LA BANDA, Santiago del Estero, Argentina (Interstat) — Israel Roldan scored twice and Sarmiento de La Banda defeated Biblioteca Atenas in a shutout on Sunday at Estadio Ciudad de La Banda. Sarmiento de La Banda was the home team, and Biblioteca Atenas was the visiting side. The competition match remained scoreless until the 35th minute, when Sarmiento de La Banda broke through and began to take control. The game took place at Estadio Ciudad de La Banda in La Banda, Provincia de Santiago del Estero.

Sarmiento de La Banda opened the scoring in the 35th minute when Ivan Garzon found the net. Roldan made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute, and Luis Perrone scored in the 56th minute. Roldan added his second goal in the 78th minute. The second half produced three goals in the 52nd, 56th and 78th minutes, with Roldan scoring on either side of Perrone’s goal. The match summary credited Sarmiento de La Banda with three goals total, and the goal log listed Garzon, Roldan, Perrone and Roldan again as scorers.

Roldan finished with two goals in 90 minutes. Garzon and Perrone each had one goal in 90 minutes. Cards were issued in a match that grew more physical. Sarmiento de La Banda received a yellow card in the 28th minute. Biblioteca Atenas was shown a yellow card in the 59th minute, and Sarmiento de La Banda picked up another yellow card in the 71st minute. The yellow cards were the only disciplinary entries listed in the match summary. No red cards were listed in the match summary.

Biblioteca Atenas remained without a goal in the match and moved to one win, three losses and one draw in the competition. Its record across all competitions is also one win, three losses and one draw. Sarmiento de La Banda improved to one win, no losses and two draws in the competition. Its record across all competitions is also one win, no losses and two draws.

Biblioteca Atenas entered the match after a 3-1 home win over Fundacion Amigos, a 2-0 loss at Fundacion Amigos, a 1-1 draw at San Martin Formosa and a 1-0 home loss to San Martin Formosa. Those results left Biblioteca Atenas seeking a second victory in the competition. The visiting side could not find a goal at Estadio Ciudad de La Banda. Sarmiento de La Banda, meanwhile, entered with two draws in its two previous competition matches.

Sarmiento de La Banda had drawn 0-0 with Sportivo Belgrano in its previous competition match and had drawn 1-1 at Sportivo Belgrano before that. Roldan was the top performer for Sarmiento de La Banda. His goals came in the 52nd and 78th minutes. In his previous recent appearance, he played 90 minutes in a 0-0 draw against Sportivo Belgrano. Garzon and Perrone also completed 90 minutes for Sarmiento de La Banda, and their goals helped support the home side’s shutout.

The result gave Sarmiento de La Banda a home victory at Estadio Ciudad de La Banda in La Banda, Provincia de Santiago del Estero. Biblioteca Atenas could not convert its chances and finished the match without a goal. Sarmiento de La Banda protected its advantage after halftime and closed out the match with a second goal from Roldan. The home side kept Biblioteca Atenas off the scoreboard through the final whistle.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 1-1 final score. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Sarmiento de La Banda with an 82.6 percent probability to win. Sarmiento de La Banda 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 1.5.