Real Estelí FC claims victory at Antigua GFC 

Real Estelí FC opens 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup campaign with a win.

ANTIGUA, Guatemala - The 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup continued with Real Estelí FC securing a 2-0 victory over Antigua GFC in Group B On Tuesday at Estadio Pensativo in Antigua, Guatemala.

Juan Barrera opened the scoring in the 40’ to place Real Estelí in the lead, fending off his defender to control a long ball before striking with a right-footed finish from inside the box.

The visitors doubled the advantage in the 87’ through Edgar Castillo, who found the back of the net from inside the penalty area following a corner kick delivery.

Real Estelí FC will continue its campaign on Matchday 4 by hosting CS Herediano on August 18. Antigua, meanwhile, will take on CD Marathón next Thursday in its next Group Stage fixture.

Match Stats

• Real Estelí's Juan Barrera opened the scoring, netting his fifth goal in the Concacaf Central American Cup. He is the only player to have scored in all four editions of the competition: two in 2023, one in 2024, one in 2025 and one in 2026.
• Antigua GFC had 30 shots against Real Estelí today but failed to score a goal. This is the second time in the last two editions of the Concacaf Central American Cup that the Guatemal an side has had 20 or more shots in a match and failed to win, also doing so against Plaza Amador last year (24 shots).
• Real Estelí's Byron Bonilla has provided his sixth assist in the Concacaf Central American Cup, making him the joint second-highest assist provider in the competition alongside Jorge Serrano, with only Jesús López (8) having more.
• Antigua GFC outshot (30-9), dominated possession (71%-29%) and had a higher Expected Goals (1.8-1.1xG) than Real Estelí, however, the Nicaraguan side scored two goals to win the Concacaf Central American Cup match.
• Real Estelí have recorded three consecutive wins with a clean sheet in the Concacaf Central American Cup; this is the first time they have achieved three victories without conceding a goal since their first three matches in the competition in 2023.