The third victory in a row for the team led by Sebastián Bini, came on Saturday night, thanks to the only two scores from Darwin Torres and Matías Rotondi.
The scarlet team arrived in the cold of Quetzaltenango, with the incentive of the defeat of the staunch rival at the hands of Mixco in the premiere of its stadium, the Cementos Progreso. This is the result of a solitary goal from the Argentine, Jorge Sotomayor.
That setback by Iván Sopegno’s team meant that they would surpass them in the classification table, if they managed to win in the goats’ yard, who arrived at the event with the shadow of relegation on their shoulders.
Despite playing at home and at 8 p.m., Amarini Villatoro’s players quickly found themselves at a disadvantage in the match. Starting the duel, at minute 15, those led by Bini broke the initial parity.
This when the local defense could not clear a ball inside their area, leaving the Uruguayan the opportunity to score the first goal of the night. Minutes later, the super goats seemed to have the same score.
However, the goal was disallowed on the advice of the center back, who considered that Kevin Ruiz was in an irregular position at the time of making it 1-1 in the 21st minute. Then, in the 39th minute, the visiting goalkeeper, Alejandro Medina, avoided the fall of his arc when taking an opponent’s free kick with the tips of the fingers.
Starting the second half, Alejando Galindo demonstrated the good touch he has by emulating the Croatian Luka Modrić, with a three-finger assist, which served Rotondi so that he could bring danger to José Calderón’s goal. The shot only left a scare, because the Argentine was not successful.
Despite the failure, the Argentine number 10 continued trying, managing to score the second of his own in the 60th minute. And in a counterattack, after avoiding rivals along the way, Rotondi entered the area and, positioning himself for his left leg, defined at will. the final 0-2.
After this result, the reds have 22 points, which ties them with the creams in points, but because they have one less game, they are in fourth position in the table. Looking ahead, this Wednesday, the Scarlets will pay for that pending duel at the Manuel Felipe Carrera against Malacateco, at 12:30 p.m. For its part, Xela is in trouble in the fight for permanence, since in the accumulated table they add up to 33 units, the same as Xinabajul, against the 29 registered by Zacapa. Let us remember that Chivos, the X and roosters are placed ninth, tenth and eleventh.
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