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.