controlled the match after the early goal and kept Aragua from finding a response. The home side added two goals in a two-minute span early in the second half. Aragua did not score. La Guaira’s defense protected the lead after the third goal, and Aragua finished the match without a goal.

La Guaira’s second-half goals came from Rivas in the 62nd minute and Uribe in the 64th. Pomozy’s opener in the 18th minute was the only goal of the first half. La Guaira led 1-0 at halftime and 3-0 after Uribe’s goal. Aragua did not score in the second half and finished the match with no goals.

Aragua moved to 2-1 in the competition and 3-1-1 across all competitions. La Guaira is 1-0 in the competition and 1-1-1 overall. Aragua had won three of its four previous matches in all competitions, with a draw at Dynamo Puerto FC. La Guaira entered after a loss to Trujillanos and a draw at Portuguesa. The result gave La Guaira its first win in the competition and handed Aragua its first competition loss.

The match was La Guaira’s first competition victory of the season. Aragua dropped its first competition match after opening with two competition wins. Across all competitions, La Guaira is 1-1-1. Aragua’s overall record is 3-1-1. La Guaira’s previous all-competitions results were a 2-1 home loss to Trujillanos and a 0-0 draw at Portuguesa. Aragua had beaten Barquisimeto 4-1 on the road, Mineros 3-0 at home and Caracas 3-1 at home before drawing 2-2 at Dynamo Puerto FC.

La Guaira’s win gave the home side a 1-0 record in the competition. The home side opened the scoring early and added two more goals after the break. Pomozy and Uribe each finished with one goal while playing the full 90 minutes. Rivas also scored in the second half for La Guaira. Aragua’s record in the competition now includes two wins and one loss. La Guaira’s competition record now includes one win and no losses. The result continued La Guaira’s unbeaten start in the competition and ended Aragua’s unbeaten start in competition play.

Aragua’s previous results this season included a 2-2 draw at Dynamo Puerto FC, a 3-1 home win over Caracas, a 3-0 home win over Mineros and a 4-1 road win at Barquisimeto. La Guaira’s previous results included a 2-1 home loss to Trujillanos and a 0-0 draw at Portuguesa. Those results left Aragua at 3-1-1 overall after Wednesday and La Guaira at 1-1-1 overall. The competition records reflect only this competition, while the overall records include all competitions. La Guaira’s overall mark now stands at 1-1-1, while Aragua’s overall mark is 3-1-1.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of La Guaira 1, Aragua 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected La Guaira with an 84.5 percent probability to win. La Guaira had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.