National Soccer
Guatemala vs Aruba: Bicolor wins 5-0 and is one step away from the Under 20 World Cup
The Guatemala Under 20 National Team defeated Aruba by a landslide this February 29 and will define the pass to the World Cup against Curacao on Saturday, March 2.
Rudy Muñoz of CSD Municipal scored the first goal of the game. (Free Press Photo: Douglas Suruy)
The Guatemala Under 20 National Team beat Aruba by a score of 5 goals to 0 on the third date of the Concacaf World Cup qualifier. The Guatemalan team was superior to its rival and won thanks to the goals of Rudy Muñoz, the double of Daniel Méndez, Matt Evans and one more from Axel De La Cruz.
The match began as expected at the Doroteo Guamuch Flores stadium; The Guatemalan National Team searched with intensity for the Aruba goal from the first minute and Their first approach came just after 40 seconds through a corner kick taken by Santiago Garzaro.
In the following minutes the bicolor continued to exert pressure and their dominance was translated onto the scoreboard via the CSD Municipal youth team. Rudy Muñoz who with a header scored 1-0 at 7‘.
The ball continued to be for the blue and white and at 24′ Daniel Méndez, forward of the Mexican Club Pachuca, was present on the scoreboard with a shot with his right foot from a pass from Muñoz, who throughout the match did not tire of trying. the overflow and made most of the decisions well.
Méndez, for his part, rounded off his good game by executing a good shot at 36′ after an innocent penalty committed by the Aruba player, Enzo Cufhus, who touched the ball with his hand inside the area.
Matthew Evans, author of a hat trick in the duel against San Martín, and Axel De La Cruz were responsible for burying any hope of a reaction from Aruba with goals in the 45th and 85th respectively.
This result leaves everything ready for the bicolor to qualify for the World Cup that will be played between July and August in Mexico, since a draw against Curacao is enough to finish in first position in Group C.
Guatemala’s last duel will be against Curacao on Saturday, March 2 at 7 p.m. on the Doroteo Guamuch Flores court. If Marvin Cabrera’s team gets at least one point, they will compete in Mexico to seek a ticket to their third Under 20 World Cup.
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