National Soccer
Xelajú MC achieved a vital triumph at home by defeating Malacateco 2-1 in the game of day 15 of Clausura 2025, tracing a match that was complicated from the first minute.
Xelajú MC achieved a vital triumph at home by defeating Malacateco 2-1 In the game of day 15 of the Clausura 2025, tracing a match that was complicated from the first minute. With this victory, the goats add 15 points and climb to eighth place in the standings, ending their recent negative streak.
The meeting began with a surprise blow of Malacateco, since just At 18 seconds, José Correa took advantage of a neglect Defensive and opened the marker for bulls, silenced by the Mario Camposeco stadium.
Despite the hard start, Xelajú did not lose calm and began to generate danger in the rival area. The insistence of the premises paid off at minute 24, when David Chuc marked the tie, returning hope to goats and unleashing the celebration in the stands.
The second half was very played in the midfield, with both teams fighting for the control of the game and few clear goal options. However, when it seemed that the draw would be the final result, Xelajú found the winning goal in the 85th minute.
The person in charge of giving the victory to the goats was Harim Quezada, who after a great collective play, defined precisely to mark the 2-1 definitive, ensuring three valuable points for the team led by Amarini Villatoro.
With this victory, Xelajú breaks his bad streak and takes a break in the standings, placing himself in the eighth place with 15 points. For its part, Malacateco let out a golden opportunity to continue adding and must rethink its strategy in the final stretch of the tournament.
The result returns confidence to the Altense painting, which will seek to maintain positive inertia in the next days to continue climbing positions and get into the fight for the classification to the next phase.