Olimpia is a finalist! The merengue team qualified for the final series after a defeat Motagua with a 3-1 aggregate, a result achieved in the first leg and a goalless draw in the second leg.
The team of Pedro Troglio He lived off the rent he collected in the first game to certify his ticket to the very first final Marathon, a club that took care of that event after bowing the citizens of the capital into the key to the leadership of the regular turns.
However, Olimpia had the chances of winning but couldn’t take advantage of the opportunities generated against a desperate Motagua who didn’t know how to condemn the approaches he was producing.
Marathón-Olimpia, after his eleventh grasp for the definition of the title
THE GAME
After the technician’s statements Diego VazquezWith Motagua seeking a comeback from the start of the classic, the Eagles went out of their way to pressure Olimpia into submitting them in their own field.
Just five seconds later, the first mistake of the crash was committed and that painted the panorama of what was to come in the rest of the confrontation.
At minute 7 Eddie Hernandez He had a clear opportunity to set up the Albos, after an excellent pass into space from Edwin Rodríguez who cut off the attacker from the left and the ball went just wide of the blue goal.
While Motagua had the urgency to score to narrow the deficit, it was the Olimpia players who had the best chances.
At the age of 29, Wesly Decas delivered the ball poorly, Deybi Flores recovered it and served for Jerry Bengtson, who in turn brought in Eddie Hernández, but the forward fell asleep and was blocked by Sergio Peña to avoid Olimpia’s goal .
José Mario Pinto was one of Olimpia’s most unbalanced players in the first half. Photo: Marvin Salgado.
Two minutes later, on the 31st, Rubilio Castillo fell into the area after colliding with Johnny Leverón, in his attempt to finish the ball towards goal. The referee has not sanctioned anything.
The game continued its course, and although more approaches took place, none of the eleven could define the danger at play in the first part.
Another! José Mario Pinto joins Olimpia’s infirmary
The complement arrived and time was running out for Motagua in his eagerness to overcome the unfavorable world they had. Diego Vázquez’s men never changed their philosophy and continued their playing style on the wings and centers forward. Nothing worked.
The crash started to get too hard and the result was a constant yellow card from referee Melvin Matamoros.
Motagua’s most dangerous move came after a bad start from Edrick Menjívar who left his area to try and clear a ball. Sergio Peña picked it up, but sent a very high shot;
Motagua was left without technical lead after the ousting of Ninrod Medina on complaints and Diego Vázquez on double warning, and the Eagles’ dynamics remained the same.
Even Rubilio Castillo he was also shot off the field after a strong tackle on Samuel Córdova; the attacker got the second yellow at minute 90 + 4 and later the red.
The game ended with no movement on the scoreboard and with a dismal 0-0 that fell short of the intensity suggested by both teams.
In this way, Olimpia confirmed his passage to the very last, where he will compete against Marathon for a new title in the National League of Honduras.
MATCH SHEET
Olympiad: 1. Edrick Menjívar; 2. Maylor Núñez, 17. Jonathan Paz, 16. Johnny Leverón, 25. Javier Portillo; 20. Deybi Flores, 29. German Mejía, 15. Edwin Rodríguez, 21. José Pinto; 27. Jerry Bengtson, 30. Eddie Hernandez. DT: Pedro Troglio.
Changes: Marvin Bernárdez for José Pinto, minute 42. Mayron Flores for German Mejía, minute 59. Samuel Córdova for Javier Portillo, minute 59. Josman Figueroa for Edwin Rodríguez, minute 60. Yustin Arboleda for Eddie Hernández, minute 84.
Goals: There was no.
Yellow cards: José Pinto, minute 16. Samuel Córdova, minute 63. Edrick Menjívar, minute 83. Jerry Bengtson, minute 90.
Red cards: There was no.
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Motagua: 19. Jonathan Rougier; 12. Marcelo Santos, 35. Cristhopher Meléndez, 17. Wesly Decas, 24. Omar Elvir; 4. Sergio Peña, 10. Matías Galvaliz, 34. Kevin López; 21. Roberto Moreira, 29. Rubilio Castillo. DT: Diego Vázquez.
Changes: Wilmer Crisanto by Cristopher Meléndez, rest. Gonzalo Klusener for Roberto Moreira, minute 58. Bayron Méndez for Walter Martínez, minute 58. Emilio Izaguirre for Matías Galvaliz, minute 69.
Goals: There was no.
Yellow cards: Walter Martínez, minute 12. Rubilio Castillo, minute 23 and 90 + 4. Matías Galvaliz, minute 28. Wesly Decas, minute 34. Kevin López, minute 77.
Red cards: Rubilio Castillo, minute 90 + 4.
Referee: Melvin Matamoros.
Stadium: National, Tegucigalpa.