Boca Unidos edged past Sportivo Las Parejas 1-0 in the Losers Stage of the Torneo Federal A on Sunday evening. The result keeps the hosts in second place with 11 points from five games, while the visitors remain seventh with six points from six matches. To be fair, the final margin tells only part of the story.
André Medina opened the scoring in the 38th minute, giving Boca Unidos the lead they would not relinquish. It was a tight contest where both sides pressed forward but neither could find a second breakthrough. By then the match had settled into a rhythm that would define the rest of the evening.
Discipline became an issue as the game progressed. M. Ojeda received the first yellow card in the 31st minute, and five more bookings followed across the second half — at 60, 66, 77, 78, and 83 minutes, with one more in stoppage time. The away side accumulated four yellows in total, suggesting they struggled to contain Boca Unidos' movement.
The statistics tell a familiar tale. Sportivo Las Parejas held 57 per cent possession and registered 130 attacks compared to 112 for the hosts, yet they managed only five shots on target against four. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging, and the visitors simply could not convert their dominance into goals.
Boca Unidos had gone unbeaten in their previous five outings, winning three and drawing two, and this result extended that run. The loss cuts deeper for Las Parejas, who have now dropped points in five of their last six games. One mistake ends it, and the visitors cannot afford to keep playing like this.