The emotion is guaranteed this weekend in the First Division of Guatemalan football. The semifinals back will be played this Saturday 10 and Sunday, May 11, with four teams fighting for the ticket to the Grand Final, but also for something even more important: the promotion to the National League. While Aurora, Usac and Chiquimulilla seek to get into the final, Mictlán has in his hands the possibility of directly ascending to the maximum national football circuit.
The first of the two keys will be defined this Saturday, May 10, at 3:00 p.m., at the Cementos Progreso Stadium, where the University of San Carlos will receive Aurora. In the first leg, played at the Guillermo Slowing stadium, both teams tied without goals in a closed, locked and very even duel. Now, on the return, the advantage of the local will be for the scholars, who will seek to become strong at home to access the grand final.
The USAC has had a solid campaign, supported by a firm defensive block and an orderly collective game. However, Aurora has proven to be one of the most regular teams in the tournament and has the necessary experience to impose itself on difficult scenarios. It will be a strategy duel, in which the first goal could be decisive to break the balance of the series.
On the other hand, on Sunday, May 11, the other semifinal will be defined at the La Asunción stadium, when Mictlán receives Chiquimulilla, at 11.00. In the first leg, played in the stadium of the Conactes, the Chiquimulilla set won 3-2, in a vibrant and emotions. However, Mictlán rabbits achieved two goals that could be key to the return game.
Mictlán is the current champion of the previous tournament and, to win the series, the promotion to the National League would automatically ensure, accumulating the two consecutive short tournaments. The Jutiapa team has proven to be one of the most consistent in the ascent category and, in its stadium, it has become almost unbeatable. Now he has in his hands the possibility of sealing his return to the highest category of Guatemalan football.
For its part, Chiquimulilla will seek to resist in the Assumption. The team has shown that it is not intimidated before any scenario and, with a minimum advantage, it arrives with the aim of giving the final blow and fighting for the promotion in the grand final. The coastal team has been one of the revelations of the tournament and wants to complete the feat.
In the event that Mictlán manages to overcome and advance to the final, it will automatically be proclaimed as the new member of the National League, ascending without the need to dispute the repechage series.
On the other hand, if Chiquimulilla manages to sustain the advantage, the direct ascent will be pending and will be defined between the finalists of the last tournament (Mictlán and Sacachispas) and the two finalists of the present tournament. The expectation is high and the four teams know it. For five teams, so far, the dream of ascent is closer than ever.