Tegucigalpa, February 19. Olimpia, the last champion, managed by the Argentinian Pedro Troglio, continues to be the leader of the Honduran Clausura tournament at the end of the eighth day this Sunday, and moves even further away from its closest escorts, Olancho and Pedagogical University .
Marathón, at home, could not overcome the 1-1 draw against Motagua today, in one of the classics of Honduran football.
Motagua opened the scoring in the 11th minute through Argentinian Lucas Campana, who in the last Apertura tournament was a goalscorer for Marathón, who equalized at 25 through Clayvin Zúniga.
The home side of Marathón showed better football and had several scoring chances, but their attackers made mistakes and in other games Motagua goalkeeper Marlon Licona prevented them from scoring more than one goal.
Olancho, who are the revelation team of the championship, could not overcome a two-goal draw at home against Real Sociedad, who are still in danger of being relegated to the second division.
The tie was a bitter pill for Olancho, who dropped five points from leader Olimpia.
In today’s third game, the locals of Honduras Progreso tied the cards, 1-1, against Victoria in the fourth draw of the eighth round, in which there was only one winner, Olimpia , which they beat on Saturday 4-1 against the Pedagogical University.
Honduras Progreso, led by Colombian John Jairo López, was the first to score, just started the match, by José Domínguez, but half an hour later Victoria, led by Argentinian Héctor Vargas, tied with a goal by Alexander Aguilar.
Olimpia confirmed its leadership on Saturday by beating Universidad Pedagógica 4-1, which was until then its second closest escort, which it now exceeds by six whole.
In addition to being the leader of the competition, with 20 points, Olimpia, the team with the most fans and the most titles won (35), is the only undefeated team after eight games, including six won and two drawn. .
The first half, which ended scoreless, was alternately dominated, but in the second, the “lions” of Olimpia pulled out their “claw” to overpower the “wolves” of the Pedagogical University.
Two goals from Jorge Benguché, one from Kevín López and another from Jerry Bengtson, from the penalty spot, gave Olimpia victory against the university students, who beat Jairo Róchez.
In Saturday’s second game, Vida at home drew 2-2 with Real España, led by Uruguayan Julio Rodríguez.
Vida took the lead at minute 5 through Yunny Dolmo, but Real España equalized at minute 27 with a goal from Jhow Benavidez.
The joy didn’t last long for Real España, as Vida regained the lead at 31 with a score from Josué Villafranca, and with the score 2-1 the teams went to half-time.
In the second episode, Vida was left with ten men due to the sending off of striker Josué Villafranca, at minute 57.
With the power play on the pitch, Real España went more on the attack to salvage the game and at 73 Argentina’s Juan Vieyra drew the final 2-2.
The seventh and eighth days of the Honduran Clausura had in common to have ended in four draws and only one victory. EFE
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