Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Gimnasia y Tiro 1st on 59, Sarmiento Resistencia 7th on 39. On recent form Sarmiento Resistencia sat only 35th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1/0.53 for Gimnasia y Tiro and 0.84/0.97 for Sarmiento Resistencia (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.06.
Sarmiento Resistencia's winless run stood at 5. Over the last five, Gimnasia y Tiro had taken 10 of 15 points to Sarmiento Resistencia's 1.
Estadio El Gigante del Norte in Salta, capacity 24,300, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.