Central Córdoba took all three points against Sportivo Barracas in a 2:1 win at the Primera C Regular Season round 25 on Saturday evening. The result leaves the hosts fifth with 36 points and drops the visitors to seventh on 35. By then the visitors had already tasted disappointment, having dominated possession and attacks without finding a way through.
A. Quijano gave the home side the lead in the 36th minute, a moment that shifted the tempo without either team realising it would matter. M. Cordoba restored parity five minutes after the interval, and Sportivo Barracas pushed for a winner. The decisive event came in the 79th minute when P. Killer turned his own cross into an own goal, and here's the thing — the visitors had been the better side for long stretches.
The statistics tell a different story from the result. Sportivo Barracas registered 260 attacks to Central Córdoba's 192 and held 58 per cent of possession. The hosts managed five shots on target against three for the visitors, but that's where the efficiency ended. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging, and the away side gave away too many cheap fouls when they needed composure.
Central Córdoba's recent form has been mixed. They drew 2:2 with Centro Español last weekend after beating Luján 2:1, and before that came a 0:1 defeat to Berazategui. Sportivo Barracas brought a three-match unbeaten run into this fixture, winning away at Deportivo Paraguayo and at home against Claypol before their 3:2 victory over El Porvenir.
The result tightens the gap between fifth and seventh to a single point, and the table now carries real weight. Both sides have played 26 games, so there is little room for error as the season moves into its final phase. Central Córdoba dug in when it mattered, and Sportivo Barracas will look at the numbers and wonder where it went wrong.