Marathon he prepares in his fort to counter the comeback Olympiad this Sunday on the way back from the very last and win the tournament title Opening 2020 from Honduras.
Mercado: Vida is armed to the teeth, Motagua signs two former Olimpia and Óscar Salas is back
The purslane enters the game against the scoreboard after losing 2-0 in the first leg at the National Stadium with goals from Eddie Hernandez and Jerry Bengtson.
The emerald team must win by a three-goal difference to secure the cup and by two goals to force overtime.
Marathon will try this Sunday to match the achievement achieved by Real Spain in 1989 when he was crowned champion in San Pedro Sula after losing the first leg 2-0 to the albos.
On December 14, 1988, the professors expired to Olympiad in the Nacional with goals from Juan Carlos “Rat” Contreras and Juan Flores.
In the return game on December 24 in Morazán, the aurinegros won 1-0 in the 90 minutes with a goal from Juan Manuel “Nito” Anariba and with that they forced overtime. Both agreed on points because goal difference didn’t count.
In overtime, the professors won the title with a goal from Alex Geovanny Ávila, celebrating their fifth trophy in history.
Just a comeback with two goals in a League final
Grand final 1988-1989
December 14, 1988: Olimpia 2 Real Spain 0, Juan Carlos “Rata” Contreras, Juan Flores
December 24, 1988: San Pedro Sula: Real Spain 2 Olimpia 0, Juan Manuel “Noto” Anariba, Alex Geovanny Avila
Real Spain won the title by winning 1-0 in the 90 rules and 1-0 in the 30 extras in a strange arrangement where the total was not worth it, just the points
The clubs that returned twice in the last instance
Clausura 2000-2001, semi-final
July 12, 2001: Olympic Stadium: Marathón 3 Platense 1, Darwin Pacheco, Luis Santamaría Crisanto, Mauricio Sabillón – Marcelo Verón
July 15, 2001: Puerto Cortés: Platense 3 Marathón 0, Marcelo Verón, Oscar Bonilla, Edgar Alvarez
Platense qualified worldwide
Opening 2003-2004, semi-finals
December 4, 2003: La Ceiba: Life 3 Real Spain 1, Martin Paradiso, Jeffrey Brooks, Samir Arzú – Carlos Pavón
December 7, 2003: Olympic Stadium: Real Spain 3 Life 0, Luciano Emilio, Carlos Oliva, Carlos Pavón
Real Spain qualified in total
Clausura 2006-2007, semi-final
May 3, 2007: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 2 Marathón 0, Mauricio Pacini, Reynaldo Tilguath
May 6, 2007: Olympic Stadium: Marathón 2 Olimpia 0, Emil Martínez, Luis Santamaría Crisanto
Marathon won 3-0 on penalties
Opening 2013-2014, semi-finals
November 22, 2013: Santa Rosa de Copán: Deportes Savio 2 Real Sociedad 0, Romario Pinto, Johnny Galdámez
December 1, 2013: Tocoa: Real Sociedad 3 Deportes Savio 1, Elkin González 2, Henry Clark
Real Sociedad classified by best position in the table
Opening 2017-2018, semi-finals
December 20, 2017: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 2 Motagua 0, Javier Estupiñán, Alexander López
December 23, 2017: Tegucigalpa: Motagua 3 Olimpia 1, Rubilio Castillo 2, Marco Tulio Vega – Bryan Moya
Motagua ranked for the best position in the table