SAN PEDRO SACATEPÉQUEZ, Guatemala (Interstat) — Deportivo San Pedro erased a two-goal deficit with a pair of late goals and salvaged a 2-2 draw against Malacateco in a global football match. Malacateco appeared in control after goals in the 43rd and 61st minutes, but Deportivo San Pedro answered in the 74th and 83rd to split the result at home.

Renny Folleco led Deportivo San Pedro’s response with a goal while playing 90 minutes. Fernando Morales of Malacateco also played 90 minutes and scored. Gabino Vasquez scored for Malacateco in 76 minutes of action, and Igor Dos Santos scored for Deportivo San Pedro in 44 minutes. The goals from Folleco and Dos Santos came after Malacateco had built its lead, changing the shape of the closing stretch.

Malacateco opened the scoring in the 43rd minute when Vasquez found the net. The visitors doubled the advantage in the 61st minute through Morales, putting Deportivo San Pedro under pressure as the match moved into its final third. Deportivo San Pedro did not break through until the 74th minute, when Folleco scored, and the home side pulled level in the 83rd when Dos Santos scored. The two late goals capped the most important sequence of the game and denied Malacateco a road victory after it had held a two-goal cushion.

Discipline and substitutions shaped the flow. Deportivo San Pedro’s Illescas K. was booked in the 10th minute, and Chacon J. was cautioned in the 65th. Malacateco’s Esqueda Romero J. A. was booked in the 70th, the visitors received another yellow card in the 75th, and Soto A. was cautioned in the first minute of stoppage time. Deportivo San Pedro made substitutions at the 46th, 58th, and 68th minutes, including Illescas K. and Moran Y. A. at the break, Colon S. in the 58th, and Chacon J. in the 68th. Malacateco made changes in the 68th, 76th, 81st, and 82nd minutes, with de Leon I. entering in the 68th, Vasquez G. and Quinones E. in the 76th, Andrade N. in the 81st, and Meneses R. in the 82nd. Vasquez was replaced in the 76th minute after scoring.

The draw left Malacateco at 4-7-4 in the competition and 4-7-4 across all competitions. Deportivo San Pedro moved to 1-3-2 in the competition and 1-3-2 overall.

Malacateco had entered after a 1-0 home win against Comunicaciones and a 2-1 loss at Xelaju. Earlier this season, Malacateco also had a 2-0 home win over Guastatoya, a 2-0 loss at Coban Imperial, a 1-0 loss at Marquense, a 1-0 home win over Deportivo Mixco, a 2-2 draw at Municipal, a 2-0 home loss to Antigua, a 2-0 home win over Suchitepequez and a 1-0 loss at Aurora F.C. Deportivo San Pedro had lost 3-1 at Aurora F.C. and drawn 1-1 at Suchitepequez in its previous two league matches, and it also had a 2-1 home win over Comunicaciones, a 2-0 loss at Xelaju and a 2-1 loss at Guastatoya. Malacateco’s next scheduled match is against Aurora F.C.

Malacateco’s schedule in the competition continues with Aurora F.C. at home before road matches involving Suchitepequez and Antigua and later meetings with Municipal, Deportivo Mixco and Marquense. The result came in a match that featured five yellow cards and nine substitutions, with the late goals from Folleco and Dos Santos turning a Malacateco lead into a shared result.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 1-1 final score. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Deportivo San Pedro with a 57.8 percent probability to win, and Deportivo San Pedro was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The over/under line was 2.5.