LAS PAREJAS, Provincia de Santa Fe (Interstat) — Alvarado defeated Sportivo Las Parejas 1-0 on Sunday at Estadio La Perrera, with Ariel Castellano scoring the only goal in the 40th minute. Sportivo Las Parejas was the home team, while Alvarado was the visiting side. The match was played in Las Parejas, Provincia de Santa Fe, and the one-goal margin held through the second half.

Castellano’s 40th-minute goal gave Alvarado the lead. He played the full 90 minutes and finished with one goal. Alvarado scored one goal total in the game, while Sportivo Las Parejas scored none. The 40th-minute goal was the only goal recorded in the match. The goal was the only breakthrough in a match that remained tight after halftime. Sportivo Las Parejas tried to respond after the goal, but Alvarado kept the home side off the scoresheet. Alvarado led at halftime and maintained that advantage through the final whistle.

The yellow cards began in the 49th minute against Alvarado. Sportivo Las Parejas received a yellow card in the 51st minute, and Alvarado was booked again in the 54th. Sportivo Las Parejas picked up another yellow card in the 65th minute. Alvarado received a yellow card in the 90th minute plus four, and Sportivo Las Parejas received one in the 90th minute plus five. Six yellow cards were issued in the match, three to each team. The bookings added to a contentious finish as Alvarado protected its lead and Sportivo Las Parejas pressed for an equalizer.

Alvarado’s season record in this competition is now 2 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws. Alvarado’s season record across all competitions is also 2 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws. Sportivo Las Parejas’s season record in this competition is now 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw. Sportivo Las Parejas’s season record across all competitions is also 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Alvarado’s previous results this season included a scoreless draw at home against Cipolletti, a 1-0 loss at Cipolletti, a 2-0 home win over Defensores Belgrano VR and a 2-2 draw at Defensores Belgrano VR. Sportivo Las Parejas had beaten Defensores Belgrano VR 1-0 and drawn 1-1 with Defensores Belgrano VR. Both teams had played earlier matches in the competition, and the result added to their season totals. The match at Estadio La Perrera gave Alvarado another result in the competition and handed Sportivo Las Parejas a loss on its home field.

Sportivo Las Parejas had been the home side and Alvarado the visiting team, and the game turned on Castellano’s first-half goal. Alvarado’s lead held through the remainder of the first half and the entire second half. Sportivo Las Parejas could not find an equalizing goal, and Alvarado finished with the shutout. The result left Alvarado with 2 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws in the competition and across all competitions, while Sportivo Las Parejas moved to 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw in the competition and across all competitions.

Alvarado’s victory came after it scored before halftime and protected the lead. Sportivo Las Parejas pushed for an equalizer in the closing minutes, and the yellow cards accumulated as the match moved into stoppage time. The final whistle confirmed Alvarado’s one-goal win and Sportivo Las Parejas’s home defeat. Alvarado finished with a shutout and the only goal of the match. The match ended with Alvarado ahead 1-0.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Sportivo Las Parejas 1, Alvarado 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Sportivo Las Parejas with an 83 percent probability to win. Sportivo Las Parejas had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 1.5.