ASUNCIÓN (Interstat) — Sportivo Trinidense defeated Ameliano 3-0 on Sunday, using goals from Clementino Gonzalez, Alan Morinigo and Oscar Gimenez to secure a home victory. Sportivo Trinidense improved to 5-1-2 in the competition and 5-1-2 across all competitions. Ameliano dropped to 0-6-1 in the competition and 0-6-1 across all competitions. Ameliano was kept off the scoreboard throughout the match, while Sportivo Trinidense converted its chances after a tight opening period and added a late goal from a short substitute appearance.

Sportivo Trinidense broke through late in the first half when Clementino Gonzalez scored in the 44th minute. The goal gave the home side a 1-0 lead at the break and changed the shape of a match that had remained scoreless through the opening 43 minutes. The first half ended with Sportivo Trinidense ahead 1-0. Nestor Camacho, who played 64 minutes, recorded an assist in the victory. Sportivo Trinidense made an early substitution in the 22nd minute involving Viera G., and the home side continued to press for a second goal before halftime. Ameliano made its first substitution in the 46th minute involving Britez E. as it tried to respond after the interval.

Alan Morinigo doubled the lead in the 74th minute, giving Sportivo Trinidense a 2-0 advantage. Morinigo played the full 90 minutes and scored once. Oscar Gimenez, who played 13 minutes, also scored for Sportivo Trinidense and was shown a yellow card in the second minute of stoppage time. The third goal completed the scoring and put the result beyond Ameliano. Gonzalez finished with one goal in 77 minutes, Camacho had one assist in 64 minutes, and Gimenez had one goal and one yellow card in 13 minutes. The goals from Gonzalez, Morinigo and Gimenez accounted for Sportivo Trinidense’s three-goal total. Sportivo Trinidense also made substitutions in the 64th, 65th and 77th minutes, with Camacho N., Mana N., Abreu L. and Gonzalez C. listed among the changes. Ameliano made further substitutions in the 57th, 68th and 83rd minutes, involving Cabral R., Vera F., Torales R. and Larralde V.

Ameliano was shown three yellow cards as the match moved toward its conclusion. Nanni R. was booked in the 79th minute, Ortiz L. in the 81st and Benitez J. in the 89th. Sportivo Trinidense’s Gimenez completed the disciplinary action with his stoppage-time yellow card. Ameliano could not find a goal despite its substitutions and remained scoreless. Ameliano did not score in either half. Sportivo Trinidense protected its clean sheet and closed out the win. The home side finished with three goals and no goals conceded, while Ameliano was held without a goal.

Ameliano’s previous results this season included a 1-0 home loss to Guarani, a 3-0 loss at Recoleta, a 3-2 home loss to Olimpia Asuncion, a 2-2 draw at Cerro Porteno, a 1-0 loss at 2 de Mayo and a 2-1 home loss to Rubio Nu. Sportivo Trinidense’s previous results included a 0-0 draw at 2 de Mayo, a 4-2 home loss to Rubio Nu, a 1-0 win at Nacional Asuncion, a 1-0 home win over Libertad Asuncion, a 1-1 draw at San Lorenzo, a 3-2 home win over Sp. Luqueno and a 2-1 home win over Cerro Porteno. Sportivo Trinidense entered the match with a 5-1-2 competition record, and Ameliano entered with a 0-6-1 competition record. Those results were the teams’ previous six and seven matches in the competition.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Sportivo Trinidense 2, Ameliano 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Sportivo Trinidense with an 83 percent probability to win. Sportivo Trinidense 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 2.5.