Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The coconut trees of Life took a giant step towards the semifinals thanks to the exquisite performance of Luis Palma, who scored the treble in the 3-1 victory before the Wolves of the UPN in the first encounter of the repechaje between both by the match Opening of National Liga of Honduras.
With the win at the Tegucigalpa National Stadium, the Reds will arrive with a tremendous advantage in the second match on Wednesday 23 December at 5:15 pm in La Ceiba.
The visit dawned on the Wolves, after a long shot from Wisdom Quaye, college defender Ronald Montoya tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Luis Palma defined against goalkeeper Jordy Castro just 2 minutes.
The 20-year-old was inspired by the match and did not miss the opportunity to place the second goal of the match brilliantly.
At minute 39, Luis Palma fought, dribbled and shot inside the area to be held again at the Tegucigalpa National Stadium.
The mobility of the meeting was entertaining, both clubs presented good development on the grass.
Before the end of the first part the archer José Mendoza Víctor Montcada had a fantastic effort at goal.
The Wolves, wounded in their self-love, they put pressure on the second half. Rembrandt Flors’s Víctor Montcada had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 60 minutes having been played.
UPN had control of the match with the passing of the minutes but they failed at the right time.
In the 79th minute, Luis Palma centered and the ball hit the hand of Ronald Montoya, who had it attached to his body, however the referee Selvin Brown sanctioned the penalty. The young footballer executed it in a big way to sentence the treble and the 3-1 of the night. In addition it arrived at seven celebrations in the present championship.
The final whistle hit the capital and Life is very close to seeing the faces against him Olympia in the semifinals.
ALIGNMENTS:
UPN: Jordy Castro, Eduard Reis, Pau Cacho, Ronald Montoya, Axel Gómez, Alexander Bodden (28, Junior Lacayo, 77, Samuel Elvir), Jason Sánchez (56, Luis Argeñal), Víctor Moncada, Carlos Róchez (46, Rembrandt Flors), Jairo Róchez (46, Kilmar Peña) and Juan Ramón Mejía. DT: Solomon Nazar.
yellow: Luis Argeñal (76), Salomó Nazar (86) and Axel Gómez (90 + 5).
LIFE: José Mendoza, Wisdom Quaye, Carlos Meléndez, José David Velásquez Colom, Dennis Meléndez, Carlos Sánchez (88, Michael Rosales), Jonathan Mazzola (88, Roger Sanders), Carlos Argueta (81, Dayron Arzú), Alexander Aguilar, José Escalante ( 68, Luis Meléndez) and Luis Palma. DT: Nerlyn Member.
yellow: Carlos Sánchez (45 + 2), Wisdom Quaye (70) and Luis Meléndez (90 + 1).