Motagua took the 0-1 lead against Olimpia in the second leg of the semifinals of the Clausura 2022 Tournament, at the Chelato Uclés National Stadium.
Paraguayan Roberto Moreira scored with a header after a center by Walter Martínez from the left, in the fifth minute.
REGULATION IN YOUR FAVOR
Olimpia starts on the starting grid with an advantage, by qualifying directly to the semifinals they have two results in their favour: drawing and obviously winning, they are in the grand final. For Motagua, only victory is worth any score, and that is what makes the duel interesting.
STARTING LINEUPS:
OLYMPIAD: Edrick Menjivar, Brian Beckeles, Jose Garcia, Elvin Casildo, Johnny Leveron, Carlos Pineda, Boniek Garcia, Edwin Rodriguez, Michaell Chirinos, Yustin Grove and Jerry Bengtson.
MOTAGUA: Marlon Licona, Raúl Marcelo Santos, Marcelo Pereira, Denil Maldonado, Wesly Decas, Jonathan Núñez, Juan Ángel Delgado, Walter Martínez, Jesse Moncada, Ángel Tejeda and Roberto Moreira.
REFEREE: Melvin Matamoros.
OLIMPIA-MOTAGUA CROSSES IN SEMIFINALS:
CLOSURE 2002-2003
05-15-03: Motagua 2-2 Olympia
05-18-03: Olympia 0-2 Motagua
GLOBAL – Motagua 4-2 Olimpia, the Cyclone advanced.
OPENING 2015-2016
11-29-15: Olympia 1-1 Motagua
12-05-15: Motagua 1-1 Olympia
GLOBAL – Motagua 2-2 Olimpia, the blues qualify for better position in the table.
CLOSURE 2015-2016
05-12-16: Motagua 0-0 Olympia
05-15-16: Olympia 2-0 Motagua
GLOBAL – Olimpia 2-0 Motagua, the lions advanced.
CLOSURE 2017-2018
05-29-218: Olympia 0-0 Motagua
06-0518: Motagua 1-1 Olympia
OVERALL – Motagua 1-1 Olimpia, El Nido qualified for better position in the table.
CLOSURE 2021-2022
05-12-22: Motagua 1-1 Olympia
15-05-22 Olympia vs. Motagua
GLOBAL – In the case of another tie, Olimpia would advance for better position in the table.