Taste with taste of defeat. the Honduras Under-23 team tied 1-1 up front the Savior in the second day of Group B of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic and wasted the chance to finalize his classification in the semifinals of the tournament.
In a match in which the Bicolor was the dominant dominator and provided an undeserved prize for the Cuscatleca squad for what was done during the game time, Honduras will now have to wait for the duel against Canada to ensure the passage between the four best of the competition.
This was the minute by minute of the draw between Honduras and El Salvador
The terrible mistakes of goalkeeper Alex Güity and striker Juan Carlos Obregón, prevented the ‘H’ from sentencing him to the semifinals, giving Salvador hope to determine if he gets his ticket to the next stage of the contest.
Although Honduras is still dependent on itself to continue in the race for Tokyo 2021, the feelings that leave the tie against El Salvador leave a bad taste for the low level shown by some players in the box catracho.
THE GAME
Honduras came into the match against El Salvador as the favorite to take the win that placed them in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic.
From the first minutes it was seen to a square catracha overturned to the attack with strong pressure on the cuscatleca defensive zone.
In the second minute, Luis Palma fired a long shot from a distance that forced the Cuscatleco goalkeeper to send it to the corner kick.
Six minutes later, in the eighth, Honduras had the first clear of the game through the defender José García who finished uncomfortably on a pass from Cristopher Meléndez, but his shot was high and deflected.
The shock continued its course and accordingly time passed, the level was lowering and the dispute over the ball was increasing.
Edwin Rodríguez made a run for the goal 26 minutes into the game but the home team’s far left defense managed to sort the situation out in the end.
In the rest of the first half no more dangerous approaches were generated and the game went to the half with a goalless draw.
The complement arrived and the joy for the national team came very early in the second half.
In the 46th minute, Douglas Martinez sowed the catracha hope of sealing the passage to the semifinals with a precise header after a precise center from Luis Palma.
The goal that opened the scoring filled Honduras with motivation, which was close to scoring the second in the 51st minute, as Douglas Martínez loomed towards the frame and in front of the mark of a defender, gave way. on the arrival of Darixon Tornat but intercepted the archer.
However misfortune was present for the Bicolor in the 64th minute, after a unfortunate mistake by goalkeeper Alex Güity, Who could not successfully reject a shot by Enrico Dueñas, and left the ball bouncing in the area.
Marvin Márquez was careful to establish the tie by pushing the ball in front of the warm mark of Wesly Decas.
In the 80th minute, Honduras were about to score the second goal of the game after a good infiltration of Wesly Decas, who gave way to the shot of José Mario Pinto; the ball bounced off the post of goalkeeper and in the counterattack, Joan Carles Obregón could not score only under the goal.
Joan Carles Obregón’s incredible decision not to score the second goal for Honduras
In added time, in the 90 + 2 minute, El Salvador almost took the win after a shot by Marvin Márquez that went high.
Thus ended the match with a bitter tie for Honduras for not being able to sentence the classification to the semifinals and, incidentally, eliminate the Savior of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic.
MATCH FILE
the Savior: 1. Mario González; 19. Lisandro Clars, 4. Ronald Rodríguez, 5. Ròmul Villalobos, 3. Alexis Renderos; 16. Isaac Portillo, 8. Herberth Díaz, 15. Enrico Dueñas, 11. Joshua Pérez; 13. Ezequiel Rivas, 10. Eric Calvillo. DT: Hugo Pérez.
changes: Marvin Márquez for Eric Calvillo, minute 55. Elvin Alvarado for Elías Rivas, minute 69. Melvin Cartagena for Isaac Portillo, minute 70. Kevin Menjívar for Joshua Pérez, minute 80.
goals: Marvin Márquez, minute 64.
Yellow cards: Ronald Gómez, minute 54.
Red cards: There was none.
Honduras: 1. Alex Güity; 5. Cristopher Meléndez, 2. Denil Maldonado, 16. José García, 3. Wesly Decas; 15. Kervin Arriaga, 6. Jonathan Núñez, 8. Edwin Rodríguez, 13. Luis Palma; 11. Darixon Tornat, 19. Douglas Martinez. DT: Miguel Falero.
changes: Alejandro Reis by Jonathan Núñez, half time. José Mario Pinto for Darixon Tornat, minute 66. Juan Carlos Obregón for Douglas Martínez, minute 74.
goals: Douglas Martínez, minute 46.
Yellow cards: Kervin Arriaga, minute 23. Wesly Decas, minute 40.
Red cards: There was none.
referee: César Ramos (Mexico).
stage: Akron.