Mictlán confirms its relegation in Clausura 2026 after drawing 1-1 against Aurora
Mictlán couldn’t keep away from relegation on the final day of the 2026 Clausura Tournament. Los Conejos tied 1-1 against Aurora on the Guillermo Slowing Stadium in Amatitlán, a outcome that in different circumstances may have been sufficient, however this time it was not sufficient as a result of Guastatoya and Malacateco received their respective matches and added the three factors that definitively moved them away from the hazard zone, leaving Mictlán in eleventh place in the collected desk with 51 factors.
The match began with Mictlán taking the initiative from the opening whistle, conscious of the urgency of the outcome. However, in the eleventh minute Aurora opened the scoring with a aim from Eddie Ibargüen after a cross from Klisman García that stunned the visiting protection.
The Rabbits responded with depth, hitting the submit with a shot from William Fajardo in the twenty seventh minute and with a number of approaches that Liborio Sánchez resolved with authority below the three Aurinegro posts.
In the second half, Mictlán got here out with every little thing and in the 71st minute discovered the tie by means of Pablo Meza with a free kick that escaped the Aurora goalkeeper’s fingers to make it 1-1. The pleasure was short-lived since at that second the outcomes of Guastatoya and Malacateco already sealed the destiny of the Rabbits. Despite enjoying with ten males after the expulsion of Renny Folleco in the sixty fourth minute, Mictlán continued in search of the second aim that by no means got here.
A promotion that lasted just one season
Mictlán’s relegation has an particularly bitter style as a result of the Conejos had been promoted from the First Division initially of this season. His time in the National League was restricted to Apertura 2025 and Clausura 2026, in what was a short however intense expertise in the best class of Guatemalan soccer. The group returns to the decrease class only a yr after attaining promotion.
Mictlán thus accompanies Achuapa as the 2 groups that may lose the class on the shut of Clausura 2026. Los Cebolleros had confirmed their relegation in advance a number of days earlier than, whereas Los Conejos maintained hope till the final minute of the final day earlier than the outcomes of their direct rivals sealed their destiny in the collected desk.
With 51 factors on the collected desk, Mictlán closes a season that started with the joy of being newly promoted and ends with the ache of speedy relegation. Guastatoya and Malacateco, who additionally reached the final day with 50 factors every, knew the way to make the most of their video games to get away from the hazard zone and make sure their permanence in the National League for subsequent season
