Xelajú takes the victory in the western classic, in Marquense’s return to the Major League – 2024-08-05 07:42:12

This Saturday, August 3, the Mario Camposeco stadium experienced another great night, as the “classic” of the West returned. Xelajú was in charge of “welcoming” the “Lions” of Marquense to the National League.

Those led by the coach Amarini Villatoro They emerged victorious and with the honor of winning the first big duel with a score of 3-1, on an inspired night by Jorge Vargas.

This duel, always full of passion and rivalry, once again witnessed an intense match full of emotions in the stands as well as on the field. The last time these teams faced each other at the Xelajú stadium was on February 14, 2018when Xelajú won 1-0.

This background added a special touch to the match, as both teams were looking to start the season with a victory and, at the same time, claim their pride in this regional classic.

From the start of the match, the home team was the one that controlled the tempo of the match, generating the clearest plays in the first 20 minutes, but without being able to correctly decipher the defensive block of Marquesian.

It was until the 38th minute, when Jorge Vargasthe star of the match, took advantage of an assist from Óscar Raí Villa. Vargas dribbled past the goalkeeper with great skill and calmly finished to make it 1-0, with which the first 45 minutes ended.

In the second half only 15 minutes had passed when he appeared again Jorge Vargasbut this time from the penalty spot, after referee Stib Morales called the foul.

Marquense managed to close the gap in the match in the 82nd minute through Rincon Teixeira, and when it seemed that the match was going to end with a score of 2-1, Jorge Aparicio appeared at 90+6 to seal the victory for the Chivas.

“We knew it was going to be difficult, they outplayed us in the last few minutes and it is something we will have to analyze, we were imprecise in some parts of the game, we do not have to be complacent, happy for the victory, but we know that Xelajú can and should play better.“r”, Amarini Villatoro assured in a press conference.