FAS, Fuerte San Francisco draw 2‑2 after late Salazar goal

SANTA ANA (Interstat) — FAS and Fuerte San Francisco played to a 2-2 draw Sunday at Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño, with Carlos Salazar scoring in stoppage time to earn the visitors a share of the points after the home side had taken a late lead.

Fuerte San Francisco struck first in the sixth minute when Antony Pena scored. FAS did not answer until the 61st minute, when E. Medrano leveled the match. Rafael Tejada then put FAS ahead in the 82nd minute. The lead lasted until the fourth minute of stoppage time, when Carlos Salazar scored for Fuerte San Francisco to make it 2-2.

Medrano played all 90 minutes and scored once for FAS. Tejada also played 90 minutes and scored once for FAS. Pena played 90 minutes and scored once for Fuerte San Francisco. Salazar played 90 minutes and scored once for the visitors.

The draw left Fuerte San Francisco with a record of one win, four losses and five draws in this competition. Across all competitions, Fuerte San Francisco is now one win, four losses and seven draws. FAS moved to three wins, two losses and four draws in this competition and three wins, two losses and six draws across all competitions.

FAS had entered the match after a draw at Luis Angel Firpo, while Fuerte San Francisco arrived following a draw at Municipal Limeno. Fuerte San Francisco had gone five matches without a win in this competition before Sunday. FAS had one win in its previous five matches in the competition. The two sides had also met twice earlier this season in this competition, with both matches ending 0-0. FAS and Fuerte San Francisco again finished level.

FAS’s recent competition results also included a loss at Aguila, a home loss to Platense Municipal, a win at Atletico Balboa, a home win over Alianza FC and a road win at Municipal Limeno. FAS also played a scoreless draw with Metapan and a 1-1 draw with Inca Aruba and drew with Fuerte San Francisco in the earlier league meeting. Fuerte San Francisco’s previous competition results included a home loss to Aguila, a home loss to Atletico Balboa and a road loss at Metapan, along with a home win over Cacahuatique and draws at Inter Santa Tecla and Platense Municipal. Fuerte San Francisco also drew at Municipal Limeno and played to a scoreless draw at FAS in the earlier league meeting.

FAS had the chance to protect a one-goal lead in the final minutes after Tejada’s goal, but Fuerte San Francisco kept the match alive and found the equalizer deep in stoppage time. The visitors’ late response capped a back-and-forth finish in which both teams scored twice and neither side could claim all three points. The final minutes featured a second Fuerte San Francisco goal after FAS had moved within minutes of a win. Both goals for Fuerte San Francisco came from Pena and Salazar.

Both teams are scheduled to return to Primera Division play against Alianza FC and Inter Santa Tecla, respectively. Fuerte San Francisco will host Alianza FC, and FAS will host Inter Santa Tecla. Both clubs will look to build on the draw in their next league fixtures. FAS was the home team, and Fuerte San Francisco was the visiting team.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of FAS 1, Fuerte San Francisco 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected FAS with an 89.6 percent probability to win. FAS had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.75.