Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Lions finalist. In a game with few emotions and many mistakes, Olimpia and Motagua drew 0-0 in the second stage of the so-called Liguilla final. The income from the first stage (3-1), allowed the whites to reach the final and fight against the title Opening marathon.
The blues directed by Diego Vázquez did not show its best version and they remained on the shore, being a semester to forget.
Those led by Pedro Troglio in this way will meet again against Marathón, a team that left them without the championship of the regular rounds and also the porcelains can boast that they are the only team that defeated them this season in the League. National.
Actions
The first half was intense, but with few goal options. The Blues, needing to score, quickly went on the attack.
However, the clearest goals would be played by the lions. Edwin Rodríguez took a refined step towards Eddie Hernandez, defined the left-hander, but the ball passed through the right post of Jonathan Rougier in the 9th minute.
Javier Portillo also tried his hand at attacking on the left wing, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar.
The first blues came through Rubilio Castillo, the first hit the field, Edrick Menjívar caught without problems at 19. The game started to become friction, the fight in the middle of the field was constant.
Olympia had it again. Jerry Bengtson passed to Eddie Hernández who went hand in hand with Rougier, but Sergio Peña came as a savior to avoid what seemed 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 feet, incredible that the lions failed.
In the last minutes of the first half, Motagua looked for him through the centers, Roberto Moreira was not well. Olimpia had the game under control, Motagua had to do more to find the feat.
Complement
Blues continued with the same idea, looking to reduce on the global dashboard. Despite this, the cyclone could not find the key to enter the white.
Eddie Hernández shoots from outside the box, but the shot goes wide.
Diego Vázquez moved the bench and brought in Marco Vega, Gonzalo Klusener to look for a bigger offensive presence. However, the Blues did not find the pieces to score.
The lack of clarity and precision were constant. The whites knew how to handle the ball, closing the spaces of the rival Motagua they could not score, and the whites are only finalists.
Dates and times
The first round between white and green will be played on Wednesday, January 13, at the National Stadium in Tegucigalpa in a match that will start at 19:00.
In turn, the Grand Final match, where it will not be tomorrow, will be next Saturday, January 16, at the Yankel Rosenthal Stadium in San Pedro Sula at 14:00.
The time set by the Sampedrano team is due to the fact that the gym has no electric lighting and the game could be extended to overtime or penalty kicks.
Olimpia will look for the 32nd title in the first division at the hands of Pedro Troglio, while the Marathon commanded by Héctor Vargas goes in search of his long-awaited Tenth.
Starting lines:
Olympics: 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.