Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Finalist lions. In a game with few emotions and many mistakes, Olimpia and Motagua were equal to 0-0 in the return leg of the so-called Liguilla final. The income from the first leg (3-1) gave the albos access to the very last final and competed against the title Marathon before the opening.
The blues directed by Diego Vázquez did not show their best version and stayed aside, a semester to forget.
Those led by Pedro Troglio in this way will once again face Marathón, a team that left them without the championship of the regular rounds and also the purslaneers can boast of being the only team to beat them in the league this season. National.
Actions
The first half was intense, but with few goals. The Blues with the need to score quickly took to the attack.
The clearest target games, however, would be the lions. Edwin Rodríguez took an excellent step towards Eddie Hernandezdefined this left-handed man, but the ball shot past the right post of Jonathan Rougier’s frame in the 9th minute.
Veteran left winger Javier Portillo also tried, but the ball went over the top at 11.
The first of the blues came through Rubilio Castillo, the first hit the field, Edrick Menjívar caught on 19 without any problems. The game started to friction, the midfield fight was constant.
Olympia had it again. Jerry Bengtson passed Eddie Hernández who went hand in hand with Rougier, but Sergio Peña arrived as a savior to avoid what seemed like the first to the locals.
Now José Pinto on the right wing passed Marcelo to Santos, sent a cross and the ball went under Rodríguez’s legs, unbelievable that the lions failed.
In the last minutes of the first half, Motagua sought him through centers, Roberto Moreira was out of order. Olimpia had the game under control, Motagua had to do more to seek the performance.
Supplement a part
The Blues went ahead with the same idea and tried to get a discount on the global scoreboard. Despite this, the cyclone could not find the key to penetrate the frame of the albos.
Eddie Hernández fired from outside the area, but the shot went wide.
Diego Vázquez moved the bench, bringing in Marco Vega and Gonzalo Klusener to seek a bigger offensive presence. However, the Blues were unable to score.
The lack of clarity and precision were the constants. The Albos managed to handle the ball well, closing rival Motagua’s spaces failed to score and the whites are only finalists.
Dates and times
The first leg between albos and verde will be played next Wednesday, January 13 at the National Stadium of Tegucigalpa in a clash that starts at 7 p.m.
The Grand Final game for his part, where there will be no tomorrow, will be next Saturday, January 16 from 2pm at the Yankel Rosenthal Stadium in San Pedro Sula.
The time set by the Sampedrano team is due to the fact that the sports venue has no electric lighting and the game can even be extended to overtime or penalty shootouts.
Olimpia is looking for the 32nd title in the first division by Pedro Troglio, while the marathon led by Héctor Vargas looks for his long-awaited tenth.
Starting lineups:
Olympiad: Edrick Menjívar; Maylor Núñez, Jonathan Paz, Johnny Leveron, Javier Portillo; Deybi Flores, Germán Mejía, Edwin Rodríguez, José Pinto; Jerry Bengtson and Eddie Hernández.
Motagua: Jonathan Rougier; Marcelo Santos, Cristopher Meléndez, Wesly Decas, Omar Elvir; Sergio Peña, Walter Martínez, Matías Gálvaliz, Kevin López; Roberto Moreira and Rubilio Castillo.