An atmosphere of celebration and joy is what the fans of the club experienced this Tuesday, February 27. CSD Cobán Imperial at the beginning of the eighth day of the 2024 Clausura Tournament, then His team defeated the current champion of Guatemala, Comunicaciones FC, with class. by a score of 3 goals to 0.
Cobán came to the game with the aim of washing his face following losing his undefeated record in the tournament once morest Deportivo Malacateco on the previous date, and he achieved it thanks to a goal from Denilson Bol (8) and a double from Diego Casas (21, 49 ).
Communications, for its part, in addition to adding a third consecutive game without a win in the Clausura 2024, saw a streak of 43 games without conceding 3 goals in the local tournament end.
Almost a year has passed since the last time a team managed to score more than 3 goals once morest the creams. It was on March 4, 2023 that Comunicaciones conceded three goals and went to the hands of the main rival, CSD Municipal, in a national classic played at the Manuel Felipe Carrera stadium.
This game was valid for date 11 of the 2023 Clausura Tournament. Since then, Comunicaciones accumulated 43 consecutive games where the maximum number of goals they received was two and on 13 occasions.
The game started uphill for Comunicaciones since before completing ten minutes of play Denilson Bol was alone once morest Fredy Pérez and beat him to make it 1-0. Iván Franco Sopegno’s team barely reacted from the goal they received when Diego Casas scored 2-0 to the shouts of “Olé, olé” from the fans in the stands.
Soon everything became more complicated for the creams, since Antonio López was sent off following referee Orlando Alvarado considered that the national team committed a foul on Luis de León.
The rest of the first half was dominated by Cobán, who was on the verge of scoring the third on two more occasions, but Pérez was attentive to prevent his goal from falling.
Already in the second half, Diego Casas scored his double following a great ball filtered by Janderson Pereira. Casas controlled the ball and scored at the far post under the gaze of Fredy Pérez who might not stop the shot.
The result allows Cobán Imperial to add 17 points and remain the leader of the 2024 Clausura Tournament for one more day. The blue princes team has accumulated 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Communications is fourth classified with 13 units. Their numbers in the championship are 3 games won, 3 tied and 1 lost. The rest of the day will continue on Wednesday, February 28 and Thursday, February 29 with the following duels:
- Coatepeque vs Malacateco, February 28
- Mixco vs Guastatoya, February 28
- Xinabajul Huehue vs Xelajú MC, February 28
- Antigua GFC vs Municipal, February 29
- Achuapa vs. Zacapa, February 29th
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