“Four minutes after his penalty was saved, Alex Luna made amends in emphatic fashion — converting from close range, assisted by Jeremías Lázaro, to give Instituto a 1-0 lead they would not relinquish.”
Pivotal“The closing minutes erupted into chaos as four yellow cards were issued in the final moments — Jeremías Lázaro, Leonel Mosevich, Ezequiel Muñoz, and Agustín Módica all booked — reflecting the frantic, desperate nature of Gimnasia's attempts to find an equaliser.”
Instituto
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza
Outstanding performance
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza•GoalkeeperInstituto secured a narrow but important victory over Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza thanks to Alex Luna's 80th-minute strike, a result that was hard-fought and forged through sustained offensive pressure rather than dominance in possession. Despite Gimnasia holding 52% of the ball, Instituto were the more dangerous side by a distance — registering 15 shots to just five, with seven on target against none for the visitors, and creating five big chances to Gimnasia's one. The visitors' goalkeeper Leonel Mosevich was the busier man, making six saves as Instituto probed consistently throughout the second half. The match had a defined turning point in the 76th minute when Luna's penalty was stopped, only for the forward to answer with the decisive goal minutes later after a triple substitution reorganised Instituto's attack. The final stages descended into a card-heavy melee — nine yellows in total across the match — but Instituto held firm to claim a win that strengthens their Liga Profesional campaign, while Gimnasia head back to Mendoza with nothing to show for their possession-heavy approach.
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Leonel MosevichYellow CardYellow card shown to Leonel Mosevich.
Ezequiel MuñozYellow CardEzequiel Munoz receives a yellow card.
Matias Recalde takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Jeremías LázaroYellow CardJeremías Lázaro receives a yellow card.
Matias Fonseca comes on for Alex Luna.
Jeremías Lázaro takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Ignacio Sabatini Charparin comes on for Lautaro Carrera.
Fermín AntoniniYellow CardFermin Antonini receives a yellow card.
Diego SosaYellow CardDiego Sosa receives a yellow card.
Diego Sosa receives a yellow card.
assist: Jeremías Lázaro
Goal! Alex Luna scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Jeremías Lázaro.
Luciano Paredes comes on for Juan Jose Franco Arrellaga.
Geronimo Patritti is on, and German Guiffrey is off.
Facundo Ezequiel Suarez replaces Matias Tissera.
Alex Luna takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Alex Luna takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Alex LunaPenalty saved! Alex Luna's shot is stopped.
Ezequiel MuñozYellow CardEzequiel Munoz receives a yellow card.
Offside.
Lautaro Carrera takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Offside.
Nicolas Romano is substituted for Luciano Cingolani.
Matias Gallardo takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Agustin Massaccesi is on, and Jonathan Galvan is off.
Alex Luna takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Matias Tissera takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Offside.
Shot by Fernando Ruben Alarcon with his right foot, but it misses the target.
Jeremías Lázaro takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Alex Luna takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Alex Luna takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jeremías Lázaro comes on for Jhon Cordoba.
Leonel Mosevich attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Matias Tissera takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Lautaro CarreraYellow CardLautaro Carrera receives a yellow card.
Julian Ceballos takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Jonathan Galvan receives a yellow card.
Julian Ceballos takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Zunino Sebastián.
