Match Report
4 points and 2 places separated them: San Martín San Juan 7th with 41, Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta 5th with 45. On recent form Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: San Martín San Juan 1.11 scored and 0.96 conceded per game, Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta 1.07 and 0.9, with the league averaging 0.97.
San Martín San Juan's last three games had all finished level. Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta had not lost in 8 games. Recent form was uneven: 6/15 points for San Martín San Juan, 13/15 for Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta.
Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,000. With 56 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, M. Billone Carpio was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: San Martín San Juan led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
San Martín San Juan: Franco Coronel (10'), Genaro Rossi (25'), Nazareno Fúnez (78') · Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta: Juan Galetto (71')
Key stats
Possession: San Martín San Juan 54% · Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta 46% · Total shots: 9-6 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 3-3