LIVE: Real Spain and Olimpia play a great match together with a great performance from the goalkeepers! – Ten

The first half ends!

Minute 45: Incredible Failure! Olimpia had to score the second via Michaell Chirinos who was unable to finish a cross. Again Real Spain’s defense looked very bad and distracted.

Minute 44: Great intervention by Luis ‘Buba’ López after a powerful free kick from Deybi Flores.

Minute 42: Deybi Flores de Olimpia gets yellow for claims.

Minute 40: Horrible shot by Devron Garcia from afar who went completely wrong.

Minute 36: Soft and deflected shot by Michaell Chirinos after removing Jhow Benavídez’s mark.

Minute 35: The German ‘Patón’ Mejía de Olimpia gets yellow card for a foul against Mario Martínez.

Minute 32: Darixon Vuelta tried with a shot from outside the Olimpia area, but his shot went high.

Minute 25: Jonathan Paz of Olimpia gets yellow for a foul on Darixon Vuelta.

Minute 20: GOLAAAZO THE REAL ESPAÑA! Mario Martínez scores a goal jewel on an impossible free kick for Edrick Menjívar. The black steering wheel put her in the corner of Olympia.

Minute 18: Relief! Real Spain has tried to compensate for the mistake made and almost scored the draw via Alejandro Reyes. The midfielder turned around in the Olimpia area and ended up with a left foot, but his shot was rejected by Edrick Menjívar.

Minute 12: GOOOOL OF OLIMPIA! Jerry Bengtson scores the first of the game after a bad goal from Real España in a free kick near the aurinegra area. Devron García was unable to drive away and the forward came to push the ball.

Minute 8: Both teams have a high level of play, great intensity and good control of the ball.

Minute 4: ALMOST! Real Spain almost scored the first via Darixon Vuelta, who ended up in the merengue area, shot from the right and the ball was saved by Edrick Menjívar in the corner.

Minute 3: CLOSE TO! Serious mistake by Allans Vargas trailing goalkeeper Luis López, who had to go out to cut off Eddie Hernández’s arrival. The ball was taken by José Pinto who shot wide.

START THE GAME!

6:55 PM: The teams take to the field and everything is ready for the start of the game.

6:45 PMBefore the match, Real Spain offered a minute of silence in honor of manager Mario Kafati, who died from the corona virus at the end of January.

The Board of Real Spain has given Mario Kafati a nice recognition. Photo: Neptalí Romero.

6:35 PM: Midfielder Mario Martínez becomes the new captain of Real España by decision of coach Raúl Gutiérrez. In the last tournaments it was goalkeeper Luis López who wore the badge.

6:25 PM: Real Spain announces its starting eleven with no nominal striker.

REAL SPAIN: 22. Luis López; 29. Wisdom Quaye, 2. Getsel Montes, 15. Allans Vargas, 5. Franklin Flores; 6. Devron García, 10. Jhow Benavídez, 7. Mario Martínez, 8. Alejandro Reyes, 25. Maikel García; 18. Darixon Back. DT. Raúl Gutiérrez.

Alternates: 1. Michael Perelló, 11. Omar Rosas, 23. Arnold Barahona, 24. Carlos Mejía, 33. Steven Bonilla, 44. Henry Sánchez, 50. Júnior García, 59. Miguel Carrasco, 64. Jorge Castrillo.

Meeting. Alejandro Reyes, now at Real España, greets Yustin Arboleda and other former teammates in Olimpia. Photo: Neptalí Romero.

6:20 PM: Olimpia presents its starting line-up with several changes.

OLYMPIAD: 1. Edrick Menjívar; 2. Maylor Núñez, 17. Jonathan Paz, 16. Johnny Leverón, 24. Samuel Córdoba; 29. German Mejía, 20. Deybi Flores, 33. Michaell Chirinos, 21. José Pinto; 27. Jerry Bengtson, 30. Eddie Hernandez. DT. Pedro Troglio.

Alternates: 28. Rafael Zúniga, 7. Diego Reyes, 8. Allan Banegas, 10. Matías Garrido, 12. Cristian Maidana, 19. Yustin Arboleda, 31. Marvin Bernárdez, 59. André Orellana, 65. Josman Figueroa.

6:00 PM: Real España’s president, Elías Burbara, attended the Morazán Stadium to support the Aurinegros players in the tough test against Olimpia.

WELCOME!

Real España and Olimpia are reliving a long-standing rivalry in their debut in the Honduran National League’s 2021 Clausura tournament, at the end of the first day of the match.

The Machine will debut its revamped coaching staff, led by world champion in Mexico’s youth teams, Raúl “Potro” Gutiérrez, who will try to cause a setback to current two-time Honduran champion, Olimpia.

For its part, the capital’s team will try to get off to a good start on the way to the triple championship by Argentinian Pedro Troglio, in the first major test they will hold in the championship.

Real Spain-Olimpia statistics
Historical series: 251 games: Olimpia won 96, Real España won 55 and played 100
Olimpia scored 294 goals and Real España scored 210
Series in Morazán: 104 games: Real Spain won 34, Olimpia won 29 and 41
Olimpia came out as triumphant in the last 3 matches in Morazán against Real Spain.