FULL TIME!
Minute 94: A series of rebounds in the Olimpia area and Edrick Menjívar kept the ball.
Minute 90: Four extra minutes add the referee to the match.
Minute 88: INCREDIBLE MISTAKE! Getsel Montes was unable to specify a phenomenal assist from Mario Martínez after a free kick after hitting his header into the vertical kick. In the counterattack, Allans Vargas was unable to reach the goal and committed a foul.
Minute 86: Allan Banegas de Olimpia gets yellow.
Minute 82: Direct red! Youth Henry Sánchez gets a strong tackle against Allan Banegas. Real Spain remains with 10 players.
Minute 81: Change in Real Spain, Patrick Palacios came in and Devron García left.
Minute 75: Double substitution entered in Olimpia, Josman Figueroa and Allan Banegas; José Pinto and Jerry Bengtson left.
Minute 72: Expelled! Deybi Flores receives the second yellow card and leaves Olimpia with 10 players. The midfielder committed a foul on Mario Martínez.
Minute 71: Jerry Bengtson’s salvo, but it came out very high.
Minute 69: Mario Martínez of Real España gets yellow for a foul against Deybi Flores.
Minute 67: Double change in Olimpia, Eddie Hernández and Michaell Chirinos left; Yustin Arboleda and Matías Garrido entered.
Minute 64: Double substitution in Real España, Miguel Carrasco and Henry Sánchez participated; Darixon Vuelta and Jhow Benavídez left.
Minute 62Real Spain has advanced in search of the draw, but Olimpia finds attacking spaces.
Minute 52: GOOOOOL FROM OLIMPIA! Michaell Chirinos scores a goal with spectacular definition after entering the Real España area.
Mnuto 50: Was it offside? Omar Rosas had scored second for Real España, but the assistant closed out as an advanced position.
Minute 48: What have you done Eddie? The Olimpia forward escaped his goal and advanced towards Real España’s goal, but failed to engage Jerry Bengtson and delivered the ball poorly.
The plugin has started!
Mid season: Substitution in Real Spain, Alejandro Reyes left and Omar Rosas came in.
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.
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.
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.