National Soccer
Xelajú regains his smile against Achupa and stays away from relegation
Amarini Villatoro’s Xelajú MC team once again added three points after seven games without winning and now has 36 points in the accumulated table with two games left to play.
Elmer Cardoza, Yasnier Matos (2) and Jonatan Morán scored for Xelajú MC this Wednesday. (Free Press Photo: Xelajú MC)
Xelajú MC achieved it and Finally, after seven games, he once again knew what victory means in the 2024 Clausura Tournament.
On the night of this Wednesday, April 10, the team led by Guatemalan coach Amarini Villatoro returned to the path of victory and regained its smile since the three points it achieved allow him to fully enter the fight for the final phase of the tournament and also depends on itself to avoid relegation.
They had been complicated weeks in Quetzaltenango since Xelajú did not achieve the desired results.
The last victory that the Quetzaltecan team recorded was on February 17 with a 2-1 against Deportivo Malateco, which lost that day against Municipal.
Since then, Xelajú accumulated five draws and two defeats, results that made the superchiva fans tremble at some point, since they were playing with entering relegation positions.
However, this April 10 at the Mario Camposeco could serve as an incentive for the lower area.
The victory against Achuapa this Wednesday was achieved in the first half with a goal from Yasnier Matos in the 14th minute.
Then, in the second half, the home team made it 2-0 in the 49th minute. Everything looked like a comfortable match and for a second Achuapa made them think that everything could get complicated since Erick Lemus scored a goal for the visit in the 53rd minute.
However, with eight minutes remaining, Yasnier Matos sealed the victory, while Jonatan Morán put the icing on the cake in the 85th minute for the final 4-1.
The result propelled the superchido team to position eight in the general table by obtaining 17 points against the 16 that Achuapa has, which is now ninth.
In the accumulated table, Amarini’s team has 36 points and with two more days left, they can think about saving the category if they manage to add just one more point.
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