Godoy Cruz took all three points against San Telmo in a 3-0 win at their ground on 30 August. The result keeps the hosts in sixth place on 40 points while San Telmo remain 16th on 27 after 26 games in the Primera Nacional regular season.
San Telmo had the first caution when G. Paredes went offside in the 21st minute. S. Martinez then broke the deadlock just before the interval, a 45+1 goal that gave the home side momentum as the second half began. By then the visitors had already lost their captain to the bench.
San Telmo made a double change on the hour, bringing on C. Nunez and R. Uriburu. M. Gonzalez picked up a second yellow later, though the match remained without a sending-off. The visitors managed only two shots off target all afternoon and could not work a corner.
Godoy Cruz extended their lead with A. Rodriguez in the 82nd minute. S. Martinez came off for W. Riquelme in the 72nd, a change that suggested the manager was looking to see out the game. N. Brunet added a third with 87 minutes on the clock. The home side made their own double substitution at 85, bringing on V. Poggi and N. Molina.
The statistics tell a simple story. Godoy Cruz held 60 per cent possession and registered eight shots on target against eight misses. San Telmo produced nothing on target from 140 attacks of their own. The home side earned six corners while the visitors managed none.
Godoy Cruz now sit 13 points clear of San Telmo with one match remaining. The hosts have won three of their last five while the visitors have taken four points from the same run, including a 2-1 victory over Acassuso on 26 August.