National Soccer
The author of the Old GFC goal at the José Ángel Rossi stadium aspires to solve the series against Cobán Imperial in the second leg and dispute the final of the Clausura 2025 tournament.
Antigua GFC, celebrates the goal of Diego Fernández, who had a few minutes on the playing field. (Free Press Photo: Douglas Suruy Franco)
Old GFC lost as a visitor at the José Ángel Rossi stadiumin the first leg of the semifinals of the Clausura 2025 tournament against Cobán Imperial (2-1), and has the difficult task of looking at home a comeback that takes him to the grand final.
While the colonial team fell in the first chapter of the series, For Diego Fernández, the tie against Cobán Imperial is specialsince it is the first final phase in which it participates with Antigua GFC and was the author of the 1-1 transitional in the house of the blue princes.
Fernández chatted with media after the first leg and said that, although he was not satisfied with the adverse result, he was confident that Antigua can overcome at home.
“I think the result did not benefit us, but We are going to solve it. The 1-1 benefited us a lot, an error in the last minutes affected us, but I know we are going to get out of the best way, ”he explained.
“I think with one less we had to maintain the result, but as I tell you, they are soccer things. You have to learn from it and seek to close inside the house,” he said.
“We are going to do it well, we are in this competitive mentality. I know we are going to do it in the best way, with the help of God,” he continued.
“We are going to prepare 100% and I know we are going to do it well,” he concluded.
At 20, this is the first full season in which Fernández participates, and little by little he has earned one of the first options in the Alignments of Mauricio Tapia.
The second leg will be played at the Penative Stadium of Antigua Guatemala at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 10.