Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The eagles of the Motagua yielded a bitter tie 2-2 against the Real one of Mines in the National stage, in the continuation of the tenth day of the Match Closing 2021.
The team led by Diego Vázquez was becoming the current leader of Group B, but an agonizing goal by William Montcada in added time frustrated the blues, who are second with 19 points. Reynaldo Tilguath’s miners are last with four units.
THE ACTIONS
The miners were the first to attack in the 11th minute. Aldo Oviedo fired a corner kick and Robel Bernárdez headed in a small area, but the ball was deflected just wide of Jonathan Rougier’s arc.
Shortly after it was Foslyn Grant who hit him from the left and stopped the ball the Argentine goalkeeper.
Reynaldo Tilguath’s team has played well on the pitch and especially in the defensive zone, they have not let Motagua play.
Cicló Blau got a chance to level the score as Kevin López suddenly found himself free with only the ‘keeper to beat, but the finishing shot hit the bar.
Real de Mines responded in the 37th minute with a header from Foslyn Grant that covered Jonathan Rougier in a big way.
THE GOALS
Diego Vázquez moved his bench, gave entrance to Walter Martínez at the beginning of the second half and the ‘Colocho’ gave results to the Argentine coach with his entry.
In the 53rd minute, a wall between Matías Galvaliz and Walter Martínez, the ‘Colocho’ hit him from a long distance and the Caribbean goalkeeper Julani Archibald failed to stop the shot, the ball went to the bottom of the bow.
Real de Mines equalized in the 64th minute on a set piece. Erick Andino, who also came on for change, charged a free kick and headed Edder Delgado over Jonathan Rougier.
The miners were left with 10 players left in the 66th minute. The referee Alex Morazán was shown a red card to captain David Mendoza for a hard foul against Elmer Güity.
Motagua knew how to take advantage of the man of more in the field. Carlos ‘Muma’ Fernández put a beautiful cross to Roberto Moreira and the Paraguayan liquidated Archibald with his head for the victory of the blues, in the 78th minute.
In the last play of the match, despite being with a minus, Real de Mines found the tie with an agonizing header by William Montcada in the 93rd minute.
-DATA SHEET:
2 – Motagua: 19 Jonathan Rougier, 34 Kevin López (29 Carlos Fernández, min.62), 12 Marcelo Santos, 5 Marcelo Pereira, 2 Juan Pablo Montes, 3 Elmer Güity (24 Omar Elvir, min.75), 32 Jonathan Núñez, 16 Héctor Castellanos , 10 Matías Galvaliz (27 Óscar García, min.75), 11 Marco Tulio Vega (9 Gonzalo Klusener, min.72) and 21 Roberto Moreira.
coach: Diego Vázquez (ARG).
2 – REAL DE MINES: 18 Julani Archibald, 25 David Mendoza, 2 Robel Bernárdez, 4 Ismael Santos, 5 Elison Rivas, 16 Joshua Nieto, 23 Edder Delgado, 31 Klifox Bernárdez, 8 Aldo Oviedo (10 Erick Andino, min.60), 21 Foslyn Grant i 36 William Montcada.
coach: Reynaldo Tilguath (HON).
REFEREE: Alex Morazán.