The selection of Guatemala signed a paper During his visit to the Technical BFA Center of Barbados since he fell defeated by a 3-2 score against Guyana in which it was a stellar night of Isaiah Joneswhich marked triplet. José Martínez and José Pinto discounted from the blue and white.
Guyana signed a historical performance since he had never scored more than one goal to Guatemala in a game and had not won him, but the two gusts reached their end this March 21 with the final 3-2.
With that score the bicolor is forced to look for the comeback in The second leg on Tuesday, March 25.
It seemed that during the first minutes the game would be of Tanteo and to meet the rival, but Guyana surprised Guatemala’s defensive with a great filtered ball that ISaiah Jones took the opportunity to do 1-0.
Guyana defeats Guatemala for the Gold Cup 2025
It was barely minute eight, but Luton Town striker received a qualified pass from Nathan Moriah-Welsh and after getting rid of Fredy Pérez, scored 1-0.
It was until the 14th minute that Guatemala finally could clearly reach the Arc de Guyana, but José Morales’s attempt ended in the hands of goalkeeper Quillan Roberts.
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Guyana already with the advantage gave the possession of the ball to a blue and white that had difficult to find your creative menwhile the local team opted to harm quick transitions looking for the spaces in defense of the bicolor.
Everything that Guatemala had not achieved through associations reached the 29th minute in a stopped ball action.
Óscar Santis executed a free kick that José Martínez hunted in the area and thus came 1-1.
It seemed that Guatemala would like the tie, but again a neglect in defense at minute 36 caused Isaiah Jones to achieve its double and the 2-1 in favor of Guyana.
After the break Luis Fernando Tena moved his pieces and gave Rubín Rubín, Óscar Castellanos and Nathaniel Méndez-Laing instead of José Martínez, José Rosales and Óscar Santis to try to look for the comeback.
Thus the bicolor returned with impetus at the second half, but again the defensive neglect weighed and Isaiah Jones, who was inspired, arrived without a brand to do His third goal of the night and 3-1.
Guatemala, more for a thrust than by football, managed to discount the 80th minute by the penalty that referee Iván Barton granted after a shot by Pedro Altán who hit in the hand of a defender.
The person in charge of executing the launch was Captain José Pinto.