A definite triumph and smells of the ultimate end. Marathon aggravated the negative streak of Olympics after defeating the meringues with an impressive 3-1 in the first leg of the group final in
Opening tournament 2020.
In a match that grew in emotion and improved its level, the Monster had a great advantage over the return that will take place on Sunday, December 27 at the National Stadium, starting at 6:00 pm.
In addition to the attractive confrontation between two of the best teams in the competition, another duel took place on the bench, since Hector Vargas and Pedro Troglio they had a clash of statistics in favor of the meringue helmsman who had not been defeated by the green coach.
However, Vargas’ planning was positive, as he managed to tie the move of Troglio’s men, plus the use of opportunities, to get his first victory against his counterpart and in the process of breaking the undefeated Olimpia in the tournament.
THE GAME
Marathón had a few days to prepare the strategy for defeating Olimpia, from participating in merengue to CONCACAF Champions League It allowed Héctor Vargas to draw up a plan to counter the capital’s power.
That’s how it was. From the beginning of the game, Marathon was better seen, the emerald team controlled the ball and created a greater danger against an Olimpia that went unnoticed and was not on the field.
Greetings from Héctor Vargas and Pedro Troglio in the national classic
The first approach for the locals came at minute nine. Marathón was about to open the scoring with the help Bruno Volpi, who finished upside down after a cross from Luis Vega and stopped Harold Fonseca on the line.
Six minutes later, at 15, it was the turn of Kervin Arriaga, who almost scored a goal from a free kick, but his shot passed the Olympic goal.
From that moment on, and despite the fact that the lions balanced the scales without putting back the turbulence, the classic started to get very scared and this caused the level of play to decrease, thus ending the first half. .
In addition, the same dynamics of many fouls of both teams continued, but Olimpia almost opened the score with a powerful header by Jonathan Paz for the stretch of Denovan Torres. The 53rd minute passed.
At the age of 60, the special guest arrived. Bruno Volpi sent the ball to save after receiving a pass from Marlon Ramírez in the opponent’s area; the Argentine finished from the right and the ball was deflected into the foot of Deybi Flores to set the first goal of the engagement.
Emerald’s weight dropped in just four minutes, with Edwin Solano increasing his lead to 64, after a return left by the merengue goalkeeper after a superb save to a header by Kervin Arriaga.
For Olimpia, the worst was predicted, because he did not show the football he displayed throughout the Apertura and was clearly overtaken by the Marathon.
In the absence of five minutes to comply with the regulatory time,
Eddie Hernández was the replacement. Yustin Arboleda hit the post with a header after a corner.
But there was much more to do. After 89 minutes, Marathón found the back of the goal with a beautiful free kick. Arriaga’s free kick looked like it was heading for the top corner. the return was left to Bryan Johnson, who jumping on a volley set the final 3-1.
In this way, Marathón obtained the eleventh victory against Olimpia at Yankel Rosenthal, eliminated 14 undefeated matches in the National League and a draw or a defeat with a goal will be enough to ensure the Apertura 2020 final.
This is how the marathon footballer Bryan Johnson defined the third annotation. Photo: Neptali Romero.
MATCH SHEET
Marathon: 25. Denovan Torres; 6. John Paul Suazo, 29. Bryan Johnson, 33. Kervin Arriaga, 65. Luis Vega; 8. Luis Garrido, 16. Allan Banegas, 30. Edwin Solano, 13. Marlon Ramírez; 67. Axel Motiño, 20. Bruno Volpi. DT. Hector Vargas.
change: Ryduan Palermo by Bruno Volpi, minute 68. Yaudel Lahera by Axel Motiño, minute 73. Carlos Perdomo by John Paul Suazo, minute 84. Cristian Moreira by Edwin solano, minute 84.
objection: Bruno Volpi, minute 60. Edwin Solano, minute 64. Bryan Johnson, minute 89.
Yellow cards: Kervin Arriaga, 74 minutes. John Paul Suazo, 84 minutes.
Red cards: It was not.
That’s how the meeting was lived minute by minute
Olympics: 22. Harold Fonseca; 2. Maylor Núñez, 17. Jonathan Paz, 3. Elvin Casildo, 25. Javier Portillo; 20. Deybi Flores, 32. Carlos Pineda, 15. Edwin Rodríguez, 31. Marvin Bernárdez; 27. Jerry Bengtson, 19. Yustin Arboleda. DT: Pedro Troglio.
change: Eddie Hernández for Yustin Arboleda, minute 64. José Pinto for Marvin Bernárdez, minute 64. Alejandro Reyes for Jerry Bengtson, minute 77. Jorge Álvarez for Carlos Pineda, minute 77. Matías Garrido for Edwin Rodríguez, minute 86.
objection: Eddie Hernández, minute 85.
Yellow cards: Elvin Casildo, minute 46. Deybi Flores, minute 55. Maylor Núñez, minute 66. Edwin Rodríguez, minute 71. Jonathan Paz, minute 76.
Red cards: It was not.
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez.
stage: Yankel Rosenthal.