Cacauatique and Fuerte San Francisco played out a goalless draw in the fourth round of the Apertura on Sunday. The match ended 0:0 after two dismissals reshaped the contest. Both sides had chances to break the deadlock but couldn't find the net.
J. Benitez received a red card in the fifth minute, leaving his side with ten men for most of the game. The second dismissal came in the 85th minute, late in the encounter. With both teams reduced to ten players, the final quarter became a battle for survival rather than attack.
The home side sits 11th in the table with seven points from eight games. Fuerte San Francisco trail by one point in 12th place. This draw keeps them close together at the bottom of the standings, though neither side has much to show for their efforts so far.
Cacauatique's recent form hasn't been pretty. They drew 2:2 with Aguilá last weekend after losing 2:4 to Isidro Metapán. Fuerte San Francisco came off a 2:2 draw with Inter before a heavy 0:4 defeat to Firpo. Both teams have been struggling to find consistency.
There is no value left at that number when you have ten men on the pitch. Both coaches had to switch to a defensive mindset, and neither side wanted to take unnecessary risks. The draw brought them together early in the table, and for now, both can live with a point each.