National Soccer
The penultimate national championship date started with three draws and will be complemented this April 24 with two more duels before the closure that will be Sunday 27.
Joshua Cano de Marquense before the John Méndez de Municipal brand. (Free Press Photo: Douglas Suruy)
The penultimate date of the classification phase of the Clausura 2025 tournament of the National Soccer League of Guatemala Its development began on Wednesday, April 23 with three draws.
First they were municipal and Marquense at the Manuel Felipe Carrera stadium (El Trébol) at 15.00. Scarlets and Lions faced a duel that was key to the San Marcos painting in their aspirations of not losing the category and needed a triumph, however, after 90 minutes the score did not move and They signed a 0-0 gray.
This marker was sealing Marquense’s descent, which hours later confirmed his return to the First Division after another draw on the day.
In the Los Cuchumatanes de Huehuetenango stadium, Xinabajul Huehue’s picture received Guastatoya. The local team already with the insured permanence, only struggled to enter the classification stalls, however, the yellow chest formation was still playing the descent, so it came out looking for the duel and after 90 minutes A 1-1 draw was signedenough marker so that I no longer turn to see the first division.
In the midst of those matches, another tie was given, but this time starring the formations of Deportivo Malacateco and communications FC at the Santa Lucía Stadium in Malacatán, San Marcos.
The duel was intense and the bulls were the ones who hit first, but quickly the albo team turned it around and if it were not for a goal and ending the game of the local team, the three points were going to go with communications.
With regard to the standings, it was modified by the results and left the following conclusions:
- Municipal remains a leader, but if he does not win his last game and if Antigua and Cobán do their job on the remaining dates, they can snatch the top
- Communications takes the subliderate and staying there, there will be no classic until a possible end of the Clausura 2025
- Guastatoya strengthens among the six best
- Marquense, already descended, can fight to play the final phase
Position table date 21 in the absence of two games
- Municipal 35 pts
- Communications 30 pts
- Malacateco 29 pts
- Old GFC 29 pts
- Imperial Cobán 29 pts
- Guastatoya 26 pts
- Marquense 24 pts
- Mixco 22 pts
- Xelajú Mc 21 pts
- ACHUAPA 19 pts
- Xinabajul 17 pts
The action on the 21st will continue this Thursday, April 24 with the matches between Mixco and former GFC (15.00) and Xelajú MC vs. Imperial Cobán (20.00).