SANTA COLOMA, Andorra (Interstat) — Atletic Escaldes scored in the 21st minute and again in the sixth minute of stoppage time and defeated Ordino 2-0 on Sunday at Centre d’Entrenament de la FAF 1. The visiting side took the lead with its first goal and held that advantage for most of the match. Atletic Escaldes added a second goal in the 90+6th minute, securing the win after playing the closing stages with 10 men. Ordino, the home team, was unable to score and finished the match without a goal.

Atletic Escaldes opened the scoring in the 21st minute and led 1-0 at halftime. Ordino played from behind after the early goal and sought an equalizer before and after the break, but the home side could not find a finishing touch. The match stayed at 1-0 through the second half until the visitors scored again deep into stoppage time. The second goal came in the 90+6th minute and completed the scoring for Atletic Escaldes.

Atletic Escaldes received a red card in the 73rd minute, leaving the visitors a player short for the final portion of the match. Despite the sending-off, Atletic Escaldes kept Ordino off the scoreboard and protected its lead. The red card was the only dismissal listed in the match. Ordino pressed for a goal late, but Atletic Escaldes held firm and then added the late goal that sealed the result.

The opening goal remained the only score of the first half. Ordino returned from the break still trailing and continued to search for an equalizer. Atletic Escaldes kept its lead intact through the hour mark. After the red card, the visitors defended their advantage and added the second goal in stoppage time.

The result moved Atletic Escaldes to one win, one loss and two draws in the competition, the same record across all competitions. Ordino dropped to two wins and two losses in the competition, also two wins and two losses across all competitions. Atletic Escaldes entered the match after a 1-1 draw with FC Rangers, a 4-2 loss at Inter Escaldes and a 1-1 draw with Esperanca in its previous three matches. The visitors had one win and one loss with two draws overall before the match.

Ordino entered after a 3-2 home win over Carroi, a 1-0 win at FC Rangers and a 4-0 home loss to Inter Escaldes in its previous three matches. The home side had won two matches and lost two matches before this game. Ordino had scored in two of those previous three matches but was held without a goal at Centre d’Entrenament de la FAF 1. The loss left Ordino with two wins and two losses in the competition and the same mark across all competitions. The home side was unable to add to its recent scoring form in this match.

Atletic Escaldes’s win came on the road and improved its season record in the competition to one win, one loss and two draws. The club’s overall record also stood at one win, one loss and two draws after the match. Ordino’s competition record remained at two wins and two losses, and its overall record was also two wins and two losses. The match was played at Centre d’Entrenament de la FAF 1 in Santa Coloma. The win was Atletic Escaldes’s first of the competition season.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Ordino 1, Atletic Escaldes 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Atletic Escaldes with a 70 percent probability to win. Atletic Escaldes had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.