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Gimnasia La Plata Edges Out Argentinos Juniors in a Tensed Match
La Plata, Argentina – Gimnasia La Plata secured a hard-fought 1-0 win over Argentinos Juniors in a game defined by tension and yellow cards. The only goal of the match came in the 86th minute from a penalty kick converted by Pablo De Blasis.
The first half saw little action, with neither side able to find the back of the net or create clear scoring opportunities. However, the second half heated up, with multiple yellow cards handed out to both teams. Argentinos Juniors received six yellow cards and a red card, while Gimnasia La Plata accumulated only one yellow card.
The match became particularly contentious in the final minutes when Argentinos Juniors was reduced to ten men following the dismissal of Javier Galvan. A penalty awarded to Gimnasia La Plata, resulting from a foul on De Blasis, ultimately decided the game’s fate.
The statistics reflect a slight edge for Argentinos Juniors in terms of ball possession (51% vs 49%). Nevertheless, Gimnasia La Plata proved more efficient in attack, with 6 shots on target compared to Argentinos Juniors’ single shot on goal.
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Substitutions argentinos jrs: at minute 46 S. Rodriguez came in and A. Lescano went out., at minute 78 A. Gamarra came in and F. Mac Allister went out., at minute 78 L. Heredia came in and E. Viveros went out., at minute 90 M. Perello came in and S. Prieto went out.
Substitutions gimnasia l.p.: at minute 64 D. Zalazar came in and M. Abaldo went out., at minute 80 P. De Blasis came in and L. Castro went out., at minute 85 J. Merlo came in and N. Briasco went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Gimnasia L.P.
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Argentinos JRS
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