Match Report
The table read 2nd (Guatemala, 9 pts) against 1st (Panama, 12 pts), 3 points apart. Guatemala had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.56 goals per team per game, Guatemala ran at 3.25 scored and 1.25 conceded, Panama at 1.5 and 0.67.
Panama had not lost in 10 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 0 Guatemala wins, 5 for Panama, 5 draws, at 1.8 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 30% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Estadio El Trébol in Ciudad de Guatemala, with room for 30,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Panama led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Guatemala: A. Ordóñez (69'), R. Muñoz (72') · Panama: Cecilio Waterman (30'), Cecilio Waterman (44'), José Fajardo (78')