LA MATANZA (Interstat) — Almirante Brown made Mariano Santiago’s ninth-minute goal stand and beat Deportivo Moron 1-0 on Sunday at Estadio Fragata Presidente Sarmiento in La Matanza, Provincia de Buenos Aires. Santiago scored at 9 minutes, with Gustavo Cabral providing the assist. Cabral was on the field for all 90 minutes. Santiago played 88 minutes before being substituted. Almirante Brown led 1-0 at halftime and held that advantage through the second half. Deportivo Moron finished with no goals.

The only goal arrived early when Santiago finished after Cabral’s setup. Almirante Brown protected the narrow lead through a match that produced six yellow cards. Deportivo Moron’s Kubiszyn S. was booked in the 29th minute, and Almirante Brown’s Alegre Rojas G. was cautioned in the 37th. Deportivo Moron picked up further yellow cards when Salvareschi B. was booked in the 54th and Lazza E. in the 68th. Almirante Brown received late bookings for Gonzalez R. in the 90th-plus-7th minute and Jara L. in the 90th-plus-8th.

Both teams made five substitutions. Almirante Brown’s Zanotti M. and Deportivo Moron’s Contreras E. entered at 46 minutes. Deportivo Moron then used Flores F. at 62 and Bittolo M. at 73. Almirante Brown brought on Pascual L. and Abreliano M. at 81. Deportivo Moron used Burruchaga M. and Berterame G. at 82. Almirante Brown made changes involving Santiago M. and Gauna S. at 88. The match included 10 substitutions overall.

The result left Deportivo Moron with a 1-4 record in the competition and a 1-4 record across all competitions. Almirante Brown is now 1-2-2 in the competition and 1-2-2 across all competitions. Almirante Brown’s competition record includes one win, two losses and two draws. Deportivo Moron’s competition record includes one win and four losses. Those records were unchanged in the all-competitions totals for both clubs. Both clubs remained on the same totals in their all-competitions records.

Deportivo Moron previously lost to CA Mitre 2-0, lost at Estudiantes Caseros 2-0, beat All Boys 2-1 and lost at Los Andes 2-1. Almirante Brown previously drew at Colon Santa Fe 2-2, drew at home against San Miguel 1-1, lost at San Telmo 3-2 and lost at home to Acassuso 1-0. Deportivo Moron’s earlier results also included a home match against CA Mitre and a road match at Estudiantes Caseros before its win over All Boys and its trip to Los Andes. Almirante Brown’s earlier results included a road draw at Colon Santa Fe, a home draw against San Miguel, a road loss at San Telmo and a home loss to Acassuso. Those results were the four prior matches listed for each club.

Almirante Brown’s goal came in the ninth minute and stood as the game’s only score. Deportivo Moron could not answer over the remaining 81 minutes of regulation and stoppage time. Almirante Brown held Deportivo Moron without a goal and closed out the home win. The goal was the first scoring play of the match and remained the only one. Almirante Brown’s defense preserved the lead after halftime, and Deportivo Moron’s five substitutions did not produce an equalizer. Deportivo Moron’s late yellow cards came during stoppage time, and Almirante Brown’s final substitution changes were made at 88 minutes. The match had one goal and six yellow cards. The teams played the second half with Almirante Brown ahead by one goal.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Almirante Brown 1, Deportivo Moron 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Deportivo Moron with a 55.7 percent probability to win. Almirante Brown had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 1.5.