In the absence of confirmation, Marathon i Motagua the faces will be seen this Wednesday at the National Stadium of Tegucigalpa in the first leg of the semifinals of the Opening 2020 tournament.
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Héctor Vargas and Diego Vázquez see each other’s faces once again. But the series of semifinals between blues and greens is tied in everything.
They have faced off in four definitions and recorded two wins per side. Faces were first seen in the 1999-2000 Closing semis. In the first clash on July 27, 2000 they drew 1-1 in the capital with goals from Dear Guevara (for the blues) and Carlos González (for the emeralds).
In the return they equalized again 1-1 and it was the Motagua the one that classified in the end by better position in the table.
They met again to define the passage to the end of Opening 2008. There the sampedranos obtained the passage by better location in the table after the tie 1-1 in the global one.
Their third ticket dispute in the final occurred at the 2012 Clausura. They drew 0-0 in the first leg at San Pedro Sula and in the return leg, Marathon won 2-0 with goals from Mario Berríos and Mitchell Bown.
In its last clash of semifinals (Closing 2019), in the first leg in the capital the Cyclone won 2-0 with goals from Matías Galvaliz and Kevin López. On the return to the industrial city, they tied 2-2 and the Eagle was left with the ticket to the final.
closing 1999-2000
27 of July of 2000: Tegucigalpa: Motagua 1 Marathon 1, Dear Guevara-Carlos González (Argentine)
July 30, 2000: San Pedro Sula: Marathon January Motagua 1, Alejandro Naíff (Argentine) -Roberto Rojas (Argentine)
He classified Motagua in the final for best position in the table
Note: Due to regulations in the previous round, the Marathon closed
opening 2008-2009
November 27, 2008: Tegucigalpa: Motagua 1 Marathon 0, Fernando Castillo
December 3, 2008: San Pedro Sula: Motagua 0 January Marathon, Erick Norales
He qualified Marathon in the final for best position in the table
closing 2011-2012
May 2, 2012: San Pedro Sula: Marathon 0 Motagua 0
May 5, 2012: Tegucigalpa: Motagua 0 Marathon 2, Mario Berríos, Mitchell Brown
He qualified Marathon
closing 2018-2019
May 12, 2019: Tegucigalpa: Motagua 2 Marathon 0, Matías Galvaliz (Argentina), Kevin López
May 18, 2019: San Pedro Sula: February Marathon Motagua 2, Yustin Arbreda 2 (Colombian) -Marcelo Estigarribia (Argentine), Joan Pau Montes.
He classified Motagua
Summary Motagua-Marathon in semifinals
4 semifinals: Marathon won 2 and Motagua also won 2
8 games: Motagua won 2, Marathon won 2 and drew 4, Motagua scored 7 goals and Marathon also scored 7