The colonial complex asserted its local status and thanks to the score by Argentine Cristian Hernández, from a penalty, and he was left with the three points.
The victory allowed the team led by Dwight Pezzarossi to reach 15 points and was placed in third position in the classification, behind Mixco, which has 16, and two behind the leader Cobán Imperial, which has 17. The reds are fourth with 13 units.
The match between colonials and reds was back and forth, where both teams generated clear goal actions, but the goalkeepers were the protagonists.
The score that defined the game came in the 38th minute with the penalty definition by Hernández, who scored his first goal in Clausura 2024.
The play that caused the maximum penalty was César Archila, who swept behind the Brazilian Romario Da Silva and the referee Cristhofer Corado did not hesitate to sanction the foul.
In the second half, the Scarlets went on the offensive with the leadership by Pedro Altán who together with Jhon Méndez posed danger on the left wing.
At minute 52, Méndez took advantage of a speed play to assist Archila, who defined with his head, but was unable to position his body well to define in the direction of the goal defended by Braulio Linares.
The colonials responded with actions such as that of Cristian Hernández, at 53, who tried from long distance to surprise the scarlet goalkeeper Alejandro Medina. Ten minutes later, Romario sent the ball home, but the play did not count due to offside.
In the final minutes, the Reds looked at all costs for the goal that would give them the tie, but the Antigüeños defended themselves and had good interventions from Braulio Linares to take the victory.
“We made a great effort, especially in the second half. We had to run and close space. Victory is a reward for effort,” said Hernández, a colonial player, at the end of the game.
Results of matchday 8
Cobán Imperial 3-0 Communications
Coatepeque 1-2 Malacateco
Mixco 2-1 Guastatoya
Xinabajul Huehue 0-0 Xelajú MC
Former GFC 1-0 Municipal
Thursday
Achuapa – Zacapa FC 11 hours
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