National Soccer
Lom and Caballero give Mixco an advantage in series against Achuapa at the Winston Pineda
Deportivo Mixco has one foot in the semifinals of Clausura 2024 after beating Achuapa 0-2 at the Winston Pineda stadium in Jutiapa.
The Guatemalan striker scored Mixco’s first goal. (Free Press Photo: Douglas Suruy)
The set of Deportivo Mixco has one foot in the semifinals of the 2024 Clausura Tournament of Guatemalan soccer after its 0-2 victory over Deportivo Achuapa this April 24 at the Winston Pineda stadium in Jutiapa.
Those led by Fabricio Benítez took an early lead on the scoreboard as when the stopwatch showed 11 minutes Darwin Lom He took advantage of a good pass from a teammate and calmly scored before the rival goalkeeper came out to make it 0-1.
Despite the initial goal, Achuapa had the necessary tools to be able to find the tie, but everything went uphill for the local team in the 25th minute.
Rigoberto Hernández tried to challenge Rodrigo Marroquín for a ball but he arrived at the wrong time and committed a reckless foul that ended with a red card for him. So, Achuapa was left with ten men with more than 65 minutes still left.
The expulsion conditioned Achuapa’s way of playing, which had to reorganize its ranks to avoid oversights in defense that limited its offensive.
When it seemed that Achuapa could go into the break only losing by one goal, Roque Caballero made it 0-2. This goal practically sealed the match since the scoreboard did not move again in the second half.
In the 47th minute, Lom scored the third, but the action was invalidated due to offside. Thus, Deportivo Mixco has an advantage for the return match that will be played at the Santo Domingo de Guzmán stadium on Saturday, April 27 at 3 p.m.
At 8 p.m., the Clausura 2024 quarterfinals will continue as Comunicaciones and Cobán Imperial will meet at the Cementos Progreso stadium in their respective duel.
On Thursday the 25th Malacateco and Municipal will play and Xinabajul vs Antigua will also take place.
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