National Soccer
The Guatemala selection will face Guyana on March 25 as a local condition to trace the elimination series towards the Gold Cup 2025.
José Ardón de Guatemala shows his frustration after failing a goal during a friendly match between the teams of Guatemala and Venezuela. (Free Press Photo: EFE)
Guyana celebrated a historic triumph on Friday, March 21 Before the Guatemala selection In the first leg of the repechage to the Gold Cup 2025. The combined combined in South America was superior to the Bicolor and obtained a 3-2 result, which leaves the national team against the strings in search of the ticket to the Concacaf tournament.
The score, despite being negative, was the best for a Guatemala that was seen with malfunction and with improper errors of a selection whose great objective is With a 1-0 victory in the return, he would get the classification.
However, despite the fact that on paper again Guatemala appears as a favorite for the return meeting, the bicolor cannot be trusted since it could be surprised again.
In the first leg, the national team was physically lower than its rival and with specific errors that were capitalized by Isaiah Jones, which ended with three goals in their personal account. That is why for the return in the Cementos Progreso, the Guatemala selection must improve in some aspects to be able to keep the ticket to the ticket to the Gold Cup 2025.
The aspects that the bicolor must improve prior to the Guatemala vs Guyana of March 25
The Guyanés team complicated the Guatemala national team since the beginning of the first leg held in Barbados with an early goal, that affected Luis Fernando Tena’s team since he had to take more risks since the elimination started to find the tie and that caused that he left spaces that were then used by Guyana.
- The defense and the ball stopped: The first aspect to improve for the second leg. Guatemala ran with many risks, such as exerting high pressure, which was overcome by Guyana with relative ease. The rear also demonstrated difficulty removing danger in stopped ball actions. In fact, thus came the second score of Isaiah Jones. In the official statistics a total, Guyana won 73% of all aerial duels.
- Control and attacks in rival field: Guatemala finished the first leg with a 62% possession of the ball, however, the domain the ball did not translate into danger, since the two goals of the bicolor arrived in the ball marked. This means that Guatemala must improve their midfield with men who earn more duels and know what to do when they have the ball. In the first leg, Guatemala barely intimidated with the ball on his foot.
- Pressure management: The psychological factor and knowing how to handle the pressure will be fundamental for the bicolor at home. Having lost as a visitor was a blow, but the lap will take place under the support of the Guatemalan fans.