BOLÍVAR, Buenos Aires (Interstat) — Colon Santa Fe scored twice after the break and defeated Ciudad Bolivar 2-0 at Estadio Municipal Eva Perón on Saturday in a match shaped by a tight first half, five yellow cards and a series of substitutions.

The first half produced no goals but did produce three yellow cards for Ciudad Bolivar. Paredes A. was booked in the 13th minute, Yeri N. in the 29th and Mucignat F. in the 34th. Colon Santa Fe made a seventh-minute substitution involving Garcia F., while the hosts continued to absorb pressure without conceding before the interval. Ciudad Bolivar had won its first four competition matches of the season, each by a one-goal margin, and Colon Santa Fe had opened with three draws and one win. Both sides were playing their fifth competition match of the season.

Colon Santa Fe broke through in the 61st minute when Ignacio Lago scored. Julian Marcioni recorded an assist on the goal. Alejo Toledo added the second goal in the 90th minute, with Lago credited with the assist. Toledo was shown a yellow card in the 68th minute, and Ciudad Bolivar’s Carrion A. was booked in the 83rd. Ciudad Bolivar made substitutions involving Mucignat F. and Paredes A. at the start of the second half, Colon Santa Fe used a 64th-minute substitution listed to Sarmiento D., and Ciudad Bolivar made another change in the 68th minute involving Guiacobini T.

The five yellow cards and the substitutions interrupted the flow of the match, but Colon Santa Fe maintained its shape after taking the lead. Ciudad Bolivar had no answer in the attacking third and finished without a goal. Colon Santa Fe’s second goal arrived in the final minute of regulation, ending any hope of a home comeback. The result was Ciudad Bolivar’s first shutout loss of the competition season.

Lago was Colon Santa Fe’s top performer. His statline read 90 minutes, one goal and one assist. Toledo played 90 minutes and finished with one goal and a yellow card. Marcioni played 90 minutes and had one assist. Colon Santa Fe’s season record in this competition is now 2 wins, 0 losses and 3 draws, and its record across all competitions is identical. Ciudad Bolivar’s season record in this competition is now 4 wins and 1 loss, also identical across all competitions. The result gave Ciudad Bolivar its first loss in this competition and across all competitions, while Colon Santa Fe remained unbeaten. Colon Santa Fe’s unbeaten start now covers five competition matches and five all-competitions matches.

Colon Santa Fe’s season has included a 2-2 draw with Almirante Brown, a 0-0 draw with CA Mitre, a 1-0 win at CA Estudiantes and a 0-0 draw with All Boys. Lago had scored in the previous match against Almirante Brown. Ciudad Bolivar had beaten San Miguel 2-1, San Telmo 1-0, Acassuso 1-0 and Chaco For Ever 2-1 before the visit from Colon Santa Fe. The hosts could not add to that run, which had been built on narrow victories. Ciudad Bolivar’s first-half bookings put the hosts under pressure, and Colon Santa Fe found the opening goal after the break when Lago struck. Toledo’s late goal then closed the scoring.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Ciudad Bolivar 2, Colon Santa Fe 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Ciudad Bolivar with an 89.8 percent probability to win. Ciudad Bolivar had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 2 went under the over/under line of 1.5.