Atlético El Vigía secured a narrow 2:1 win over Atlético Barinas in the Segunda División's regular season round 26 on Tuesday evening. The hosts moved clear of their opponents in seventh place, while the visitors remain in eighth after the result. Three goals were scored across the match, but the decisive moment came when Barinas were reduced to ten men.
The opening goal arrived in the nineteenth minute, El Vigía taking the lead while Barinas were still at full strength. The game turned twenty minutes later when the away side received a red card, and by then the complexion of the match had shifted. A penalty followed in the forty-second minute, but Barinas were unable to convert from the spot.
El Vigía made their numerical advantage count in the second half. The equaliser came in the fifty-ninth minute, and the winner was added in the seventy-eighth. Barinas had no response, and the hosts held on grimly to claim all three points.
The statistics told the story of dominance. El Vigía enjoyed 57 per cent possession and registered 132 attacks compared with 119 for the visitors. The hosts also earned thirteen corners to Barinas's single effort, while the away side's red card left them chasing the game.
The result leaves El Vigía on 27 points from 24 games, with Barinas on 24 points from 23. The hosts had already beaten Barinas 2:0 in late August, and this victory extends their advantage in the table.