BUENOS AIRES (Interstat) — Francisco Molina scored in the 69th minute and Gimnasia Jujuy held on to beat Nueva Chicago 1-0 on Sunday at Estadio República de Mataderos in Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires. The visitors scored the only goal of the match and left the home side without a goal.

Molina’s goal was the only scoring in a match that remained tight into the second half. Gimnasia Jujuy finished with one goal, while Nueva Chicago was shut out. Molina played 72 minutes, scored once and picked up a yellow card. He was booked in the 32nd minute, then delivered the breakthrough after halftime. His goal stood as the difference between the teams.

The first half ended without a goal. Molina’s 32nd-minute yellow card was the only booking before the break, and Nueva Chicago made an early substitution involving Ferracutti G. in the 11th minute. The home side continued to search for an opener after halftime, but the match remained scoreless until the 69th minute. Neither team found the net before Molina’s strike.

The goal arrived when Molina F. found the net for Gimnasia Jujuy. It gave the visitors the lead and ultimately decided the result. Nueva Chicago pressed for a response over the final 20 minutes but could not produce an equalizer. Gimnasia Jujuy’s defense protected the advantage through the closing stages, which included a lengthy spell of stoppage time. Nueva Chicago could not answer before the final whistle.

Yellow cards continued after the goal. Palazzo B. of Nueva Chicago was booked in the second minute of stoppage time, and Camargo F. of Gimnasia Jujuy was booked in the same minute. Rodriguez T. of Nueva Chicago received a yellow card in the sixth minute of stoppage time. Molina had been substituted in the 72nd minute, shortly after his goal. The bookings were the last disciplinary actions of the match.

The teams combined for several substitutions. In the 62nd minute, Gimnasia Jujuy made substitutions involving Paradela F. and Bianchi O., while Nueva Chicago had substitutions involving Perez M. and Ocampo T. In the 72nd minute, Nueva Chicago made substitutions involving Ambrogio L. and Trindade G., and Gimnasia Jujuy substituted Molina F. after his goal. Gimnasia Jujuy also made a substitution involving Cachi M. in the 84th minute. The visitors then closed out the final minutes without conceding. Nueva Chicago made its first change in the 11th minute, when Ferracutti G. was involved in a substitution.

The result left Gimnasia Jujuy with a competition record of one win, one loss and two draws, the same mark it holds across all competitions. Nueva Chicago’s competition record moved to one win, two losses and one draw, also matching its all-competitions record. Gimnasia Jujuy had entered the match after a draw with Gimnasia y Tiro, a loss at Temperley and a draw with San Martin T. Nueva Chicago had entered after a loss at Temperley, a win at Almagro and a draw with Patronato. The records reflect both competition and all-competitions results.

Gimnasia Jujuy’s win came despite pregame expectations favoring Nueva Chicago. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Nueva Chicago 1, Gimnasia Jujuy 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Nueva Chicago with a 62.4 percent probability to win. Nueva Chicago had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 2.5.