First Division | University and Chiquimulilla are the first to advance to the semifinals

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First Division | University and Chiquimulilla are the first to advance to the semifinals

The First division league is in the final stretch of the Clausura 2025 tournament And it is located in the phase of the games back of the quarterfinals, where two teams have already sealed their ticket to the semifinal.

This Saturday, April 26, the first two meetings were played to close the series on the way to the Dispute for the promotion to the National League of Guatemala.

The first to seal its classification was the picture of Universitywhich defeated in the two games San Benito de Petén.

The Sancarlists imposed themselves in the game of (1-0) and by the same score they got the victory in the return game (1-0), so they advanced to the next round.

The figure of the U team was Mynor Asencio, who scored in the two meetings And now he is waiting to meet his rival when the phase closes this Sunday, April 27 with the commitments between Mictlán against Sacachispas and Nueva Concepción receiving Aurora FC.

Who gave the surprise in this instance is the Chiquimulilla Sports Club by eliminating Carlos Salazar to Deportivo Suchitepéquez, that was one of the great favorites to be playing the ascent.

In the match, both teams equalized without goals in the stadium Los Conactes, so for the return, the deer had all the possibilities to get the ticket, but again they were in debt in front of their hobby.

Chiquimulilla surprised at the advantage at minute 40 through Nicolás Ankia Cohensilencing the colossus of Santa Cristina, but at 62, everything was a party again after the Venezuelan Charles Martínez would match the score.

The two teams had more chances of scoring, but the status of the court passed the bill, since the ball did not travel in the best way due to the rain that was present.

Suchitepéquez was able to trace at least four times, but he ran into the figure of the goalkeeper José García, who intervened with great stories.

Everything painted so that the game went to the lengthening, until in the 88th minute, The Brazilian Dionatan Machado got a powerful auction When charging a free kick to beat the goalkeeper Romero and thus collapse the southern giant.

The euphoria won both Machado that he celebrated removing his shirt and already had a yellow card, so he saw the second and it was expelled, so he will not be in the first leg of the semifinal.

For Suchitepéquez was a bitter drink and a new failure in another failed attempt to look for his return to the National League. The deer had not lost at home throughout the tournament and ended up failing in the most important game.

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