Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Gimnasia y Tiro (7th, 33 pts) and Andino (24th, 9 pts). Andino had been under-performing their position — 66th on five-round form against 24th in the table. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Andino ran at 0.67 scored and 1.5 conceded, Gimnasia y Tiro at 1.06 and 0.72.
Andino had been beaten in three straight games.
The venue was Estadio Carlos Augusto Mercado Luna in La Rioja, with room for 16,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Andino led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.




