Aguila, Atletico Balboa settle for draw after late equalizer

LA UNIÓN, El Salvador (Interstat) — Atletico Balboa scored in the 14th minute of second-half stoppage time to salvage a 2-2 draw with Aguila in a global football match at Estadio Marcelino Imbers. The match was played Sunday. Aguila held a two-goal lead after goals from Federico Andrada in the 20th minute and Bryan Amaya in the 69th. Atletico Balboa pulled one back through Yerson Tovar in the 83rd before the hosts found the equalizer deep into added time. Aguila finished with two goals and Atletico Balboa with two.

Aguila opened the scoring when Andrada converted in the 20th minute. The visitors doubled their advantage after Amaya scored in the 69th minute. Atletico Balboa reduced the deficit when Tovar scored in the 83rd minute. The home side then leveled in the 90th minute plus 14, leaving both teams with a share of the points. The late goal completed a comeback for Atletico Balboa after Aguila had controlled the scoreboard for much of the match.

Atletico Balboa’s first goal arrived in the 83rd minute, and the hosts then scored again in the 90th minute plus 14. Aguila had scored in the 20th and 69th minutes. The goals came in that order: Andrada at 20, Amaya at 69, Tovar at 83 and Atletico Balboa at 90 plus 14. The final goal was not assigned to a named scorer in the match information.

For Atletico Balboa, Tovar had a statline of 90 minutes and one goal. Federico Andrada of Aguila had 90 minutes and one goal. Bryan Amaya of Aguila had 90 minutes and one goal. Those were the game’s key performances in descending order of importance. Tovar’s goal came in the 83rd minute, while Andrada and Amaya scored in the 20th and 69th minutes, respectively.

Aguila’s record in this competition is now three wins, one loss and one draw. Atletico Balboa’s competition record is now three losses and two draws without a win. Across all competitions, Aguila is now three wins, one loss and three draws. Atletico Balboa is now three losses and two draws without a win.

Aguila’s previous results this season included a 0-0 draw at Municipal Limeno, a 3-0 home win over Metapan, a 0-0 draw at Municipal Limeno, a 4-1 home win over Cacahuatique, a 2-1 win at Inter Santa Tecla and a 2-0 loss at Luis Angel Firpo. Atletico Balboa had lost 1-0 at home to FAS, lost 3-2 at Metapan, lost 2-0 at home to Cacahuatique and drawn 1-1 at Inter Santa Tecla. Aguila entered the match with three wins, one loss and three draws across all competitions, while Atletico Balboa entered with three losses and two draws across all competitions. The result added one point to each team’s competition record.

At Estadio Marcelino Imbers, Aguila scored first and added a second goal after halftime. Atletico Balboa answered with a goal in the 83rd minute and another in the 14th minute of second-half stoppage time. The match ended with Aguila and Atletico Balboa level at two goals apiece. Aguila’s competition record moved to three wins, one loss and one draw, while Atletico Balboa’s competition record moved to three losses and two draws. The draw left Aguila and Atletico Balboa level after 90 minutes and stoppage time. Aguila and Atletico Balboa each took one point from the competition match.

The match produced four total goals. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Aguila 2, Atletico Balboa 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Aguila with a 78.9 percent probability to win. Aguila had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 0.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.