Carmelita blanks Cariari Pococi at home for 3‑0 victory
PALMARES, Costa Rica (Interstat) — Carmelita scored three unanswered goals and held Cariari Pococi scoreless in a 3-0 home victory on Sunday at Estadio Jorge Palmareño Solís. Carmelita improved to 3-2-1 in the competition this season, while Cariari Pococi dropped to 2-4-1. The victory gave Carmelita its third win in the competition and handed Cariari Pococi its fourth loss. Carmelita’s record also stands at 3-2-1 across all competitions, and Cariari Pococi’s record is 2-4-1 across all competitions.
Jared Guido opened the scoring for Carmelita in the 12th minute. Montero A. added a goal in the 90th minute as Carmelita completed its three-goal performance. Cariari Pococi was unable to score, and Carmelita protected the shutout at home. Guido was credited with one goal in a 90-minute appearance. The goals came in a match that ended with Cariari Pococi unable to score. Cariari Pococi finished with zero goals, and Carmelita finished with three.
Carmelita’s season record in this competition is now 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Cariari Pococi’s season record in this competition is now 2 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw. Carmelita’s season record across all competitions is now 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Cariari Pococi’s season record across all competitions is now 2 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.
Cariari Pococi’s previous results this season, in reverse date order, were a 2-1 home win over Ad Aserri, a 1-0 loss at Guadalupe, a 1-0 home win over FC Moravia, a 1-0 loss at Santa Ana, a 2-1 home loss to Santa Ana and a 1-1 home draw with CS Uruguay. Cariari Pococi beat Ad Aserri in its most recent match before Sunday. Before that, Cariari Pococi lost at Guadalupe. Cariari Pococi then beat FC Moravia at home. Cariari Pococi followed with a loss at Santa Ana. Cariari Pococi then lost at home to Santa Ana. Cariari Pococi drew at home with CS Uruguay in the first match of that six-game sequence. Across those six matches, Cariari Pococi had two wins, three losses and one draw.
Carmelita’s previous results this season, in reverse date order, were a 2-1 loss at Pitbulls, a 1-1 draw at Ad Aserri, a 2-0 home loss to Guadalupe, a 3-0 road win over FC Moravia and a 1-0 home win over Santa Ana. Carmelita lost at Pitbulls in its most recent match before Sunday. Before that, Carmelita drew at Ad Aserri. Carmelita then lost at home to Guadalupe. Carmelita followed with a 3-0 win at FC Moravia. Carmelita beat Santa Ana at home in the first match of that five-game sequence. Across those five matches, Carmelita had two wins, two losses and one draw.
The match was played at Estadio Jorge Palmareño Solís in Palmares. Carmelita scored in the 12th and 90th minutes and kept Cariari Pococi off the scoreboard. Cariari Pococi was held scoreless. Carmelita’s home victory came in its sixth match of the competition this season. Cariari Pococi played its seventh match of the competition and remained on two wins, four losses and one draw. Cariari Pococi was the visiting team, and Carmelita was the home team. The final score was Carmelita 3, Cariari Pococi 0. Carmelita’s sixth match of the competition ended with a shutout. The shutout was Carmelita’s. The match was played on Sunday.
Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Carmelita 1, Cariari Pococi 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Cariari Pococi a 51.2 percent probability to win. Carmelita was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.