Communications closed day 11 with a key triumph in his visit to Xinabajul, by imposing 1-0 at the Los Cuchumatanes stadium. With this victory, the albos accumulate their third consecutive victory, leaving behind the bad start of the tournament and positioning again in the fight for the top positions.
The game began with a locked rhythm, with both teams disputing possession in the midfield and without many danger arrivals in the first 45 minutes. Xinabajul, urged points, He showed intensity in his game, while communications sought to impose his style with patience.
Emotions reached the second half. At minute 60, the local team had the clearest opportunity of the game when the referee sanctioned a penalty in favor of Xinabajul. However, Fredy Pérez dressed as a hero and with a great shortcut prevented the locals from putting into advantage, keeping the draw on the scoreboard.
The mood leaned down in favor of creams, which took advantage of the envy and managed to break the zero a few minutes later. At minute 69, Jesús “Chucho” López appeared in the area to define precisely and put the 1-0, A goal that would end up being definitive.
Xinabajul tried to react in the final minutes, but communications handled the game well, closing the spaces and avoiding any attempted tie by the local team. With the final whistle, the creams celebrated a victory that puts them again in the fight for the first posts of the tournament.
With this result, Communications reaches 16 points and scale to the fifth place in the table, matching Malacateco, Antigua, Marquense and Cobán Imperial, in a closed fight in the upper part.
On the other hand, Xinabajul is still in crisis, occupying the last place of the table with just 9 points and a worrying goal difference of -17. The Huehuetenango team must react soon if you want to get out of the bottom and avoid complications in the final stretch of the tournament.
With this triumph, communications confirms its recovery and leaves behind the bad start of the championship. Creams have found regularity and are now emerging as a team that can fight in the second round of the tournament.