He Fuerte San Francisco qualified for the round of 16 this Wednesday after drawing 3-3 against the Dragon of the Second Division in a match played at the Juan Francisco Barraza stadium.
The captain of Fuerte San Francisco, Yuvini Esquivel, had his first shot in the 3rd minute against the goal of the Dragonian goalkeeper Josael Saravia who knew how to withstand the Franciscan option.
The Dragon little by little was approaching the goal of Jonathan Funes from Morazan. However, at 20′, midfielder Enrique Rivas tried to head a header towards Miguel Saravia’s goal, who won the game.
Fuerte San Francisco’s first goal It came in the 30th minute courtesy of Panamanian striker Joshua Gallardo after beating Saravia’s goal via penalty. With this result, the Franciscans took the lead on the scoreboard.
The second goal came in the 36th minute courtesy of Joshua Gallardo who again hit Saravia’s net after a bad rebound defended by the Migueleño defense, making it 2-0.
Before the end of the first half, midfielder Uriel Meléndez closed the gap with a goal for Dragón after a bad start by goalkeeper Funes. The draconian tie came in the 45th minute courtesy of Joshua Alfaro after a penalty awarded by referee Giovanny Zamora.
At 63 minutes, Dragon scored the third goal. It was the work of Colombian striker Yerson Tobar, who surprised goalkeeper Funes with a header. Everything seemed like the Dragon would take the victory but Emilio González achieved the tie at 80′ for Fuerte San Francisco.
After that, no further damage was done and Fort San Francisco They qualified as second place with four points while Dragon remains with four but with a lower goal difference.
The third day of the group stage of the Copa Presidente 2026 will conclude this Thursday with four matches: Zacatecoluca against Alianza, Izalco against Hércules, Racing de Gualuca against Águila, and Vendaval against Batanecos.