Tie with the taste of defeat. Honduras U23 national team drew 1-1 before Savior on the second day of group B a Pre-Olympic concacaf and wasted the opportunity to qualify for the tournament semifinals.
In a match in which the Bicolor was a big dominator and offered an undeserved reward to the Cuscatleca team for what was done during the game, Honduras will now have to wait for the duel against Canada to ensure its passage among the top four. good among the competition.
This is how the equality between Honduras and El Salvador was lived minute by minute
The terrible failures of goalkeeper Alex Güity and striker Juan Carlos Obregón prevented “H” from condemning their access to the semifinals, giving El Salvador hope to determine whether they will get a ticket to the next stage of the competition.
Although Honduras continues to depend on itself to continue the race to Tokyo 2021, the feelings left by the tie against El Salvador leave a bad taste due to the low level shown by some footballers in the Catracho team.
THE GAME
Honduras entered the match against El Salvador as the favorite to win their victory in the CONCACAF pre-Olympic semifinals.
From the first minutes, a team was seen catracha overturned to attack with a strong pressure on the defensive area of Cuscatleca.
In the second minute, Luis Palma completed a low shot from distance that forced the goalkeeper Cuscatleco to send him to the corner.
Six minutes later, at eight, Honduras had the first free kick of the game through defender José García, who uncomfortably finished a pass from Cristopher Meléndez, but his shot was lifted and deflected.
The accident continued and over time, the level decreased and the dispute for the ball increased.
With 26 minutes played, Edwin Rodríguez came in from the right and could have had the tying goal, but the defenders successfully repelled the attack by El Salvador.
In the rest of the first half, no dangerous approaches were generated, and the game went to the break with equal goals.
The complement arrived and the joy for the national team arrived very early in the second half.
Only in the 46th minute, Douglas Martinez Catracha sowed the hope of sealing the step in the semifinals with a precise header after a precise cross by Luis Palma.
The goal that opened the scoring filled Honduras’ motivation, which was close to scoring the second in the 51st minute, as Douglas Martínez was outlined to the frame and before the mark of a defender, gave way with a taquito to the arrival of Darixon Vuelta but the archer intercepted.
However, Bicolor made a disastrous appearance regrettable failure of goalkeeper Alex Güity, he’s got a crack at the rebound all alone in front of Enrico Dueñas … how did he miss that ?! Unbelievable.
Marvin Márquez was just a finger’s breadth away from an equalizer for Wesly Decas with a strike from the left, but managed to ward the closing shot off to a corner.
After 80 minutes, Honduras nearly took the lead, as Wesly Decas broke through on the right. José Mario Pinto made the save, however. The ball landed at the feet of Juan Carlos Obregón, who was completely unmarked in the box.
Juan Carlos Obregón’s incredible failure to score the second goal for Honduras
In added time, in the 90 + 2 minute, El Salvador almost won the victory after a shot by Marvin Márquez that went over the top.
Thus ended the match with a bitter draw for Honduras because it could not condemn the qualification in the semifinals and, by chance, eliminated El Salvador from the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic.
MATCH SHEET
Savior: 1. Mario González; 19. Lisandro Claros, 4. Ronald Rodríguez, 5. Rómulo Villalobos, 3. Alexis Renderos; 16. Isaac Portillo, 8. Herberth Díaz, 15. Enrico Dueñas, 11. Joshua Pérez; 13. Ezequiel Rivas, 10. Eric Calvillo. DT: Hugo Pérez.
change: Marvin Márquez for Eric Calvillo, minute 55. Elvin Alvarado for Elías Rivas, minute 69. Melvin Cartagena for Isaac Portillo, minute 70. Kevin Menjívar for Joshua Pérez, minute 80.
objection: Marvin Márquez, 64 minutes.
Yellow cards: Ronald Gómez, minute 54.
Red cards: It was not.
Honduras: 1. Alex Güity; 5. Cristopher Meléndez, 2. Denil Maldonado, 16. José García, 3. Wesly Decas; 15. Kervin Arriaga, 6. Jonathan Núñez, 8. Edwin Rodríguez, 13. Luis Palma; 11. Darixon Vuelta, 19. Douglas Martinez. DT: Miguel Falero.
change: Alejandro Reyes by Jonathan Núñez, at the break. José Mario Pinto for Darixon Vuelta, minute 66. Juan Carlos Obregón for Douglas Martínez, minute 74.
objection: Douglas Martínez, minute 46.
Yellow cards: Kervin Arriaga, minute 23. Wesly Decas, minute 40.
Red cards: It was not.
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico).
stage: Akron.