Rayo ZulianoL6 Sep · Away Deportivo Táchira · 1:3D9 Sep · Away Urena SC · 0:0D13 Sep · Home Portuguesa FC · 1:1W17 Sep · Away Trujillanos FC · 4:2W17 Sep · Away Trujillanos FC · 4:2D19 Sep · Home Monagas SC · 1:1
4:3
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Carabobo FCD31 Aug · Home Zamora · 0:0L3 Sep · Away Rayo Zuliano · 3:4W7 Sep · Home Estudiantes de Merida FC · 1:0W13 Sep · Away Puerto Cabello · 2:0W15 Sep · Home Real Esppor Club · 1:0D19 Sep · Away UCV · 1:1
In the Primera División game on 3 September 2026, Rayo Zuliano beat Carabobo FC 4:3. Match numbers: shots on target 7:8, corners 4:8.
Match report
Rayo Zuliano took a narrow 4-3 victory over Carabobo in the Clausura round seven clash on Wednesday evening. The result keeps both sides in mid-table contention, though the gap between them remains substantial. And here's the thing — you'd expect possession to tell a different story.
Luis Dugarte gave the hosts an early lead in the first minute, but the momentum shifted when Ezequiel Neira saw red in the twenty-fifth. By then José Luis Ochoa Machado had restored the advantage from the spot, and Matias Adrian Nuñez replied for Carabobo just before the break. To be fair, the red card changed everything.
Jonathan Bilbao equalised in the fifty-fifth, and Bryan Castillo put the visitors ahead in the seventieth. Zuliano refused to fold. Jose Moran levelled on the hour, and Cristian Maldonado struck again four minutes into stoppage time — only for Cristian Maldonado to also pick up a yellow card in the process. By then the match had become something else entirely.
Carabobo dominated possession at 64 per cent and created more chances, but Zuliano were more clinical. The hosts registered seven shots on target against eight for the visitors, and converted their opportunities with greater precision. The statistics tell a tale of efficiency over volume.
With that result, Zuliano remain in eleventh place on 17 points after 19 games. Carabobo move up to eighth on 27 points. The seven-goal encounter ends a run of mixed fortunes for both sides — Zuliano's previous defeat came against UKV, while Carabobo have drawn two of their last three.
HT⚽1' luis dugarte — Goal🟨20' David Copete — Yellow card🟨22' Jean Sanchez — Yellow card🟥25' Ezequiel neira — Red card⚽28' José Luis Ochoa Machado — Penalty🟨45' Andres Kinsler — Yellow card⚽45+6' Matias Adrian Nuñez — Penalty⇄46' Loureins Manuel Martínez Eizaga — Substitution⇄46' Sebastian Mendoza — Substitution⇄46' Jose Duran — Substitution⇄46' Jean Sanchez — Substitution⇄46' David Copete — Substitution⇄49' luis dugarte — Substitution⚽55' Jonathan Bilbao — Goal🟨57' José Luis Ochoa Machado — Yellow card🟨59' Bryan Castillo — Yellow card🟨59' Stiven Samuel Espinosa Orejuela — Yellow card⇄60' Dimas Meza — Substitution⇄65' Fernando Diaz — Substitution⇄66' Fernando Diaz — Substitution⚽70' Bryan Castillo — Goal⇄74' José Luis Ochoa Machado — Substitution⇄79' Darwin Machís — Substitution⚽90' Jose Moran — Goal⚽90+4' Cristian Maldonado — Goal🟨90+5' Cristian Maldonado — Yellow card
D31 Aug · Home Zamora · 0:0L3 Sep · Away Rayo Zuliano · 3:4W7 Sep · Home Estudiantes de Merida FC · 1:0W13 Sep · Away Puerto Cabello · 2:0W15 Sep · Home Real Esppor Club · 1:0D19 Sep · Away UCV · 1:1
