Guatemala defeated Guyana by 3 goals to none in the opening match of the NAPA Auto Parts presents El Patron International Soccer Series in Georgia, USA according to Sportspagemagazine.com.
BC Entertainment Group hosted the international friendly at KSU Soccer Stadium on Wednesday night.
The website said that the first goal came from Guatemala in the twenty-third minute when Tránsito Montepeque caught a roller from Guyanese goalkeeper Jason Lloyd and deposited the ball in the lower left corner. Six minutes later, Guatemalan star Guillermo Ramirez broke away from the Guyana defence to go one-on-one with Lloyd. After a brief hesitation, Ramirez slid the ball under a diving Lloyd to secure his first goal of the night.
The online report said that Guyana looked to answer early in the second half with some well-placed shots on and around the goal and corner kicks. Sean Cameron and Chris Bourne took the majority of the corner kicks, but Guatemala did well to constantly clear the ball out of the 18 yard box.
Ramirez scored his second goal of the night in the 64th minute on an assist from Lester Ruiz. Goal three initiated a Guyana keeper change, replacing Jason Lloyd with Derick Carter, the report said. Also, shortly after the goal, Guatemala pulled Ramirez from the game, sending in Mario Castellanos. Even without Ramirez, Guatemala continued to generate an attack while Carter made some great saves, the report said.
Coach Dover said “We can’t make these kinds of mistakes and expect to win.”
The report said that the build-up to the game was no disappointment as the players put on a fast-paced exciting match that kept all 4,124 fans on their feet. It took only a few minutes for teams to grow accustomed to the atmosphere, and by the twentieth minute, both looked sharp and crisp on the ball.
