San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Real Spain took a hard blow in the first leg of the final of the 2021 Apertura Tournament against Olimpia. The aurinegro team was disappeared on the field of the National stadium and lost 2-0 after two goals from Jorge Álvarez.
Now the mission of the box Raúl ‘Potro’ Gutiérrez It is going back, but it is not an easy task. In the history of the National League only one team achieved it and it was precisely Real Spain.
This consecration dates from the final of the 1988-1989 championship. Real España fell 2-0 in the first game on December 14, 1988 against Olimpia and the return leg was held on December 24 at 4:00 in the afternoon at the Morazán stadium, three days after León won the title of Concacaf.
–
The Machine could and became the only team to overcome two goals in a tournament with a strange regulation where the goal difference in the 180 minutes was not worth it. Real Spain was champion by winning 1-0 in the 90 minutes and also 1-0 in the 30 extras. Juan Manuel Anariba and Geovanny Ávila were the Aurinegro scorers that day, becoming champion for the fifth time in history.
Before and after that occasion, no one else has been able to reverse a 2-0. Jorge Álvarez’s double gave Olimpia a good income for the second leg to be held on Thursday 23 at 7:00 PM in San Pedro Sula.
–
HISTORICAL FACTS!
This is how it was for clubs that lost the first leg final by two goals difference:
1980-1981 tournament
December 6, 1980: San Pedro Sula: Real Spain 2 Marathón 011 December 1980: San Pedro Sula: Marathón 1 Real Spain 017 December 1980: San Pedro Sula: Real Spain 2 Marathón 1
Marathon could not. Although it was not worth the goal difference, he lost the title in a third game.
1981-1982 tournament
October 25, 1981: San Pedro Sula: Atlético Morazán 1 Life 3
October 28, 1981: La Ceiba: Life 1 Atlético Morazán 0
Atlético Morazán could not.
1988-1989 tournament
December 14, 1988: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 2 Real Spain 0
December 24, 1988: San Pedro Sula: Real Spain 2 Olympia 0
Real Spain could and became the only team to overcome 2 goals in a tournament with strange regulations where the goal difference in 180 minutes was not worth, Real Spain was champion by winning 1-0 in 90 minutes and also 1- 0 in the 30 extras.
1995-1996 tournament
May 19, 1996: San Pedro Sula: Real España 0 Olimpia 3
May 26, 1996: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 0 Real Spain 0
Real Spain could not.
Opening 1997-1998
April 15, 1998: San Pedro Sula: Real Spain 0 Motagua 3
April 18, 1998: Tegucigalpa: Motagua 2 Real España 1
Real Spain could not.
Closing 2001-2002
May 23, 2002: San Pedro Sula: Marathon 4 Olympia 1
May 26, 2002: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 1 Marathon 0
Olympia could not.
Closing 2009-2010
May 2, 2010: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 3 Motagua 1
May 8, 2010: Tegucigalpa: Motagua 1 Olimpia 0
Motagua could not.
Opening 2013-2014
December 8, 2013: San Pedro Sula: Real España 3 Real Sociedad 1
December 15, 2013: Tocoa: Real Sociedad 2 Real España 0
Real Sociedad could not. Although he tied for aggregate, he lost the title on penalties.
Closing 2016-2017
May 20, 2017: Honduras Progreso 1 Motagua 4
May 28, 2017: Motagua 3 Honduras Progress 0
Honduras could not Progreso.
Opening 2017-2018
December 27, 2017: San Pedro Sula: Real España 2 Motagua 0
December 30, 2017: Tegucigalpa: Motagua 2 Real España 1
Motagua could not.
Opening 2018-2019
December 9, 2018: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 0 Motagua 2
December 16, 2018: Tegucigalpa: Motagua 0 Olimpia 1
Olympia could not.
Opening 2020-2021
January 14, 2021: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 2 Marathon 0
January 17, 2021: San Pedro Sula: Marathon 0 Olympia 1
Marathon could not.
Opening 2021-2022
December 19, 2021: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 2 Real Spain 0
December 23, 2021: San Pedro Sula: Real Spain? Olympia?
Can Real Spain?
– – .
