White business in La Ceiba. Life played 0-0 Olympiad in the first leg of the semifinal of the Apertura 2020 tournament in Honduras. The ticket for the final will be determined on Sunday in the National Stadium.
Review minute by minute of the semi-final first leg Life vs. Olimpia in the Ceibeño stadium
The coconut team deserved more luck against a dull white team, which managed to grab a point thanks to the beautiful evening of goalkeeper Edrick Menjívar.
The meeting started with two teams taking precautions, but it was the locals who managed to shake off the pressure and create danger in the rival target.
José Escalante stole a ball from Deiby Flores at the age of 23, advanced a few yards and picked up a rifle that forced Edrick Menjívar to send a corner kick. The merengue archer was already becoming the figure of the competition.
The albos bet on the centers for Yustin Arboleda, but the red wines closed all access to them. They hardly tried with shots from Matías Garrido without creating more danger for José Mendoza.
Vida stepped on the accelerator towards the end of the first half and had to leave with advantage. But Menjívar with two covers said no! At 37 after a shot from Luis Palma and at 40 with a cannon shot from Denis Meléndez.
The post also played in Olympia’s favor
For the return, Pedro Troglio brought in Edwin Rodríguez, Eddie Hernández and José Alejando Reyes and thus gained a greater presence in the area.
Eddie had the first head, but sent it out. Nerly Membreño also made adjustments to balance the actions.
The people of the capital began to handle the ball, but in the unfolding, the red colors always presented danger.
Vida had to keep the three points. With 90 + 2, Elder Torres filtered a ball for Luis Palma, who dropped Johnny Leverón and took a shot that crashed into the vertical. The rebound was left to César Guillén who fired, but the defense managed to deflect.
Everything is set on Sunday. Olimpia only comes with the advantage of closing home, the winner in the 90 minutes keeps a pass. In the event of a tie, this is determined directly by means of penalties.