Antigua GFC 2:0 Comunicaciones: Liga Nacional Match Result

Match report

Antigua GFC saw off Comunicaciones 2:0 in the fifth round of the National League on Sunday. The hosts controlled proceedings at home, scoring through W. Fajardo and A. Maziero to secure all three points. By then the result was never in doubt, though Communicaciones had chances to trouble the lead early on.

Fajardo opened the scoring in the thirty-third minute, finishing a move that caught the visitors off guard. Maziero doubled the advantage in the eighty-fifth, and then came a late third in stoppage time that never counted. Antigua made several changes in the second half, bringing on D. Bradley and J. Espinoza together at the break, while W. Fajardo was replaced in the sixty-ninth.

The statistics tell a story of pressure without reward. Antigua enjoyed 52 per cent possession and registered seven shots on target, but Communicances forced the hosts to work hard with seven shots off target and three on target. The visitors had more attacks overall, eighty-nine to the hosts' seventy-eight, yet the finishers were elsewhere. And here's the thing about these numbers — they don't always show who truly dictated the game.

Both sides accumulated yellow cards, four for Antigua and three for Comunicaciones, with J. Espinoza, W. Fajardo, and S. Robles among those cautioned. The hosts had already seen H. Prillwitz brought on early, while E. Camargo was substituted in the sixty-fourth after picking up a booking just before the interval.

For Antigua this extends a run that includes back-to-back 2:0 victories over Cobán Imperial and Guastatoya. The result keeps them in contention at the top, though the margin remains tight. Communicaciones had won their previous outing 4:2 against Malacateco, but this was a different kind of day — one where the chances went begging.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48

Shots on target 7 – 3

Shots off target 5 – 7

Attacks 78 – 89

⇄ 16' H. Prillwitz — Substitution 🟨 30' J. Espinoza — Yellow card ⚽ 33' W. Fajardo — Goal 🟨 45+1' E. Camargo — Yellow card ⇄ 46' B. Castaneda — Substitution 🟨 53' W. Fajardo — Yellow card 🟨 55' S. Robles — Yellow card ⇄ 64' E. Camargo — Substitution ⇄ 64' D. Bradley — Substitution ⇄ 64' J. Espinoza — Substitution ⇄ 69' W. Fajardo — Substitution ⇄ 69' S. Zuniga — Substitution ⇄ 73' D. Reyes — Substitution ⇄ 73' J. Moncada — Substitution 🟨 76' A. Robinson — Yellow card 🟨 81' S. Camacho — Yellow card 🟨 82' Yellow card ⇄ 84' D. Santis — Substitution ⚽ 85' A. Maziero — Goal 🟨 90+1' K. Espino — Yellow card ⚽ 90+4' Goal

Match events

16' Antigua GFC Substitution H. Prillwitz off: J. Carbonell
30' Antigua GFC Yellow card J. Espinoza
33' Antigua GFC Goal W. Fajardo
45+1' Antigua GFC Yellow card E. Camargo
46' Comunicaciones Substitution B. Castaneda off: N. Garcia
53' Antigua GFC Yellow card W. Fajardo
55' Comunicaciones Yellow card S. Robles
64' Antigua GFC Substitution E. Camargo off: J. Galvez
64' Comunicaciones Substitution D. Bradley off: O. Duarte
64' Antigua GFC Substitution J. Espinoza off: A. Garcia
69' Antigua GFC Substitution W. Fajardo off: D. Fernandez
69' Antigua GFC Substitution S. Zuniga off: A. Gonzalez
73' Comunicaciones Substitution D. Reyes off: E. Raymundo
73' Comunicaciones Substitution J. Moncada off: S. Camacho
76' Antigua GFC Yellow card A. Robinson
81' Comunicaciones Yellow card S. Camacho
82' Comunicaciones Yellow card
84' Comunicaciones Substitution D. Santis off: A. de la Cruz
85' Antigua GFC Goal A. Maziero
90+1' Comunicaciones Yellow card K. Espino
90+4' Antigua GFC Goal

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48

7 Shots on target 3

5 Shots off target 7

78 Attacks 89

2 Corners 2

16 Free kicks 21

1 Offsides 2

4 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 8

18 Throw-ins 17

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