PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica (Interstat)—Puntarenas FC scored three unanswered goals in the final 18 minutes to rally past Inter San Carlos 3-1 on Saturday at Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy in Puntarenas. Inter San Carlos had taken the lead through Erick Torres in the 30th minute, but Puntarenas answered with goals from E. Cabezas Rodriguez K., Wilson Hernandez and Pablo Alvarez to secure the comeback. Puntarenas FC improved to 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in the competition and across all competitions. Inter San Carlos fell to 1 win and 2 losses in the competition and across all competitions.

Inter San Carlos struck first when Torres scored in the 30th minute. Puntarenas made a substitution involving R. Taylor in the 27th minute, and K. Gomez was booked for Puntarenas in the 45th minute. The visitors held their advantage into the second half. W. Cortes was shown a yellow card for Puntarenas in the 54th minute. Puntarenas made substitutions involving W. Cortes and J. Hadden in the 56th minute, and Inter San Carlos made substitutions involving Torres and R. Chirino in the 62nd minute. Torres, who was on the field for 62 minutes, scored Inter San Carlos’ goal.

The match turned in Puntarenas’ favor in the 72nd minute when Cabezas Rodriguez scored to level the score. Cabezas Rodriguez, who played 23 minutes, also was booked in the 78th minute. Two minutes after the equalizer, Hernandez put Puntarenas ahead with a goal in the 74th minute. Hernandez played 34 minutes. Puntarenas made substitutions involving Y. Tejeda and V. Edghill in the 67th minute. Inter San Carlos made a substitution involving J. Bolanos in the 71st minute and another involving A. Ramos in the 79th minute.

Puntarenas continued to press after taking the lead. R. Vega was booked for Inter San Carlos in the 87th minute, and W. Gonzalez was booked for Inter San Carlos in the 90th minute plus three. Alvarez sealed the result in the 90th minute, scoring Puntarenas’ third goal. Alvarez was on the field for 90 minutes. The home side finished with three yellow cards, while Inter San Carlos received two. Puntarenas FC’s victory followed its previous results this season, including a 2-1 win at Escorpiones, a 3-1 loss at Cartagines and a 1-1 draw against Alajuelense at home. Inter San Carlos had previously lost 3-2 at home to Alajuelense and won 2-1 at San Carlos.

The result left Puntarenas FC with a 2-2-1 record and Inter San Carlos with a 1-2 record. Puntarenas FC scored three goals in the final 18 minutes to overturn Inter San Carlos’ first-half lead. Puntarenas’ goals came from Cabezas Rodriguez, Hernandez and Alvarez, while Torres scored for Inter San Carlos. The match included five yellow cards and nine substitutions.

Puntarenas’ first goal came in the 72nd minute, the second in the 74th and the third in the 90th. Inter San Carlos did not score after Torres’ 30th-minute goal. Puntarenas received three yellow cards and Inter San Carlos received two. The teams combined for nine substitutions. Puntarenas FC’s record in this competition is now 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, and its record across all competitions is the same. Inter San Carlos’s record in this competition is now 1 win and 2 losses, and its record across all competitions is the same.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Puntarenas FC 1, Inter San Carlos 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Puntarenas FC with a 73.3 percent probability to win. Puntarenas FC had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.