Match Report
2 points and 2 places separated them: Malacateco 10th with 5, Xelajú 8th with 7. Scoring rates set the scale: Malacateco 1.17 scored and 2 conceded per game, Xelajú 1.8 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.46.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 3 Malacateco wins, 8 for Xelajú, 3 draws, at 1.71 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 71% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía (capacity 8,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Malacateco: Alessandro Canales (57'), N. Andrade (90') · Xelajú: Kevin Ruiz (73'), Harim Quezada (89')
Key stats
Possession: Malacateco 51% · Xelajú 49% · Total shots: 11-5 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 0-3