Barrancas UMET vs Ezeiza

The first half ended goalless, with neither side able to break through a tightly-contested midfield battle. Barrancas UMET and Ezeiza, who had split their two prior 2026 meetings (one win each), cancelled each other out in a cagey opening 45 minutes.

The deadlock was broken seven minutes into the second half. Rodrigo Gallo found the net for Barrancas UMET, converting the chance that gave the home side a 1-0 lead — an advantage they would not relinquish.

According to match footage, Ezeiza had a golden opportunity to draw level but their penalty was saved, keeping Barrancas ahead. The miss proved costly as the home side saw out the result.

The penalty save was the defining moment. Ezeiza's Iván González stepped up from the spot with a chance to equalise, only for the Barrancas UMET goalkeeper Ivo Regules to deny him. Had the penalty been converted, the momentum would have swung Ezeiza's way; instead, Barrancas held firm and secured all three points.

• Rodrigo Gallo (Barrancas UMET) — scored the only goal of the game, a 52nd-minute strike that decided the fixture. The forward's movement in the box created the separation needed to finish.
• Ivo Regules (Ezeiza) — made a crucial penalty save to keep his side in the match, though his team could not capitalise.
• Barrancas UMET defence — held a clean sheet against an Ezeiza side that had won their previous away meetings in the competition.

Player of the match: Rodrigo Gallo (Barrancas UMET)

The fixture's history suggests tight, low-scoring affairs — three previous meetings had produced just four goals total (1.33 per game), with neither side ever scoring in both halves. This match followed the pattern: a goalless first half followed by a solitary second-half strike. The 1-0 scoreline also continues the trend of both teams failing to score in any of their four H2H encounters, with zero 'both teams to score' outcomes across the series.

The victory gave Barrancas UMET a crucial three points in the Regular Season — their second win in four meetings against Ezeiza since the rivalry began in 2024. The match itself was originally scheduled for 20-21 July but postponed by the AFA alongside all Primera Nacional, Primera C and Promocional Amateur fixtures that weekend due to the Argentine national team's return from the 2026 FIFA World Cup celebrations.

For Ezeiza, the defeat was a missed opportunity: they had won their previous away games in the competition and went into the match in decent form.

A scrappy, low-scoring affair typical of this level of Argentine football, settled by one moment of quality from Gallo and preserved by a vital penalty stop. Barrancas UMET deserved the win for their second-half intensity, while Ezeiza will rue the missed spot-kick that could have changed the complexion of the match entirely.