The long wait is over. The Honduras Sub-23 fulfilled their dream of qualifying for the next Olympics by meeting at Jalisco Stadium Haiti this Friday (1.30pm) for the start of the Concacaf Pre-Olympic.
La Bicolor, directed by Miguel Falero, landed in Guadalajara, Mexico on Tuesday with the illusion of sealing the ticket.
The catracho team has only 19 players available. It won’t count towards this meeting with Rigoberto Rivas, from Italy’s Reggina, who will join until Monday, 22.
Falero in the preview of the match raised his voice to complain about the schedule“It’s inappropriate, one thing I didn’t understand for a group leader,” he said.
While the coach was unwilling to provide details on the starting eleven, players like Alex Güity, Denil Maldonado, Kervin Arriaga, Edwin Rodríguez and Douglas Martínez are expected to start.
The Caribbeans are facing the game with one goalkeeper the resignation of Mark Emy-Florestal, who did not get the Mexican visa due to inconsistencies in his documentation.
Nor will they have Inter Milan’s Christopher Attys at the wheel, who declined the call.
Honduras is aiming for its fifth place in an Olympic Games, fourth in a row
Honduras in this tournament is in Group B along with Haiti, El Salvador and Canada. His goal is to advance to the semi-finals and find one of the two tickets for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Honduras has qualified for five Olympic Games, three in a row.
Since debuting at the Olympic tournament in Sydney 2000, the Honduran team has only been absent from Athens 2004. In this Pre-Olympic, the catrachos will go for their fourth consecutive standings and will do so under the command of Falero, who will be Luis Suárez’s assistant in the process. To London 2012.
Douglas Martínez, ahead of the MLS’s Real Salt Lake, can be vital in the squad.
In contrast, Haiti has never qualified for the Olympic football tournament, while El Salvador has only arrived once so far and it was in the Mexico City-1968 edition.
Honduras vs. Haiti
Time: 1.30 pm
Stadium: Jalisco
Broadcast: TVC (TUDN or Fox Sports 2 for the United States)
Possibly 11 from Honduras: Alex Güity, Wesly Decas, Denil Maldonado, José García, Cristopher Meléndez, Kervin Arriaga, Jonathan Núñez, Edwin Rodríguez, José Mario Pinto, Darixon Vuelta and Douglas Martínez.