SANTA ROSA DE LIMA, El Salvador (Interstat) — Atletico Balboa erased a two-goal deficit and a 3-1 halftime hole and beat Municipal Limeno 4-3 on Sunday in a back-and-forth football match. Yerson Tovar scored twice, Mario Martinez added one goal and Alvarez supplied the 87th-minute winner after Tovar tied the score in the 75th. Municipal Limeno, playing at home, had led 2-0 early and 3-1 at the break before Atletico Balboa completed the comeback. The visitors scored three unanswered goals after halftime to turn the match around.

Carlos Argueta Juan gave Municipal Limeno a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute. Matias Bentin doubled the advantage in the 26th, finishing a move that put the home side in control. Atletico Balboa cut the deficit in the 32nd when Mario Martinez scored. Israel Escalante restored Municipal Limeno’s two-goal cushion in first-half stoppage time, sending the hosts into halftime with a 3-1 lead. The first half featured four goals and a series of quick shifts in momentum, with Municipal Limeno taking advantage of its early chances before Atletico Balboa settled into the match. The hosts looked sharper early, but Atletico Balboa stayed within reach and used the second half to swing the match.

The second half belonged to Atletico Balboa. Yerson Tovar scored in the 56th minute to make it 3-2, then struck again in the 75th to level the match. Alvarez delivered the decisive goal in the 87th, completing a four-goal comeback for the visitors. Tovar’s two goals were the top individual performance of the match. Mario Martinez had 90 minutes and one goal for Atletico Balboa. Carlos Argueta Juan had 90 minutes and one goal for Municipal Limeno, followed by Matias Bentin with 90 minutes and one goal and Israel Escalante with 90 minutes and one goal. Atletico Balboa’s second-half pressure produced the final two goals and left Municipal Limeno unable to protect its halftime advantage.

The win moved Atletico Balboa to 3 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws in this competition and to 3 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws across all competitions. Municipal Limeno is 1 win, 4 losses and 3 draws in this competition and 1 win, 4 losses and 5 draws across all competitions. Atletico Balboa’s previous results this season included wins over Alianza FC and Fuerte San Francisco, draws with Aguila and Inter Santa Tecla, and losses to FAS, Metapan and Cacahuatique. Municipal Limeno’s previous results this season included a win over Inter Santa Tecla, draws with Fuerte San Francisco, Metapan, Cacahuatique and Aguila twice, and losses to Luis Angel Firpo, Platense Municipal and FAS.

Municipal Limeno had chances in a wide-open match, but Atletico Balboa’s finishing in the second half proved decisive. The visitors scored three times after halftime, turning a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 victory. The match produced seven goals, with both teams trading spells of control. Atletico Balboa’s late pressure paid off when Alvarez scored the final goal with three minutes of regulation time remaining. The result gave Atletico Balboa a comeback win on the road and left Municipal Limeno with a narrow home defeat. The home side pushed forward in the final minutes, but Atletico Balboa defended with numbers and kept Municipal Limeno from finding an equalizer. The visitors’ bench celebrated when the final whistle confirmed the road result, while Municipal Limeno was left to rue its missed chances after a strong start.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Municipal Limeno 2, Atletico Balboa 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Municipal Limeno with an 85.3 percent probability to win. Municipal Limeno was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-0.5. The total score of 7 went under the over/under line of 2.5.