Xelajú Mc’s bad streak still does not brake. The current Guatemalan football champion stumbled again and fell 1-0 against Antigua GFC in the thoughtful stadium, accumulating five days without knowing the victory. A lonely goal by Oscar Santis at minute 56 was enough for the colonials to keep the three points and sink the goats in the table.
The first half was very disputed, with both teams showing defensive order and few goal opportunities. Xelajú tried to stay solid in the midfield, while old sought to break the defensive block with the speed of its ends. However, parity remained and the score did not move in the first 45 minutes.
For the second part, ancient came out with more intensity and quickly began to generate danger in the rival area. The pressure took effect to the 56th minute, when Óscar Santis received a pass inside the area and defined precisely, scoring his fifth goal in the tournament and unleashing euphoria in the thoughtful.
The goal crumbled Xelajú, who found no reaction and let out a new opportunity to cut his bad streak. With the score in his favor, Old managed the game intelligence, controlling possession and without allowing goats to generate danger in the arch defended by Luis Morán
With this result, Xelajú adds five days without winning, with a record of four losses and a draw, which aggravates his crisis in the tournament. Since its last victory, the Altense team has shown serious difficulties in generating offensive game and finding solutions in the field, which has generated concern among its hobby.
On the contrary, ancient adds three valuable points that keep him in the fight for the classification, in addition to reinforcing his trust after complicated weeks. The team led by Ramiro Cepeda continues to demonstrate its ability to get important results at home and continue to climb positions in the table.
For Xelajú, the pressure increases, and the margin of error is reduced each day. With the tournament advancing and the classification stalls more and more disputed, the goats must react soon if they want to stay in the fight. Meanwhile, Antigua celebrates a victory that allows him to remain firm in the fight for the first places.
For its part, ancient returns to the path of triumph and for the moment it is positioned in second place with 19 points, the same amount as Malacateco.