The Honduran team Motagua defeated this Wednesday by 2-0 to Cibaoof Dominican Republicin the second leg of the round of 16 of the Concacaf League (North, Central America and Caribbean Football Confederation).
with the win, Motaguadirected by the Argentine Hernan Medina, sealed their spot in the competition’s quarter-finals following their 1-0 away win in the first leg.
The match was played in the rain, which affected both teams because the ball did not always roll well due to the water accumulated in some points of the field.
in the first time Motagua he played the match better, but he only finished off the Caribbean team’s goal twice, the second time with a header from Carlos Melendezwho crashed the ball into the horizontal.
Cibao came pressured into the game due to the adverse result, 0-1 in the first leg, on the 17th, and at minute 3 Jean Carlos Lopezwith a powerful shot from outside the area, tested the goalkeeper’s reflexes Motaguathe Argentinian Jonathan Rougier. It was the only shot of the Cibao in the first episode.
In the second half, Motagua He also took the initiative, with a better game than in the first and at minute 50 he took the lead through Angel Tejedawith a header.
The goalkeeper Lloyd he saved his team from two other clear chances for Motagua at 62 and 64, covering shots from Jonathan Núñez and Óscar García.
Cibaowho was trying to do damage on the left with Christian Alba and Carlos Ventura, was unable to break Motagua’s defensive lock, which in the 82nd minute had another chance to score, on the legs of Eddie Hernandezbut again Lloyd avoided it by sending the ball to the corner.
at 89, Eddie Hernandezwho had come on as a substitute in the 58th minute, made the final 2-0, with a shot from outside the area.
Motagua will be seen in the quarterfinals with Tauro, from Panama.
Data sheet:
2. Motagua: Jonathan Rougier; Wesly Decas (Denil Maldonado m.68), Marcelo Pereira, Carlos Meléndez, Marcelo Santos; Jonathan Núñez, Óscar García (Walter Martínez m.68), Diego Rodríguez, Iván López (Eddie Hernández m.58); Fabricio Brener (Christopher Meléndez m.75) and Ángel Tejeda (Roberto Moreira m.58).
Coach: Hernan Esteban Medina
0. Cibao: Michael Lloyd; Juan Pinta, Dairin González, Julio Murillo, Óscar Florencio; Jean Carlos López, Lihué Prichoda (Ángel Montes de Oca m.85), Ismael Díaz, Yohan Parra (Christian Alba m.65); Erick Japa (Carlos Heredia m.72) and Carlos Ventura.
Coach: Jorge Rolando Alfonso Avalos
Goals: 1-0, m.50: Angel Tejeda. 2-0, m.89: Eddie Hernandez.
Referee: Benjamin Pineda, from Costa Rica. He showed yellow card to Lihué Prichoda, from Cibao, and Wesly Decas, Eddie Hernández and Fabricio Brener, from Motagua.
Incidents: Second leg of the round of 16 of the Concacaf League played at the José de la Paz Herrera National Stadium, in Tegucigalpa, without an audience.
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