Isidro Metapán defeated Firpo 2:1 in the Apertura round ten fixture of the Primera División on Saturday evening. The hosts climbed to second place in the table, while Firpo remain fifth after their eighth match of the campaign.
M. Jacobo opened the scoring in the twenty-eighth minute, giving Metapán the lead they would not relinquish. F. Haberkorn equalised for the visitors in the seventieth, but D. Ortez snatched it at the death in the eighty-fifth to seal the three points.
And here's the thing — the match statistics tell a different story from the final scoreline. Both sides registered identical attack counts of 127, yet Firpo dominated possession at 0.56 to Metapán's 0.44. The guests also registered more shots on target, six to four, yet could not find the net until it was too late.
To be fair, Metapán were sharper when it mattered. They converted four shots on target into two goals, while Firpo wasted six attempts with only one return. The visitors also earned six corners to Metapán's four, suggesting sustained pressure that never quite translated into chances.
By then the result had shifted the table dynamics. Metapán sit on 19 points from ten games with six victories, one draw and three defeats. Firpo hold 14 points from eight matches, their record reading four wins, two draws and two losses.
The prediction we offered before kick-off backed Firpo to win at 42 per cent confidence. The forecast did not materialise, and it was Ortez's late strike that broke the script. The result ends Firpo's recent mixed run, which included a heavy 0:3 defeat to Olimpia on Wednesday.
