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Estudiantes L.P. Secures Victory in a Tense Match Against Racing Club
Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province – In a hard-fought match at the Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Estudiantes L.P. defeated Racing Club in a game filled with tension and cards. Despite Racing Club’s dominance in possession (59%), with 17 total shots (5 on target and 7 off target) and 9 corners, the home team failed to translate its superiority into goals.
The first half passed without goals, but not without incidents. Santiago Ascacibar of Estudiantes L.P. and Aníbal Garcia of Racing Club received yellow cards in the 39th and 40th minutes respectively.
In the second half, the match ignited. In the 55th minute, Guido Carrillo, assisted by Enzo Cetre, scored the only goal of the game for Estudiantes L.P.. The joy of the goal was tarnished when, in the 68th minute, Alexis Castro of Estudiantes L.P. received a red card, leaving his team with ten players.
Despite playing with a numerical disadvantage, Estudiantes L.P. managed to maintain the lead until the end of the match. Throughout the encounter, friction was constant, reflected in the yellow cards shown to several players, including Federico Muslera and Gastón Benedetti of Estudiantes L.P., and Marco Di Cesare of Racing Club.
The victory allows Estudiantes L.P. to add important points in the Liga Profesional Argentina, while Racing Club will have to rethink its strategy after failing to capitalize on its territorial dominance. Referee Sebastián Nicolás Martínez had a demanding job in a match that ended with a total of four yellow cards and one red.
Substitutions racing club: at minute 48 B. Zuculini came in and R. Sanchez went out., at minute 68 R. M. Degregorio came in and T. Conechny went out., at minute 68 A. Garcia came in and E. Torres went out., at minute 89 J. Nardoni came in and A. Fernandez went out.
Substitutions estudiantes l.p.: at minute 62 G. Carrillo came in and F. Farias went out., at minute 70 E. Cetre came in and G. Benedetti went out., at minute 82 C. Medina came in and J. Sosa went out., at minute 82 T. Palacios came in and M. Amondarain went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Racing Club
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Estudiantes L.P.
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