National Soccer
The captain and the colonial team coach spoke after the clash against the Seattle Sounders for the Concacaf Champions Cup.
The Guatemalan team lost in the Concacaf Champions Cup. (Free Press Photo: Old GFC)
Guatemala’s participation in the Concacaf Champions Cup reached its end after former GFC, the only representative of the country in the tournament, was eliminated at the hands of the Seattle Sounders of the MLS.
The qualifying series for the first round of the Concachampions ended with A 6-2 bulky score in favor of the American teamby buried an opportunity to shine abroad for the antique club.
In the first leg the score was 1-3 and in the return the result was repeated.
For José Ardón, Captain and Referent de Antigu settled in defensive failures and specific errors of the Green Panza set itself.
“Unfortunately we are hurt,” was the first thing that the Guatemalan defender said. “We made a good game but specific errors are tuning again in today’s series“He explained.
“When we scored the tie we knew we needed two more goals, but errors in the back do not allow us to overcome,” he said.
Antigua GFC was the only representative of Guatemala in the Concacaf Champions Cup, a right that was won when he reached the semifinals of the Central American Cup 2024.
For his part, coach Mauricio Tapia also expressed his discomfort with the elimination and reasoned the reasons that left him out.
“Unfortunately for us, They are not courts we are playing in those conditionsthere are similar fields, but not the same. Seattle Sounders has a good foot, ends up imposing quality, and the work time they have for work with their coach, “he said.
“Punctual errors are tuning again.” – José Ardón de Antigua🎙️#Championscup pic.twitter.com/ihie80etmp
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