Motagua wiped out Marathón and landed him. Héctor Vargas’s were not even the shadow of that team that clawed Olimpia the week before. What we saw in the first leg of the semifinal on Wednesday was a single team, Diegos, who dominated the game they won 2-0 and left them with peace of mind for the end of the series.
A double by Rubilio Castillo was more than enough to get the Monster out of the cloud, which was on fire and celebrated after the hit to Olimpia in the group final. A childish penalty from Bryan Jhonson who blocked the ball in the area in basketball style and a surefire header from Castillo after Emilio center gave the capitalists the advantage.
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In the match, Motagua goalkeeper Jonathan Rougier had no job, the Verdolagas attackers stayed away from the area. Denovan Torres lived the opposite, who had to save his goal on three clear chances that prevented victory.
Rubilio started knocking on the door early, had two clear heads that went to Torres’ hands. These were warnings that something was to come. It was the 39th minute when Bryan Jhonson hit the ball with his hand, referee Melvin Matamoros did not hesitate to approve the maximum penalty that was masterfully transformed by Castillo.
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This goal put an end to the Monster’s defensive ideals, knowing it couldn’t be opened to the blues they had with the duel of two touches of Galvaliz and Martínez, combined with the speed of Kevin López and Rubilio Castillo, could finish as in the rounds when they were defeated 4-0.
The first half ended and Rougier’s gloves weren’t dirty at all as he took them out of the bag. Edwin Solani did not come close to the area, Marlon “Machuca” Ramírez tried but was rejected by Meléndez and Decas who had a good game behind them.
In addition, the party continued with the same plan, domination of the property. Diego brought in Emilio Izaguirre, a player with tusk and experience, and in the first action he had, he won the baseline from Carlos Perdomo, sending a center with precision to Rubilio Castillo’s head, who hit it to the left of Denovan Torres. It was impossible to stop it and the meeting was condemned.
Now everything would be determined on Sunday in San Pedro Sula. Marathon must win by three goals to get to the final and look for the champion. To win by two difference, the series would be tied and it would be determined directly on the basis of penalty kicks, as in this case of the tournament the position at the table is not worth it.
ALIGNMENTS
MOTAGUA (2): Jonathan Rougier, Omar Elvir, Wesly Decas, Cristhopher Meléndez, Marcelo Santos; Héctor Castellanos, Walter Martínez, Matías Galvaliz, Kevin López; Gonzalo Klusener and Rubilio Castillo. DT Diego Vazquez.
MARATHÓN (0): Denovan Torres, Luis Vega, Mathías Techera, Bryan Jhonson, John Paul Suazo; Luis Garrido, Allan Banegas, Kervin Arriaga, Marlon Ramírez, Edwin Solani and Bruno Volpi. DT Héctor Vargas.
GOALS: Rubilio Castillo (min.40 and min. 70)
CHANGES
Marathon: Left: Marlon Ramírez for Yaudel Lahera (min. 54), left: Jhon Paul Suazo for Carlos Pedromo (min. 54), left: Allan Banegas for Selvin Guevara (min. 54), left: Luis Vega for Cristian Moreira (min. 64) and Edwin Solani left for Ryduan Palermo (min. 78).
Motagua: Left: Gonzalo Klusener for Marco Tulio Vega (min. 71), left: Matías Galvaliz for Emilio Izaguirre (min. 71), Rubilio Castillo left for Roberto Moreira (min. 80), left: Kevin López for Félix Crisanto (min. 80 )).
YELLOW
Marathon: Mathías Techera (16), Marlon Ramírez (24), Carlos Perdomo (72).