Malacateco beat Deportivo San-Pedro 2:0 in the fifth round of the National League on 24 August. The hosts kept a clean sheet despite a lively first half and took control with two goals inside a minute. It was a result that extended their recent form, though their last outing had ended 2:4 away to Comunicaciones.
Yellow cards came thick and fast early on. S. Colon picked up two bookings within a minute, while E. Macal and an unnamed player also went offside. By then the game was already getting physical, and neither side seemed keen to back down.
The breakthrough came in stoppage time of the first half. A goal at the 42nd minute was quickly followed by K. Ramirez adding a second at 43. The visitors were caught flat-footed, and Malacateco pulled ahead with a burst of energy that had been building all match.
E. Quinones made it three at 65 minutes, though the final scoreline remained two-nil. Several substitutions followed, with Malacateco bringing on A. Soto, R. Meneses and E. Macal together at 58. F. Morales received a yellow card at 80 before being subbed off himself.
The result leaves Malacateco with momentum going into the next fixture. Deportivo San-Pedro, meanwhile, will need to regroup after a game where they struggled to contain the hosts in the middle of the park.