Match Report: Racing vs. Gimnasia (August 10, 2024)
Date: 2024-08-10 03:01:00
Match: Racing vs. Gimnasia
Result: Gimnasia 1 – 0 Racing
The Professional League clash between Racing and Gimnasia ended with a surprising victory for the visitors. Despite holding the league lead, Racing suffered their first defeat of the season, while Gimnasia secured their first win in four consecutive losses.
The only goal of the match came in the 13th minute when young winger Benjamín Domínguez headed in a cross from teammate Pintado. Racing’s performance was lackluster throughout the first half, leading to fan discontent.
Gimnasia, on the other hand, relied on counterattacks and were dangerous in this way. Their forward Castillo caused problems for Racing’s defense with several good interventions from Gabriel Arias, who was later substituted due to injury.
Costas made four changes to the Racing lineup in an attempt to spark a revival, but the team remained careless in their own half. Despite some promising attacks, their efforts were ultimately futile.
Match Summary:
Racing: Arias; Di Césare, Sosa, Quiros; Martirena, Barrios, Zuculini, Elordi; Solari, A. Martinez, R. Martinez. DT: Costas.
Gimnasia: Ledesma; Cortazzo, Morales, Cabral; Pintado, L. Castro, Garayalde, V. Rodríguez, Salazar; Castillo, B. Domínguez. DT: M. Méndez.
Stadium: Racing. Referee: Nazareno Arasa. Goal: 13m B. Dominguez (G). Changes: 46m Carbonero by Barrios (R), Cambeses by Arias (R), Almendra by Zuculini (R) and Salas by Solari (R), 60m Colazo by V. Rodríguez (G), 67m Quintero by R. Martínez (R), 71m M. Fernández by Garayalde (G), 85m A. Sánchez by Salazar (G). Incidents: 92m A. Martínez (R) misses penalty and 96m is sent off.