FAS (pictured) trains in advance of its Salvadoran Clausura playoff against Alianza, which will be played on May 6, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador)
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – The final spot in the 2015 Salvadoran Clausura semifinals will be decided Wednesday, when Alianza (7W-6D-5L, 27 points) meets FAS in a single-game playoff at the Estadio Cuscatlan.
A 1-1 draw with Aguila on Sunday -- the last day of the regular season -- lifted Alianza into a tie for fourth place with FAS (7W-6D-5L, 27 points), which fell 1-0 at Juventud Independiente.
The result extended Alianza’s unbeaten streak to six consecutive games (3W-3D-0L), including a 1-1 stalemate with three-time defending champion Isidro Metapan on April 19.
FAS has struggled of late, following a three-game winning streak with a run of three games without a victory (0W-1D-2L). It is unbeaten, though, in two outings against Alianza this season. Jonathan Agula scored the only goal in a 1-0 win on March 11, while the first meeting ended in a 1-1 draw on January 18.
Defensively, Alianza and FAS have been sturdy all season, each conceding less than a goal a game.
The winner will face Isidro Metapán in one semifinal, while the other will be contested by Juventud Independiente and Santa Tecla.
