The Municipal team won the national classic 337 after winning by the slightest difference over Comunicaciones, in an intense match more marked by fighting than by good football.
The scarlet team, taking advantage of their home status, took the initiative for most of the match and took control of the game in search of the result, without being widely dominant, but with greater offensive ambition.
The classic became at times with few clear scoring opportunities, Communications, under the approach of coach Marco Antonio “Fantasma” Figueroa, opted from the beginning for a conservative scheme: He prioritized the defensive order, contained the rival and sought to do damage through the counterattack.
However, the plan did not work and the cream team ended up with a defeat that complicates their situation in the accumulated table.
The goal that decided the classic
The only goal of the match came in the minute 62 and had its origin in a stopped ball play. After a corner kick taken by Cristian “Cheka” Hernández, the scarlet striker José “el Flaco” Martínez appeared in the air, who finished without a mark inside the area.
The cream defense, especially Wilson Pineda, reacted late and allowed the Chapín attacker to rise comfortably to connect a powerful and well-directed header, impossible for goalkeeper Fredy Pérez to stop.
Municipal attacker José ‘el Flaco’ Martínez scores with a header in the 64th minute at the El Trébol stadium and pushes his red team 1-0 on #Classic337 before Communications.#Let’sGoRed pic.twitter.com/VpvIxxpqtl
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With that goal, the forward scored his sixth goal in national classics, the score caused an uproar at the Manuel Felipe Carrera stadium, where the fans celebrated a goal that meant three points.
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Red Goal 🔥
Goal by José ‘el flaco’ Martínez #LigaBantrab #ElFutbolNosUne pic.twitter.com/HgKy8tZZ6O— Futboleros (@futbolerosgt) April 16, 2026
Municipal managed the advantage in the final minutes, closed spaces and neutralized the reaction attempts of Comunicaciones, which lacked offensive clarity to rescue at least one point. The victory strengthens Scarlet’s aspirations to remain at the top of the standings and reinforces the group’s confidence in the final stretch of the tournament.
It should be noted that the red striker not only influenced the goal, since minutes later he once again created danger and was close to increasing the advantage.