LUJÁN, Buenos Aires (Interstat) — Deportivo Merlo defeated Flandria 2-0 on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at Estadio Carlos V in the Prim B Metro Week 8 match. Miqueas Owen González, who entered as a substitute in the 12th minute, opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time, netting in the 45th plus third minute. Rodrigo Martín Sánchez doubled the lead in the 61st minute. Both scorers received yellow cards, González in the 35th minute and Sánchez in the 8th minute. Other yellow cards were issued to Facundo Aguerre in the 43rd minute and Lucas Damián Chaparro in the 83rd minute for Deportivo Merlo, and to Flandria’s Eugenio Raggio in the 40th minute and Leonardo Hernán González in the 71st minute. The victory improved Deportivo Merlo’s season record to 1-0 in the competition and across all competitions. Flandria dropped to 0-1 in both standings. The game featured a physical tone, with six yellow cards total.