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Guatemala Defeats Dominican Republic in Goal-Filled Match
Guatemala City – In an exciting match played at the Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala defeated the Dominican Republic with a score of 4 to 2, in a match corresponding to the second round of the CONCACAF qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
The match, played on June 7, 2025, was dynamic from the start. Óscar Santis opened the scoring for Guatemala in the 6th minute, assisted by Jesús Morales. However, the Dominican Republic quickly responded with a goal by D. Romero in the 16th minute, leveling the score.
The first half continued to be closely contested, and H. Morschel put the Dominicans ahead in the 36th minute. The Guatemalan team, with greater ball possession (52%), did not back down and sought the tie.
In the second half, Guatemala came out with renewed energy. Nicolás Samayoa equalized the score in the 53rd minute, assisted by Óscar Santis. The Guatemalan offensive continued to press, and Óscar Santis scored again in the 59th minute, putting his team ahead. Santis himself completed his hat-trick in the 62nd minute, assisted by Rubio Muñoz, sealing the victory for Guatemala.
The match was also marked by the intensity of the game, reflected in the yellow cards shown to both teams. Guatemala committed 10 fouls and received two yellow cards (J. Rosales and O. Santis), while the Dominican Republic committed 13 fouls and received two yellow cards (E. Pujol and J. Lopez). Despite having less ball possession (48%), the Dominican Republic took more shots (18) than Guatemala (12), although the local team was more effective in front of the rival goal.
Substitutions guatemala: at minute 27 O. Castellanos came in and J. Rosales went out., at minute 46 A. Ordonez came in and R. Rubin went out., at minute 46 O. Escobar came in and P. Altan went out., at minute 71 N. Mendez-Laing came in and O. Santis went out., at minute 78 E. Cardoza came in and R. Munoz went out.
Substitutions dominican republic: at minute 63 J. Pineda came in and J. Familia-Castillo went out., at minute 63 E. Reyes came in and Peter Federico went out., at minute 84 E. Japa came in and R. Vasquez went out., at minute 84 R. Nunez came in and E. Pujol went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Guatemala
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Dominican Republic
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