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Antigua GFC had no mercy as a visitor against Guastatoya and defeated him 0-3 at the David Cordón Hichos stadium.
Antigua GFC won a bulky victory against Guastatoya. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)
The Green Panza box came out with a smile of the Guastatoyan stadium this Wednesday, April 30, at the beginning of The quarterfinals of the Clausura 2025 tournament of Guatemalan football.
The team led by the Argentine coach Mauricio Tapia showed why he was one of the most regular during the classification phase – he finished in third place – andcompleted 90 minutes prominent in El Progreso.
Francisco Apaolaza opened the score at the 12th minute, and just nine minutes later, Robinson Flores scored 0-2 to 21.
In the rest of the first halfFormer GFC was the dominatorcontrolling the actions through their midfielders.
The second half passed in a similar way: Antigua maintained possession of the ball, while Guastatoya tried to generate danger through rapid transitions, without success.
DeWinder Bradley was in charge of sentencing the match at minute 67, with a powerful shot that the goalkeeper Adrián de Lemos could not contain, for the definitive 0-3.
Series is defined on May 3
With this result, Antigua GFC is left with a foot in the semifinals of the Clausura 2025 tournament.
The second leg will be played on Saturday, May 3, at 6:00 p.m., at the Pensivo Stadium of Antigua Guatemala.
A Antigua GFC is enough to obtain a draw to achieve its official ticket to the semifinal phase of the Clausura 2025.
The activity of the quarterfinals will continue this April 30 and May 1 with the following duels:
- Malacateco vs Cobán Imperial, April 30, 8:00 p.m.
- Mixco vs Municipal, May 1, 15.00
- Marquense vs Communications, May 1, 5:30 p.m.
