Liga Honduras: Clubs that have overcome a 2-goal deficit in direct duels – Ten

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Motagua gained a clear 2-0 lead against the Marathon in the first leg of the semifinals of Opening 2020 from National League of Honduras with doublet of Rubilio Castillo. The advantage that the team of Diego Vazquez got is pretty good, this according to the statistics.

And it’s that in history only five teams could come from the bottom up and overcome a 2-0 in the return leg of a direct elimination draw, so the team from Hector Vargas has it uphill.

Platense, Real Spain, Marathon, Real society and Motagua respectively, they are the only clubs that have tasted the honey of victory and thus qualification, strangely all, in the semifinals.

And while the mission looks complicated, the Marathon he knows what it’s like to overcome an unfavorable 2-0 in league matches. Bee Closing 2007 lost in it Tegucigalpa 2-0 for it Olympiad and in San Pedro Sula he won 2-0, qualifying for a penalty shootout.

THE SERIES WHERE CLUBS RETURN A 2-0 RETURN:

Clausura 2000-2001, semi-final
July 12, 2001: Olympic Stadium: Marathón 3-1 Platense.

Darwin Pacheco, Luis Santamaría, Mauricio Sabillón – Marcelo Verón.

July 15, 2001: Puerto Cortés: Platense 3-0 Marathón.

Marcelo Verón, Óscar Bonilla, Edgar Álvarez.

Platense classified.

Opening 2003-2004, semi-finals
December 4, 2003: La Ceiba: Life 3-1 Real Spain.

Martin Paradiso, Jeffrey Brooks, Samir Arzú – Carlos Pavón.

December 7, 2003: Olympic Stadium: Real Spain 3-0 Life.

Luciano Emilio, Carlos Oliva, Carlos Pavón.

Real Spain qualified.

Clausura 2006-2007, semi-final
May 3, 2007: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 2-0 Marathon.

Mauricio Pacini, Reynaldo Tilguath.

May 6, 2007: Olympic Stadium: Marathon 2-0 Olimpia.

Emil Martínez, Luis Santamaría.

-Marathón won 3-0 on penalties.

The last major comeback in the semifinal was from Motagua, which now has an advantage to close the series against Marathon. Rubilio Castillo was also the protagonist at the time.

Opening 2013-2014, semi-finals
November 22, 2013: Santa Rosa de Copán: Deports Savio 2-0 Real Sociedad.

Romario Pinto, Johnny Galdámez.

December 1st 2013: Tocoa: Real Sociedad 3-1 Deportes Savio.

Elkin González (2), Henry Clark – Dilmer Gutiérrez (AG).

Real Sociedad classified by best position in the table.

Opening 2017-2018, semi-finals
December 20, 2017: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 2-0 Motagua.

Javier Estupiñán, Alexander López.

December 23, 2017: Tegucigalpa: Motagua 3-1 Olimpia.

Rubilio Castillo (2), Marco Tulio Vega – Bryan Moya.

Motagua ranked for the best position in the table.

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