Mineros de Guayana 2 Atlético Ávila 0
Mineros de Guayana kept Atlético Ávila scoreless at home in the twenty-first round of the Segunda División, closing out a 2-0 victory that snapped the visitors' run of draws. The result shifts the table slightly, with the hosts still eighth on eleven points while Ávila remain seventh after thirteen.
The home side took control when a goal arrived in the fifty-fifth minute, breaking an anxious spell. Atlético Ávila pressed for an equaliser but could not find a way through, and Mineros de Guayana extended their lead in the seventy-fourth minute to end any lingering hopes. By then the visitors had already been pinned back for long stretches, and the home side switched to a back three to consolidate what they had built.
Mineros de Guayana registered ninety-seven attacks against ninety-five for their opponents, though possession sat at fifty-two percent to forty-eight. The hosts earned four corners to Ávila's zero, while the visitors committed twenty-four free kicks against twelve. Two yellow cards were shown to the away side, and no red cards appeared in either half.
Mineros de Guayana have now lost ten of nineteen matches this season, with eight draws keeping them from climbing further. Atlético Ávila sit on one win and ten draws, and this result finally interrupted a sequence of draws that had defined their campaign so far.
The home side's recent form has been mixed — three wins in five matches including a six-goal demolition of Dinamo Puerto La Cruz — and they held their nerve against a side that had previously earned points from Petare. Ávila's away record has been fragile, with defeats to Bolívar and Monagas II exposing gaps in their defensive structure. The support of the fans could be called devoted, but that is an assessment, not a fact. The fact is that the club sits top of the table
