MIAMI, Florida – Honduran teams CD Marathon and FC Motagua will begin their quest to advance to the next round this Thursday in the first leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf League quarterfinals at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
For both, it will be the first duel in the Concacaf League and they had previously met in UNCAF club tournaments and recently, in the Liga Betcris where Motagua defeated Marathon two goals to one on Sunday in Tegucigalpa. Carlos Meléndez and Kevin López scored for Motagua and Edwin Solano scored for the Marathon.
CD Marathon reached this stage of the tournament by surviving an epic penalty shootout against Real Estelí of Nicaragua, winning 5-4 after a 2-2 draw on aggregate.
The hero was the goalkeeper Denovan Torres, who made four saves on penalties and now has 12 saves in the tournament. Torres, as always, will play a critical role in the CD Marathon’s chances of advancing.
The history of CD Marathon and Motagua in the Concacaf League
Data, Statistics CD Marathon vs FC Motagua
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Helping the front will be Mario Martinez, who leads the SCL with nine shots and has two goals plus one assist. Brayan Castillo He is another dangerous man in the CD Maratón attack, with three shots in the tournament and a goal in the previous round against Real Estelí.
Edwin solano– whose presence has not been confirmed due to an injury on Sunday – provides a lot of output and to date with 13 fouls he has received in SCL 2021 they show that rivals find it difficult to strip him of possession.
After reaching the final of the Scotiabank Concacaf League in 2018 and 2019, FC Motagua’s bet on 2020 fell short with a quarter-final loss to local rivals CD Olimpia. Now there is a new opportunity against another Honduran opponent for Motagua, after he managed to leave the University of Panama on the road 3-2 on aggregate in the round of 16.
Similar to the 2018 and 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf League, Kevin López remains a force for Motagua in 2021 he leads the team with two goals and is the club’s top scorer with six goals in 22 games in the competition.
Marco Tulio Vega and Wesly Decas They are also a dynamic attacking duo, with five and three kills, respectively, in the tournament. But maybe the secret weapon is Gonzalo Klusener, who in his career has faced Marathon and has never lost, with five wins, two draws and two goals scored.
Match officials
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Game: |
CD Marathon (HON) VS FC Motagua (HON) |
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Referee: |
Walter Lopez (GUA) |
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Assistant Referee 1: |
Juan Tipaz (GUA) |
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Assistant Referee 2: |
Humberto Moms (GUA) |
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Fourth Officer: |
Bryan Lopez (GUA) |
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