The night of Municipal against Guanacasteca

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The return of “Flaco” Martínez and the mistake of the rival goalkeeper: Municipal’s night against Guanacasteca

The scarlet team achieved their first victory in the 2024 Central American Cup and the return of national striker José Carlos Martínez and the mistake of the Mexican goalkeeper stood out.

Argentine Matías Rotondi is one of the key players in Municipal’s attack. (Photo Prensa Libre: EFE)

During the night of Thursday, August 15, the CSD Municipal He achieved his first victory in the Central American Cup 2024and reaches the last day of the competition with a chance of advancing to the quarter-finals.

At the Pensativo Stadium in Sacatepéquez and without its fans, the scarlet squad defeated 3-1 Guanacasteca from Costa Rica, and in addition to getting the three points, the return of the Guatemalan attacker José Carlos “El” stood out. Skinny” Martínez.

The 26-year-old striker had suffered a fracture in it ulna left arm, and had not set foot on the pitch since the final of the 2024 Clausura Tournament, when the red team lifted the long-awaited 32nd title.

The native of Jutiapa He returned to the pitch in the 59th minute of the second half, and half an hour later he managed to score the third goal for the Reds against the Costa Rican team, after beating the opposing goalkeeper from outside the area.

The Guanacasteca ruling

Despite having played their best match so far in the competition, the team led by Argentine Sebastián Bini also obtained victory thanks to a gift from Anthony Monreal, the goalkeeper of Guanacasteca.

The Mexican goalkeeper made a mistake that cost his team the match, since at minute 63, when the match was tied 1-1, he failed to clear a cross from José “El Horse” Morales and deflected the ball into the back of the net.

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Monreal tried to connect the advance crimson With his fists, however, while trying not to hit his defender in the face, he became the author of the second red goal.

Antonny had been key to avoiding the rout Municipal, however, was doomed by their error in the second goal scored by the scarlet team in the following minutes, as their confidence diminished enormously.