2023-08-30 04:29:54
Olimpia beat Xelajú 2-0, but CAI’s 5-0 victory over FAS ended their merengue elimination in the group stage of the regional tournament. El Albo will also not be in the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup
Logic prevailed over the white prayers and the long faces of the fans portrayed a night as black as predictable for the Olympic people in the Central American Cup.
The miracle was not possible and one of the biggest failures of the Troglio era took place this Tuesday in just the group stage. Salvadoran help on Canal soil never came and Olimpia’s 2-0 win against Xelajú barely served the statistics.
El León left with his mind in Panama and his body in the Nacional de Tegucigalpa. With bursts of enthusiasm and signs of uncertainty, the Lions signed the most insipid victory of their recent times.
In the midst of Edrick’s saves against Gerson Tinoco and Darwin Long, Pinto -who had tried the most- found a prize in a Guatemalan inattention.
José Mario Pinto opened the scoring against Xelajú before the break. PHOTO: David Romero
Between Pinto and Arboleda, Kevin Ruiz clouded against Arboleda and José Mario beat José Calderón. If before Yustin and Moya could not, the shirt “7” opened the hope with the 1-0 to 43.
The news that came from Panamanian land -CAI defeated FAS- lowered spirits, but the Albo went out to complement to do his thing. As in the classic against Motagua, Mango found an Arboleda who vaccinated with a tracked shot (2-0, at 53) to make the most of Menjívar’s third cover against Long.
Olimpia had to win by two and for FAS to hit a blow that was far from materializing, as CAI ended up thrashing 5-0, displacing Real Estelí, who scored nine points and won Group B with 10 points.
This is how Albo said goodbye to the Copa Centroamericana, with one of his biggest disappointments. Saving that 2021 elimination due to off-pitch factors in Suriname, Olimpia de Troglio had never been eliminated in the first phase in a Central American and Caribbean tournament.
José Pinto and Yustin Arboleda thrashed against Xelajú, but Olimpia was eliminated from the Central American Cup. PHOTO: David Romero
Goodbye to the dream of the regional tournament title and goodbye to the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup. Motagua is Honduras’ only hope and will be the only national representative in the quarterfinals of the region’s new tournament.
Lineups
Olympia: Edrick Menjivar; Maylor Nunez, Julian Martinez, Jonathan Peace, Carlos Sanchez; Jorge Alvarez, German Mejia, Brian Moya Lopez, Jose Mario Pinto; Jorge Benguche and Yustin Grove.
Xelaju: Jose Calderon; Kevin Ruiz, Luis Cardona, Frank de Leon, Jorge Vargas; Diego Gonzales, Aslin Rhodes, Javier Gonzales, Kenner Gutierrez; Bryan Lemus and Darwin Lom.
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