PUERTO CABELLO, Venezuela (Interstat) — Zamora II scored five goals and Puerto Cabello B scored once on Sunday at Complejo Deportivo Socialista, giving the visiting side a decisive victory in the competition. Zamora II struck early and maintained control through long stretches, while Puerto Cabello B’s lone response came in the first half. The visitors led by two goals inside the opening 25 minutes, absorbed a brief response from the home side and then pulled away after halftime. The match was played at the home of Puerto Cabello B, with Zamora II producing the sharper attacking display across both halves. The match produced six goals in all.

Zamora II opened the scoring in the 10th minute and added a second goal in the 25th. Puerto Cabello B answered with a goal in the 30th minute, trimming the deficit and giving the home side a short-lived lift. Zamora II restored its two-goal advantage in the 50th minute, then added another goal in the 63rd and capped the scoring in the 74th. The sequence left Puerto Cabello B chasing the match for most of the second half. Zamora II scored twice before the break and three times after it, while Puerto Cabello B managed its only goal during a brief first-half spell. The first half ended with Zamora II ahead after goals in the 10th and 25th and Puerto Cabello B’s reply in the 30th. Puerto Cabello B did not score after the 30th minute, and Zamora II did not concede again.

The result left Zamora II with one win and one loss in this competition and one win and one loss across all competitions. Puerto Cabello B fell to no wins and three losses in the competition and the same mark across all competitions. Zamora II secured its first victory of the campaign after an earlier setback, while Puerto Cabello B remained without a win after three matches. The home side has now lost all three of its games in the competition and across all competitions. Zamora II’s competition record and its all-competitions record are identical at one win and one loss.

Zamora II’s previous result this season was a loss at Lara. Puerto Cabello B had previously lost at home to El Vigia and on the road at Frontera. Zamora II had lost at Lara by a 2-0 score. Puerto Cabello B had lost at home to El Vigia 1-0 and at Frontera 3-0. Those earlier results continued a difficult run for Puerto Cabello B, which again conceded multiple goals. Zamora II, by contrast, turned in a stronger attacking performance after its previous defeat and finished the match with a four-goal margin. Zamora II had played one prior match this season, and Puerto Cabello B had played two.

Zamora II’s next listed match is against Bolivar at home in VEN: Segunda División. The visitors will take the result into that fixture, while Puerto Cabello B will continue its season after another loss. The match at Complejo Deportivo Socialista was played in front of the home support, with Puerto Cabello B unable to convert its brief first-half response into a sustained comeback. Zamora II maintained its structure and added goals in the second half to remove any doubt about the outcome. Zamora II had scored no goals in its previous match this season. The match was a VEN: Segunda División fixture.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Puerto Cabello B 1, Zamora II 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Puerto Cabello B with a 70.5 percent probability to win. Puerto Cabello B had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of six went under the over/under line of 2.5.