Match Report
Level on 9 points, Comunicaciones (9th) and Malacateco (10th) met as equals in the table. Malacateco ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Comunicaciones 1 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Malacateco 1.22 and 1.78, with the league averaging 1.36.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Comunicaciones have 5 wins to Malacateco's 2, with 3 draws, at 2.4 goals per meeting.
The venue was Estadio Cementos Progreso, with room for 10,000 spectators. Comunicaciones led 3-2 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 4-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Comunicaciones: Dairon Reyes (6'), D. Bradley (8'), D. Bradley (45'), D. Bradley (80') · Malacateco: Eliser Quiñones (12'), Fernando Morales (24')
Key stats
Possession: Comunicaciones 54% · Malacateco 46% · Total shots: 12-15 · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 7-3