MIERES, Spain (Interstat) — Caudal Deportivo edged visiting Aviles Stadium 2-1 on Sunday, using Roberto Albuquerque’s first-half goal and a late winner to remain unbeaten in the competition. Albuquerque opened the scoring in the 23rd minute and played the full 90 minutes with one goal. Caudal Deportivo carried that 1-0 lead into halftime after Aviles Stadium received a red card in the third minute of first-half stoppage time. Aviles Stadium pulled level in the 82nd minute, but Caudal Deportivo answered in the 87th minute to secure the home victory.

The match followed the goal sequence closely. Albuquerque’s 23rd-minute strike gave Caudal Deportivo the early advantage, and the home side protected it through the rest of the first half. Aviles Stadium’s red card in the 45th minute plus three left the visitors shorthanded. Aviles Stadium nonetheless found an equalizer in the 82nd minute, creating a tense finish. Caudal Deportivo restored its lead in the 87th minute and held on for the win.

The result moved Caudal Deportivo to 2-0-3 in the competition and 2-0-3 across all competitions. Aviles Stadium is now 1-2-1 in the competition and 1-2-1 across all competitions. Caudal Deportivo remained without a loss in the competition and across all competitions, while Aviles Stadium absorbed another defeat. Caudal Deportivo’s competition record now includes two wins and three draws, and its overall record carries the same totals. Aviles Stadium’s competition record includes one win, two losses and one draw, and its overall record carries the same totals.

Caudal Deportivo entered the match after a scoreless draw at Lealtad, a 1-1 home draw against Gijon B, a 1-1 draw at Praviano and a 2-0 home win over L’Entregu. Those results left Caudal Deportivo unbeaten in its previous four matches and provided the backdrop for another close contest. Caudal Deportivo had drawn each of its previous three matches before the Aviles Stadium game. The home victory gave Caudal Deportivo its first win since the 2-0 result against L’Entregu and kept its unbeaten start intact.

Aviles Stadium entered after a scoreless draw with Langreo, a 2-1 home win over Llanes and a 2-0 loss at Lealtad. Those results gave Aviles Stadium one win, one draw and one loss in its previous three matches. Aviles Stadium had scored twice in the win over Llanes but was held scoreless in the draw with Langreo and shut out in the loss at Lealtad. That form set up a meeting with Caudal Deportivo in which Aviles Stadium again found the back of the net once, but it could not prevent the late decisive goal.

The game remained tight despite the early breakthrough. Caudal Deportivo’s lead held until the late stages, when Aviles Stadium’s equalizer briefly changed the mood. The red card had forced Aviles Stadium to manage the second half with fewer players, and Caudal Deportivo capitalized with the winning goal three minutes after the visitors had drawn level. Albuquerque’s goal and full 90-minute appearance were part of a Caudal Deportivo performance that produced the home side’s second win in the competition. Aviles Stadium’s goal in the 82nd minute was its only goal of the game, while Caudal Deportivo scored twice. The sending-off in first-half stoppage time was the only red card in the match.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Caudal Deportivo 1, Aviles Stadium 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Caudal Deportivo with a 76.3 percent probability to win. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.