SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO (Interstat) — Martin Pino scored twice, Santiago Martinez added a late goal and Godoy Cruz defeated CA Mitre 3-0 on Sunday in a football match. Godoy Cruz, the visiting side, scored once in the first half and twice after the break while holding CA Mitre without a goal. Pino opened the scoring in the 13th minute and struck again in the 75th. Martinez sealed the result in the 88th minute. CA Mitre, the home team, trailed 1-0 at halftime and could not find an answer after the interval. Godoy Cruz controlled the scoreboard after Pino’s early breakthrough and never trailed.

Pino’s two-goal performance was the standout of the match. He played 90 minutes and finished with two goals. Francisco Gerometta and Esteban Burgos each played 90 minutes and were credited with one assist apiece, giving Godoy Cruz additional production from the run of play. Martinez scored in six minutes of action. Pino had also scored twice and added an assist in his previous outing, a 6-3 win over Estudiantes Caseros, continuing a strong run of form for Godoy Cruz. Godoy Cruz entered the match after that 6-3 win over Estudiantes Caseros, a 0-0 draw at All Boys, a 2-1 win over Los Andes and a 2-2 draw at Racing Cordoba. CA Mitre had beaten Deportivo Moron 2-0, drawn 0-0 with Colon Santa Fe, beaten San Miguel 2-0 and lost 2-0 to San Telmo in its previous four matches.

The match produced seven yellow cards. CA Mitre’s Ferrari was booked in the 33rd minute. Godoy Cruz’s Brunet and CA Mitre’s Romero were booked in the 35th. Godoy Cruz’s Poggi received a yellow card in the 46th, CA Mitre’s Minissale in the 57th, CA Mitre’s Machado in the 72nd and Godoy Cruz’s Moran in the 86th. The bookings interrupted the flow of the match and contributed to a stop-start second half. Godoy Cruz made substitutions in the 69th, 79th and 84th minutes. CA Mitre made changes in the 62nd and 80th. CA Mitre’s Vazquez entered in the 62nd. Godoy Cruz’s Rodriguez and Fernandez entered in the 69th, Brunet and Poggi in the 79th, and Schamine in the 84th. CA Mitre’s Maldonado and Minissale entered in the 80th.

With the result, Godoy Cruz’s season record in the competition is now 3 wins, no losses and two draws. Its record across all competitions is the same at 3 wins, no losses and two draws. CA Mitre’s competition record is now two wins, two losses and one draw, and its all-competitions record is identical at two wins, two losses and one draw. Godoy Cruz remained unbeaten while CA Mitre was left to regroup after conceding three unanswered goals.

Godoy Cruz did most of its damage through Pino, whose first goal gave the visitors an early lead. His second goal in the 75th minute gave Godoy Cruz breathing room before Martinez closed the scoring three minutes from the end of regulation. Gerometta and Burgos each supplied an assist as Godoy Cruz turned its attacking chances into a three-goal margin. CA Mitre could not answer despite playing at home and finished without a goal. The visitors managed the closing stages with a comfortable lead and kept CA Mitre from mounting a comeback. The closing goal came after Godoy Cruz had already established a two-goal cushion.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected CA Mitre 1, Godoy Cruz 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Godoy Cruz with a 62 percent probability to win. Godoy Cruz had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 1.75. The pregame projections favored Godoy Cruz even though the simulator’s final score differed.