La Ceiba, Honduras.
The Olympia is on its way to the fifth championship and on Wednesday night it climbed to the top of the 2022 Closing Tournament, defeating by a win (0-3) to Vida in the estadio Ceibeño, match corresponding to the fourth day.
Pablo Lavallén’s team set a new record in Honduran football as they reached their 1,000th victory. In addition, they took a positive streak from the coconut palms of 14 unbeaten home games.
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The reds were on their heads for seven players down due to Covid-19 cases and also that of Alexander‘ La Ficha ‘ Aguilar for injury.
The whites initially imposed domination on the ‘Bride of Honduras’, a clearly offensive approach with Michaell Chirinos, Diego Reyes, Eddie Hernández and Yustin Arboleda on the hunt.
The three points were sentenced in the first part; at the minute 13, Edwin Rodriguez managed to connect with Moya and with a left-handed ‘The Beast ‘defined to celebrate the 0-1 against goalkeeper Roberto‘ Pipo’ Lopez.
Bryan Moya celebrating his second goal of the championship with Olimpia.
The coconut trees then claimed a hand from referee Orlando Hernández inside the area by Jonathan Paz, but he was not sanctioned because the defender had his arm attached to his body.
Edwin Rodriguez again rubbed the lamp, he got a genius for Michaell Chirinos, who volleyed the ball into the post. The rebound was left to Yustin Arboleda, who did not hesitate to send it to the bottom of the nets for the second just at the minute 23.
Yustin Arboleda and Diego Reyes celebrating 0-2 with a dance.
The armada blanca maintained the intensity and the defense José García nailed the third in the second quarter of an hour.
MENJÍVAR, IT SHINES
For the second part, goalkeeper Edrick Menjívar prevented Life from shortening distances in the illuminator with large covers.
In the 59‘, the goalkeeper of the four-time champion made a double intervention after a shot from outside the area of Carlos Sánchez and the rebound was on a plate to the Colombian Rafael Agámez who finished point-blank, but Menjívar covered spectacularly.
José García kissing the Olimpia shield after scoring the 0-3.
Lavallén was given time to make the debut of the youth Rodrigo Rodríguez, entering the 73rd minute instead of Edwin Rodríguez.
Jerry Bengtson, who entered through Arboleda, almost joined the goalscorer feast, however his header stopped ‘Pipo’ Lopez with a great cover.
At the end of the match, it was José Mario Pinto who brought danger to the local goal with a header that took him out to the horizontal after a center of Christian Altamirano.
Thus, Olimpia consummated its 38th victory in La Ceiba against los cocoteros in 104 games of the historic series.
Edrick Menjívar covered a clear occasion for Rafael Agámez.
The Leon was the leader of the championship with 9 points, the same that has Victory, but those of Lavallén with better goal difference. Life stays eighth with 4 units.
– TECHNICAL SHEET:
0-LIFE: 1 Roberto López, 32 Marvin Bernárdez, 8 Denis Meléndez, 17 Elison Rivas, 31 Carlos Sánchez (25 Limber Pérez, min.75), 16 Ederson Fúnez (35 Harold Herrera, min.84), 5 Sergio Peña, 6 Roger Sanders, 10 Victor Blasco (Juan Contreras, min.46), 9 Rafael Agámez and 7 Patrick Ferreira (13 Edwin Munguía, min.67).
Coach: Fernando Mira (POR).
3-OLYMPIA: 1 Edrick Menjívar, 2 Maylor Núñez, 17 Jonathan Paz, 4 José Garcia, 25 Javier Portillo, 15 Edwin Rodríguez (26 Rodrigo Rodríguez, min.73), 29 Germán Mejía, 33 Michaell Chirinos (32 Carlos Pineda, min.57), 7 Diego Reyes (31 Cristian Altamirano, min.73), 13 Bryan Moya (21 José Mario Pinto, min.57) and 19 Yustin Arboleda (27 Jerry Bengtson, min.61).
Coach: Paul Lavallen (ARG).
REFEREES: Orlando Hernández, accompanied by Gerson Orellana, Darinel Martínez and Marvin Ortiz.
City: La Ceiba.
Stadium: Ceibeño.