Match Report
Iztapa went into the game 9th in the table on 27 points; Xinabajul sat 4th on 31 — a 4-point gap. Xinabajul had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Iztapa ran at 1.41 scored and 1.59 conceded, Xinabajul at 1.23 and 1.32.
Xinabajul had won three straight. Iztapa had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Xinabajul, 12.
Estadio Municipal El Morón in Puerto Iztapa, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Iztapa led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.