METAPÁN, El Salvador (Interstat) — Metapan and Municipal Limeno played to a 1-1 draw in a global football game on Saturday at Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez in Metapán. Metapan was the home team, and Municipal Limeno was the visiting team. The home side took the lead in the first half, and the visiting side equalized after the break. A late red card left Metapan to finish the match with 10 players, but neither team scored again. The draw gave each side a share of the points in the competition.

Metapan opened the scoring in the 38th minute when Posada J. scored. The goal put the home team ahead 1-0 and sent the match into halftime with Metapan in front. Municipal Limeno answered in the 68th minute through Rudy Ramirez, whose goal leveled the match at 1-1. Ramirez was listed among the key performers with a statline of 90 minutes and one goal. His equalizer came after Municipal Limeno had trailed for 30 minutes of match time. The goal was the only score for Municipal Limeno in the match.

The match changed in the 83rd minute when Metapan was shown a red card. The home side finished with 10 players, and Municipal Limeno played the closing minutes with an advantage in numbers. Municipal Limeno could not score a second goal, and Metapan could not restore its lead. The final minutes passed without another goal, and the match ended in a draw. The red card was the only sending-off listed in the match summary.

Municipal Limeno’s season record in this competition is now 1 win, 3 losses and 2 draws. Metapan’s season record in this competition is now 3 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws. Across all competitions, Municipal Limeno is now 1 win, 3 losses and 4 draws. Metapan’s season record across all competitions is now 3 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws. Municipal Limeno’s all-competitions record includes four draws. Metapan’s all-competitions record includes two draws.

Municipal Limeno’s previous results this season, in reverse date order, included a 3-3 draw with Cacahuatique, a 2-1 win at Inter Santa Tecla, a scoreless draw with Aguila, a 3-2 loss to Luis Angel Firpo, another scoreless draw with Aguila, a 2-1 loss at Platense Municipal and a 3-1 loss to FAS. Metapan’s previous results, in reverse date order, included a 1-0 loss at Alianza FC, a 3-2 win over Fuerte San Francisco, a 3-0 loss at Aguila, a 3-2 win over Atletico Balboa, a scoreless draw at FAS and a 2-0 win over Cacahuatique. Both teams entered the match with recent results that included wins, losses and draws across the competition and all competitions. Municipal Limeno’s previous match was its 3-3 draw with Cacahuatique. Metapan’s previous match was its 1-0 loss at Alianza FC.

The two goals came from Posada J. for Metapan and Rudy Ramirez for Municipal Limeno. Posada J. scored in the 38th minute, and Ramirez scored in the 68th minute. Metapan held a 1-0 lead at halftime. Municipal Limeno leveled the match after halftime. The red card in the 83rd minute was issued to Metapan. Neither team scored after the sending-off. The match ended with one goal for each team. The match had one goal for each team and one red card.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Metapan 2, Municipal Limeno 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Metapan with a 69.1 percent probability to win. Metapan had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.