CARACAS (Interstat) — Anzoategui FC earned a 2-1 victory over Metropolitanos in a football match on Thursday at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, taking the lead in the first half and holding on after a late goal from the home side.

Guillermo Marin gave Anzoategui FC the lead in the 33rd minute. The goal put the visiting side in front and sent the match into halftime with Anzoategui FC ahead 1-0. Anzoategui FC maintained its advantage through much of the second half as Metropolitanos pressed for an equalizer. The opening goal remained the difference for much of the match. Metropolitanos pushed numbers forward in the second half in an attempt to level the score, and the home side was rewarded with a stoppage-time goal. Metropolitanos finally scored in the first minute of stoppage time when Diaz M. found the net in the 90th minute plus one. The goal trimmed the deficit to 2-1, but Anzoategui FC held on through the closing moments to secure the win.

Anzoategui FC finished the match with two goals, while Metropolitanos scored one. Anzoategui FC’s season record in this competition is now 2-0, and its record across all competitions is now 3-1. Metropolitanos’ season record in this competition is now 0-1, and its record across all competitions is now 1-1-1. Metropolitanos was the home team, and Anzoategui FC was the visiting team at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV.

Anzoategui FC entered the match after a 2-1 win at Zamora and a 2-1 win at Avila, along with a 1-0 home loss to Carabobo. Metropolitanos entered after a 2-2 draw at Estudiantes Merida and a 4-0 home win over Rayo Zuliano. The result added another victory to Anzoategui FC’s competition record and another loss to Metropolitanos’ competition record.

The match was a competition fixture for both clubs and counted toward their season records in the competition. Anzoategui FC’s win moved the club to two wins and no losses in the competition, while Metropolitanos’ loss left the club with no wins and one loss. In all competitions, Anzoategui FC’s record now includes three wins and one loss, and Metropolitanos’ record includes one win, one loss and one draw. The result continued a season that has included wins at Zamora and Avila and a home loss to Carabobo for Anzoategui FC, along with a draw at Estudiantes Merida and a home win over Rayo Zuliano for Metropolitanos.

The key performance list for the match included Marlon Rodriguez, Robert Garces, Jose Riasco and Yolfran Caricote of Metropolitanos, each with a 90-minute, one-goal statline. For Anzoategui FC, Guillermo Marin, Edanyilber Navas, Emerson Ruiz, Carlos Lujano and Carlos Cermeno were listed with 90-minute, one-goal statlines. The performances were listed in descending order of importance, beginning with Rodriguez and continuing through Garces, Riasco, Caricote, Marin, Navas, Ruiz, Lujano and Cermeno.

Anzoategui FC’s previous results this season included the wins at Zamora and Avila and the home loss to Carabobo. Metropolitanos’ previous results included the draw at Estudiantes Merida and the home win over Rayo Zuliano. The match at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV added another result to both clubs’ competition records and continued the season for both sides.

The game took place at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV. Anzoategui FC’s competition record now stands at two wins and no losses, while Metropolitanos’ competition record stands at no wins and one loss. Across all competitions, Anzoategui FC has three wins and one loss, and Metropolitanos has one win, one loss and one draw.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Metropolitanos 2, Anzoategui FC 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Metropolitanos with a 72.2 percent probability to win. Metropolitanos had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 3 went over the over-under line of 3.5.