The next Saturday May 31 at 5:00 p.m.the stadium David Cordón Hicos de Guastatoya It will be the stage of the most anticipated match of the year in the Guatemala’s First Division: Aurora FC and Sacachispas They will dispute the Game for promotion to the National Leaguewith a single ticket available to return to the maximum circuit of Guatemalan football.
It will be a clash of traditions, yearnings and present. On the one hand, Aurora FCone of the most laureate clubs in the history of Chapín football, dreams of returning to the elite After 21 years of absence. On the other, Sacachispasthat He played his last season in League in 2020seeks to return after five years in the category of the First Division.
The “military” arrive at this duel with the impulse to have crowned Closing 2025 Tournament Championsafter beating Deportivo Mictlán in the grand finale. However, since the end of the game, both players and coaching staff made it clear that the real goal is: the Ascent to the National League.
Aurora was a historic national football in the 70s and 80s. Eight League titlesIt is the Third team more winner in Guatemalaonly behind communications and municipal. His return would not only be an award to his season, but a contribution of weight to the history and hierarchy of Guatemalan football.
On the other side, Sacachispas arrives motivated after a solid campaign. The Chiquimula picture failed to keep the title of the opening or the Clausura, but thanks to reaching the final in Opening 2024 he will be able to play the match to go up to the highest category of Guatemalan football.
The duel between Aurora vs Sacachispas for the Ascent to the National League promises to be even and full of emotions. The experience and hierarchy of the capitalists will be tested in the face of the intensity and hunger of glory of the eastern team. Both teams know that there is no margin of error: it is now or never.
The importance of this party also falls to what it represents for institutions. In the case of Aurora, returning to the National League would be to return a protagonist to his fans and the country. For Sacachispas, it would mean recovering a place they knew how to take advantage in the past with good campaigns.
The meeting will be played on a neutral court, and the National Football Federation of Guatemala (Fedefut) It has already confirmed all the logistics and security details to guarantee a show without setbacks. A total full is expected in the David Cordón Hichoswith tickets available since the first days of this week.
At the football level, Aurora arrives with figures such as Allan García and Ibargüenwhich were key in the final against Mictlán. In addition, they have security under the three sticks of the experienced Liborio Sánchezwho was figure at critical moments of the Clausura. On the side of Sacachispas, its defensive solidity and collective game stand out.
Aurora’s coach, after getting the championship, was emphatic that his team “has not won anything yet”, and that the real challenge is in promotion. With humility, but with confidence, he said that “the team is prepared to take that long -awaited step throughout the institution.”