VALENCIA (Interstat) — Carabobo defeated Mineros 2-1 on Wednesday at Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado, getting a 55th-minute goal from Loureins Martinez and holding on after Angel Penaranda scored for the visitors in the 90th minute. The home side secured the win in a match that remained close through the closing stages, and Carabobo finished with two goals to Mineros’ one.

Martinez was among the game’s key performers, finishing with one goal while playing 90 minutes for Carabobo. Penaranda matched that scoring output for Mineros and also played 90 minutes. Their goals shaped the final stages of a match in which Carabobo protected a narrow advantage after Martinez’s second-half breakthrough and Mineros pushed for a response. Martinez’s goal came in the 55th minute, and Penaranda’s reply arrived in the 90th minute as the visitors tried to rally.

Carabobo moved to 1-0 in the competition and 2-0-1 across all competitions. Mineros fell to 1-2 in the competition and 2-3 overall. The home side remained unbeaten in competition play, while the visitors continued a run of uneven results across the early part of their schedule. Carabobo’s victory added another positive result to a start that had already included a draw and a win before the midweek match, and the result gave the hosts another strong outing in front of their home supporters.

Mineros entered the match after a 3-0 home win over Club Sport Maritimo de Venezuela. Before that, Mineros lost 1-0 at Bolivar and 3-0 at Aragua. The visitors also had a 1-0 home win over Monagas earlier in the season. Carabobo’s previous competition matches included a 2-2 home draw with Dep. Tachira and a 1-0 road win at Anzoategui FC. Those earlier results gave Mineros four matches of mixed outcomes and Carabobo an unbeaten start before the hosts added another victory. Mineros’ previous results included one home win by three goals, one home win by one goal and two road losses, while Carabobo had a draw and a road win before facing Mineros.

At Estadio Polideportivo Misael Delgado, Carabobo held the lead after Martinez scored and then dealt with Mineros’ attempts to find an equalizer. Penaranda’s goal came in the final minute, giving Mineros a late reward, but Carabobo had enough to close out the home result. The match produced three total goals and ended with the home team ahead. Carabobo’s defense and game management in the closing moments helped preserve the win after Penaranda’s strike made the finish tense, and Mineros could not find a second goal before the final whistle.

The result kept Carabobo unbeaten across all competitions and gave Mineros another setback after a stretch of alternating wins and losses. Carabobo’s competition record remained perfect after the victory, while Mineros’ competition record included two losses. Mineros’ overall record showed two wins and three losses, and Carabobo’s overall record showed two wins, no losses and one draw. Carabobo had also opened its competition schedule with a win before adding the result against Mineros. The home victory came after Carabobo had already avoided defeat in its earlier competition matches, and Mineros’ loss followed a recent run that included both wins and defeats.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Carabobo 1, Mineros 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Carabobo with a 93.8 percent probability to win. Carabobo had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5. The projections favored the home side, and the match produced a result that differed from the simulated scoreline. The actual final score was Carabobo 2, Mineros 1.