SANTA FE (Interstat) — Union de Santa Fe II and visiting Barracas Central II played to a 1-1 draw Thursday in a global football match that remained unresolved until stoppage time. Union de Santa Fe II took the lead in the 35th minute and carried that advantage deep into the second half before Barracas Central II produced a late equalizer. The home side scored one goal and the visiting side scored one goal, leaving both teams with a share of the points after a match that changed only in its final moments.

Benjamin Perez scored for Union de Santa Fe II in the 35th minute. Perez was on the field for the full 90 minutes and finished with one goal. His first-half strike gave Union de Santa Fe II a 1-0 lead, and the home side held that advantage through much of the match. Union de Santa Fe II could not add a second goal, and Barracas Central II stayed within reach until the closing stages.

Barracas Central II equalized in the 90+4th minute when J. Garma scored. The late goal brought the visiting side level and denied Union de Santa Fe II a home victory. Barracas Central II had trailed since Perez’s first-half goal but kept the match within one goal until Garma’s finish in stoppage time. The final whistle followed shortly after the equalizer, leaving the teams level at 1-1.

Barracas Central II’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins, 1 loss and 4 draws. Its record across all competitions is also 0-1-4. Union de Santa Fe II’s season record in this competition is now 1 win, 3 losses and 1 draw, and its record across all competitions is also 1-3-1. The draw extends a run without a win for Barracas Central II in the competition, while Union de Santa Fe II picked up a point at home.

Barracas Central II entered the match after a 1-1 draw with Atletico Tucuman II, a 0-0 draw with Godoy Cruz II, a 0-0 draw with Gimnasia Mendoza II and a 3-0 loss to Deportivo Riestra II. Union de Santa Fe II entered after a 3-0 loss to Talleres Cordoba II, a 5-0 win over Banfield II, a 2-0 loss to Rosario Central II and a 2-1 loss to Colon Santa Fe II. Those results left both sides seeking a better finish in their latest outing, and the late goal from Barracas Central II extended the visiting side’s run of draws while preventing Union de Santa Fe II from closing out the home match.

Union de Santa Fe II had the first meaningful breakthrough when Perez scored in the 35th minute. The home side protected that lead for most of the second half, but Barracas Central II continued to press for an equalizer and found it in the 90+4th minute through Garma. The goal arrived in the final moments of stoppage time and changed the result from a home win to a draw. Barracas Central II’s equalizer arrived after Union de Santa Fe II had held the lead for more than 50 minutes of match time. Neither team scored again before the match ended.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Union de Santa Fe II 1, Barracas Central II 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Union de Santa Fe II with a 64.9 percent probability to win. Union de Santa Fe II had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.