This Sunday will live forever in the memory of Coatepec and Zacapa fansBecause both teams passed their respective semifinals and became the teams that would replace Iztapa and Santa LucÃa Cotzumalguapa in the Guatemalan National League.
Coatepec was the first to receive his promotion, Since he went past Suchitpequez with 5–0 (7–0 overall) in Israel Barrios and already passed 50% for the National League to be the defending champion of the First Division, he automatically Confirmed your presence.
Meanwhile, in the other semi-final match a A true madcap game as CSD Zacapa and San Pedro FC face each other to determine the other finalists.
San Pedro struck first, defeating Zacapa 4–0 in the first leg, which made classification difficult for the team from the east of the country.
However, David Ordóñez Bardales hosted an epic game that had everything.
Zacapa quickly took the lead and made it 2–0, San Pedro responded and made it 2–1 (2–5) just before the end of the first half.
It was all game for the locals in the second half who scored the three goals—with controversy—that they needed to equalize the aggregate (5–5) And they sent the match to the latter’s determination by overtime and penalties, where they ended up imposing.
1st Div Zacapa – San Pedro 90+8 Huge mistake by AA1 to concede Zacapa’s fifth goal, the ball didn’t cross the goal line. negative effect on the result.
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—VAR502 (@VAR502GT) May 28, 2023
In this way, CSD Zacapa qualified for the Primera División final and also gained direct promotion to the National League as the current runner-up in the category.
Zacapa and Coatepec will still have to face each other to determine the Primera División champion, however, with the season’s goal already accomplished.
