Juventud Pinulteca became champion of the 2023 Apertura Tournament of the First Division League of Guatemalan soccer last Sunday, December 17, when they overcame the 2-1 defeat that Marquense gave them in the first leg and won 2-0 in the second leg at their home, the stadium. San Miguel.
The victory was celebrated by players and fans for several hours after the end of the match, however, Marquense fans were not satisfied with the result as they questioned some actions on the field of play.
When the whistler Allan Monroy concluded the match, the fans of the San Marcos team sang in unison “They robbed us” for a few minutes, showing their position.
Many even came to speak out and question the appointment of the judge on the First Division’s social networks, resulting in She spoke about it and clarified the issue, since the league does not determine who will referee the games.
“The First Division Soccer League of non-fans congratulates Juventud Pinulteca and Club Deportivo Marquense for the half promotion ticket to the next category of our soccer“, reads the first paragraph of the statement.
“We also express to the general public that: The designations and appointments of referees for each game scheduled by the non-amateur First Division League are the responsibility of the Arbitration Commission. Therefore we make it known that the First Division Soccer League of non-amateurs is totally unrelated to the designations and appointments of referees.“, ends.
Despite the controversy, Juventud Pinulteca celebrated together with its fans the title of champion of the highest promotion category of national football and together with Marquense they are guaranteed to play at least one game to rise to the Major League after the 2024 Clausura Tournament ends. It will begin on Saturday, January 13 or Sunday, January 14 of next year.
The Apertura 2023 title of the First Division is the second that Pinulteca has achieved in its history, a few years ago it was also crowned in the Second Division.
It was under the technical direction of Eddy Arenas that the San José Pinula team established itself as the best in Guatemala’s highest promotion division. In the next tournament they will hope to be protagonists again.
2023-12-19 18:19:27
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