Cobán Imperial and Guastatoya shared points this Sunday at the José Ángel Rossi Stadium on matchday 19 of the 2026 Clausura Tournament. The Blue Princes opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a penalty converted by Janderson Pereira, but they could not maintain the advantage and Santiago Gómez equalized with a header in the 78th for the final 1-1. The result left Cobán without winning for the sixth consecutive day, a streak that is already worrying within the club.
The Blue Princes goalkeeper, Tomás Casas, was forceful in his analysis after the final whistle. “There are already six games without winning, it was a game where we should have taken the points. It is time to be self-critical, to show our faces and go forward, not to be conformists,” stated the goalkeeper, who also left a phrase that summarizes the urgency of the moment. “We haven’t won anything yet, today was proof of that,” he added firmly, also describing the upcoming games against Malacateco and Achuapa as “two finals” for the team.
The meeting also left a worrying situation for Guastatoya. The player Kevin Fernández suffered a direct bruise on the fibula as a result of an action with excessive force during the match, which led the club to issue an official statement denouncing the play. “These types of actions put the integrity of the players at risk and should have no place in football”said the institution, which shared images of the incident and expressed its support for the player.
Guastatoya’s reaction
The meeting started with great intensity. Five yellow cards were distributed in the first 22 minutes with strong plays from both sides. The most important play of the first half came in the 28th minute when Uri Amaral fell inside the area and the referee signaled a penalty in favor of the Cobaneros. which Janderson Pereira converted with precision at 32 to make it 1-0.
In the complement, Cobán tried to manage the result but Guastatoya grew as the minutes passed. At minute 65, Nelso Iván García came close to scoring with a bicycle kick inside the area that almost became the tie. The visitor’s goal came in the 78th minute after a corner kick when Santiago Gómez, who had just entered, connected with a header to beat Tomás Casas and make it 1-1.
The match ended with controversy. José Almanza de Guastatoya saw the second yellow card in the 93rd minute and was sent off, leaving the visiting team with ten men in stoppage time. The day also left a worrying situation for the Yellow Breasts with the injury of Kevin Fernández, who suffered a direct bruise on his fibula as a result of a strong tackle.
Santiago Gómez, scorer of the tying goal, positively valued the point obtained despite the circumstances. “It’s a very important point for us, we just need to add points now. Obviously we wanted to add three at a time but we took this point and we have three days left to recover from the area we are in,” expressed the striker, making it clear that the Pecho Amarillo are still in the fight for permanence.