National sport
Guatemala U-20 beats Haiti and qualifies for the next round of the World Cup
The Blue and White team won this Saturday, July 27, and will face the United States in the next round.
Marvin Ávila celebrates his goal with his teammate Matthew Evans (Photo Prensa Libre: Fedefut)
The U-20 team Guatemala has made a comeback in the World Cup qualifying tournament, achieving a resounding 5-1 victory over Haiti. With this result, it qualifies for the next round as one of the best third-placed teams in the tournament and keeps its dream of securing a ticket to the 2025 World Cup in Chile alive.
The Chapines came out hungry for victory from the first minutes and with an inspired Olger Escobar, who opened the scoring at 16 minutes of the match from the penalty spot, after a foul by Haitian player Mendell Francois.
Guatemala did not give up and in the 25th minute scored the second goal again from Escobar’s feet who scored after an assist from Decarlo Guerra, just twelve minutes later Mattew Evans scored the third after an assist from the player of the match Olger Escobar.
To close the first half, Marvin Ávila scored the fourth of the match and his first in the entire tournament at 45+1, and Guatemala closed the first half with the score in their favor 4-0.
The Haitian team could do nothing at the beginning of the second half, Olger Escobar He was in charge of scoring the goal for the team in the 47th minute and the third in his personal account, after a good reoccupation in the midfield by his teammate Rudy Muñoz.
The Haitians reacted just three minutes later through Bryan Destin, but referee Filberto Martinez ruled out the play after consulting the VAR and marking a foul prior to the play by his compatriot Belmar Joseph.
Destin did not give up and finally got the reward for his perseverance from the penalty spot, after beating goalkeeper Fausto Delgado with a powerful shot and scoring the equaliser for 5-1.
As the minutes passed, the Chapines managed to control the rest of the match, against a Haitian team that could not overcome the defensive block plated by Guatemalan national team coach Marvin Cabrera.
The Blue and White will be in the quarterfinals of the Pre-World Cup and will face the United States team on Wednesday for a ticket to the World Cup in their category.
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