Choluteca, Honduras.
Motagua and Vida are drawing 1-1 at the end of the ninth day, in a match in which the leadership of the 2021 Apertura Tournament of the National League is disputed.
The Blue Cyclone, which is sixth with 14 points, will seek to impose itself on Vida, leader of the championship with 16, in addition to being the only undefeated so far in the tournament.
THE MATCH
The whole coconut tree has started with everything looking for the motagüense arch. Luis Palma, after a pass from Ángel Tejeda, fired from the edge of the area and the ball went just to one side.
Coming to minute 10, left-back Carlos Sánchez nearly scored an Olympic goal, but Argentine goalkeeper Jonathan Rougier saved Motagua as the ball went to the bottom.
Palma came back to life with a right hand that was deflected from the local goal, in the 14th minute.
Motagua managed to open the scoring with a set piece in the 19th minute. Diego Auzqui took a free kick and shook the coconut nets with a beautiful launch. Golazo!
Shortly after, the Ceibeños almost scored an own goal. Juan Pablo Montes got complicated, he left the ball bad for Roberto López, who had come out and the ball was going to the goal, but the goalkeeper arrived quickly to avoid it.
Vida approached with danger in search of the equalizer, but once again Rougier covered a shot from Luis Palma.
Palma reappeared on the scene in the 37th minute. The skilled coconut player mocked Juan Gómez’s mark with great quality, sent the cross and Ángel Tejeda connected with a header to overcome Rougier.
In the 44th minute, Alexander Aguilar hit a tremendous run, reached the edge of the area and took a right-hand shot that covered the Honduran nationalized Argentine goalkeeper.
HEADLINE ALIGNMENTS:
MOTAGUA: 19 Jonathan Rougier, 15 Juan Gómez, 5 Marcelo Pereira, 17 Wesly Decas, 24 Omar Elvir, 34 Kevin López, 23 Juan Ángel Delgado, 31 Diego Auzqui, 18 Diego Rodríguez, 11 Marco Tulio Vega (Iván López, min. 65) and 9 Gonzalo Klusener (Roberto Moreira, min.65).
Coach: Diego Vazquez (ARG).
LIFE: 22 Roberto López, 14 Carlos Argueta, 2 Brayan Barrios, 4 Juan Pablo Montes, 31 Carlos Sánchez, 5 Sergio Peña, 6 Roger Sander, 22 Alexander Aguilar, 32 Marvin Bernárdez, 17 Luis Palma and 13 Ángel Tejeda.
Coach: Fernando Mira (POR).
REFEREES: Orlando Hernández, Alberto Meza, Manuel Aguilar and Merlin Soto.
YELLOW CARDS:
Brayan Barrios – minute 27.
Marco Tulio Vega – minute 33.
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