San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
LIVE MINUTE BY MINUTE!
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HALFTIME! Motagua goes to halftime with a 0-1 advantage against the Lobos de UPN. The goal was made by ‘Zapatilla’ Mejía in a good move.
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Min.45+2 INCREDIBLE! Huge cover by Jonathan Rougier before the end of the first half. The Argentine goalkeeper saved Motagua with a shot by Carlos Róchez, who had everything to score inside the area, but did not have the figure of the South American.
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Min.45 Yellow card! Johnny Leverón sees the first booking of the tournament after a foul against ‘Zapatilla’ Mejía.
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Min.45 Own goal cases! Marcelo Pereira narrowly scored an own goal in his attempt to block a cross from Axel Gómez.
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Min.44 Another cross from ‘Zapatilla’ Mejía from the left wing and a riveting header from Eddie Hernández, with no problems for Denovan.
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With this left foot Carlos Mejía scored the first goal of the championship.
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Min.34 Eddie Hernández’s header caught by goalkeeper Denovan Torres with a great fly.
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Min.31 Jonathan Núñez takes the free kick and does it over the UPN goal.
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Min.29 Foul by Samuel Elvir against Carlos Mejía. The Motagua player has the university student crazy.
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Min.21 CASES, CASES! Captain Marcelo Pereira hit him from the edge of the area and the ball went wide of the university goal.
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Min.20 ‘Zapatilla’ Mejía is being a headache on the left for the defense of the Lobos de UPN.
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Min.16 Long ball dropped by Eddie Hernández, he passed it to Jonathan Núñez in the center, who assists Carlos Mejía who receives alone and defined inside the area with a left-footed cross against Denovan Torres.
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Min.15 GOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL FROM MOTAGUA!
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Min.13 First corner kick for Motagua, was taken by Carlos Mejía and headed by Iván López deviating from the local goal.
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Min.6 The UPN looked for his chance through Carlos Róchez who hit him from the edge of the area, but the Motagüense defense blocked.
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Min.4 First warning from Motagua! Eddie Hernández headed in a cross, but he did it poorly over the Lobos goal.
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THE MATCH STARTED! UPN and Motagua are already playing the first duel of the Clausura 2023 Tournament.
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The teams go out onto the field. Motagua does not have their coach Hernán Medina on the bench, who was sent off in the final of last season and is serving punishment.
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In Motagua, the name of José Albino Oliva Reynaud stands out, who makes his debut in the Honduran National League. He is from Ceiba, was born on May 16, 2005 and is 17 years old.
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THE 11 HOLDER OF MOTAGUA: 19. Jonathan Rougier, 17. Wesly Decas, 5. Marcelo Pereira, 3. Carlos Melendez, 12. Marcelo Santos, 16. Hector Castellanos, 32. Jonathan Nunez, 59. Jose Albino Oliva, 4. Carlos Mejia, 7. Ivan Lopez and 9. Eddie Hernandez.
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The UPN and Motagua teams are already at the Emilio Williams stadium in Choluteca to play the first match of the 2023 Clausura Tournament.
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Let the ball roll… the 2023 Apertura Tournament kicks off this Saturday with four attractive games to kick off the Honduran National League, where the slogan is to lower Olimpia from the scepter.
The curtain opens today and will be played in Choluteca when the UPN Lobos receive runner-up Motagua at the Emilio Williams Agasse stadium, that at 5:00 in the afternoon. This game is broadcast by TVC.
This same Saturday four games will be played, with three of them at night. At 7:00 a.m. at the Morazán in San Pedro Sula, the action will continue with the match between Real España and Victoria, a match that will be seen on the TVC screen.
At the same time in pampas lands, Olancho FC, without fans due to a punishment they have, plays against the Marathón of teacher Salomón Nazar. The Juan Ramón Brevé stadium will be the scene of that match that will be seen through the Tigo Sports screen.
Saturday night closes in La Ceiba with the match that will be played at 7:30 am by Vida against Honduras Progreso, who by the hand of Colombian John Jairo López will try to save the category. The commitment will be televised by Tigo Sports.
The champion’s debut will have to wait until Sunday, January 22 and will do so outside of Tegucigalpa since the sports venue is undergoing a change of grass. Olimpia will have a visit from Real Sociedad at the Carlos Miranda de Comayagua at 4:00 in the afternoon; It will be given by Tigo Sports.
THIS IS HOW THE FIRST DAY IS PLAYED:
Saturday January 21
Lobos UPN vs Motagua – 5.00 PM (TVC)
Choluteca Emilio Williams Stadium
Real Spain vs Victoria – 7.00 PM (TVC)
Morazan Stadium in San Pedro Sula
Olancho FC vs Marathon – 7.00 PM (Tigo Sports)
John Ramon Breve Stadium of Juticalpa
Vida vs Honduras Progreso – 7.30 PM (Tigo Sports)
Ceiba Stadium in La Ceiba
Sunday January 22
Olimpia vs Real Sociedad – 4.00 PM (Tigo Sports)
Carlos Miranda de Comayagua Stadium
