Down to ten men, Gimnasia knocked out Vélez and reached the quarter-finals | OneFootball

Gimnasia won 1-0 in Liniers, played much of the second half with ten men, and advanced to the Apertura Tournament quarterfinals.

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata pulled off one of the upsets of the round of 16. They beat Vélez 1-0 in Liniers and booked their place among the eight best teams in the tournament. The only goal of the night was scored by Marcelo Torres from the penalty spot in the first half, after a great team move.

In the second half, Enzo Martínez was sent off 10 minutes in. From that point on, Vélez controlled the ball and pushed forward, but lacked clarity in the final third.

Pata Pereyra’s team held on with one man less and claimed its seventh straight win since the arrival of the new coaching staff.

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