In the Liga Nacional game on 17 August 2026, Marquense beat Suchitepéquez 1:2. Match numbers: shots on target 6:3, corners 7:8.
Match report
Marcense secured a 2-1 victory over Suchitepequez in the fourth round of the National League regular season on Saturday night. The away side took control early, then held on after their opponents were reduced to ten men. It was a match decided by moments rather than sustained pressure.
M. Icute struck twice inside the opening thirteen minutes, putting Marcense ahead before the home side had settled. E. Velasquez responded quickly at the twenty-minute mark, dragging Suchitepequez back into contention. To be fair, the away side's early dominance meant they rarely looked threatened.
The turning point came when W. Diaz received a red card around the sixty-ninth minute. Suchitepequez had already been pushing for an equaliser, and with extra men they might have taken the game further. By then Marcense were simply holding their shape and waiting for a counter.
D. Grande scored twice in the eighty-fourth and eighty-fifth minutes to kill the contest. The home side had thrown bodies forward, leaving space behind. That price has gone, and Marcense took it.
Suchitepequez registered six shots on target compared to three for Marcense, but the statistics tell a simple story: clinical finishing beats volume. The away side had 53 per cent possession and fewer attempts on target, yet they won. And here's the thing — matches like this are rarely decided by possession figures.
Suchitepequez have now lost three of their last five league games, while Marcense managed only one point from their previous five outings. This result will make life awkward for both sides, but the visitors showed they can grind out results when it matters.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %47–53
Shots on target6–3
Shots off target5–5
Attacks83–81
HT⚽12' M. Icute — Goal⚽13' M. Icute — Goal⚽20' E. Velasquez — Goal🟨41' N. Cifuentes — Yellow card🟨45' L. Garcia — Yellow card🟨45+1' D. Chuc — Yellow card⇄46' J. Corena — Substitution⇄46' N. Cifuentes — Substitution⇄59' E. Vasquez — Substitution⇄59' F. Escalante — Substitution⇄60' E. Vasquez — Substitution⇄60' F. Escalante — Substitution⇄62' M. Icute — Substitution⇄62' A. Galindo — Substitution⇄63' M. Icute — Substitution⇄63' A. Galindo — Substitution🟨64' L. B. de — Yellow card🟥69' W. Diaz — Red card🟥70' W. Diaz — Red card⇄73' L. Garcia — Substitution⇄74' A. Zamorano — Substitution⇄74' L. Garcia — Substitution⇄75' A. Zamorano — Substitution🟨81' D. Ochaeta — Yellow card⇄81' L. B. de — Substitution🟨82' D. Ochaeta — Yellow card⚽84' D. Grande — Goal⚽85' D. Grande — Goal🟨86' Yellow card🟨87' F. A. Montano Cardenas — Yellow card🟨88' R. E. Corado Ruano — Yellow card🟨90+1' F. de Leon — Yellow card
