The first game of day 11 left an important result in the fight for permanence. Achuapa won 2-0 against Antigua GFC at the Winston Pineda Gudiel stadium, adding three key points at the start of the Age of Adrián Arias, who returned to the onion rudder with a victory in his debut.
The game began with a even rhythm, with ancient trying to impose conditions with its possession game, while Achuapa opted for intensity and high pressure. During the first 45 minutes, the arrivals were scarce and both teams were neutralized in the midfield, leaving few emotions in the first half.
However, as soon as the complement began, Achuapa found the opportunity to open the score. At minute 48, striker Jesús Zúñiga was shot down within the area and the referee did not hesitate to point the prison in favor of the premises. Zúñiga himself took care of the execution, defining with coldness to put the 1-0 on the scoreboard.
Antigua tried to react after the goal against, advancing lines and looking for greater depth in attack, but found a well -organized defense by Achuapa, which knew how to resist and maintain the advantage. The visit failed to generate clear danger and was inaccurate in the last meters.
With the colonial team overturned to attack in the final minutes, Achuapa found spaces to sentence the game. At minute 86, in a rapid offensive transition, Anllel Porras defined precisely to mark the final 2-0unleashing euphoria in the onion fans and ensuring victory for the premises.
The result represents a hard blow to Antigua GFC, which adds its third consecutive defeat, two of them in international competitions. The team led by Mauricio Tapia still does not raise his head and must now focus on correcting errors so as not to lose more ground in the local tournament.
@Achuapad VRS. @Soyantiguagfc 49 ‘✔️ Achuapa goal by the prison route to open the score and win 1-0.
🎥 @ClarosportScam pic.twitter.com/jgjchcaxh8– Var502 (@var502gt) March 1, 2025
For his part, Achuapa gets a key victory, adding three points that help him out of the bottom of the table and to recover confidence with his new coach. The return of Adrián Arias to the Cebollero bench seems to have given the team a fresh air, which will seek to maintain this positive inertia in the next days.
With this result, the tournament continues to be tightened in the fight for permanence, while ancient must meet its best version if you want to continue in the fight for the top positions.
@Achuapad VRS. @Soyantiguagfc 48 ‘✔️ success when penalty in favor of Achuapa, as the visiting defender showed lack of attention and when he was late, he applied a sailor reckless to the striker.
🎥 Clear Sports pic.twitter.com/ymzcl5mlrd– Var502 (@var502gt) March 1, 2025
