2017 Honduran Supercup

The 2017 Honduran Supercup was a match arranged by the Honduran Liga Nacional and the Honduran Cup which took place on 2 August 2017 between C.D. Marathón, winners of the 2017 Honduran Cup and F.C. Motagua, overall winners of the 2016–17 Liga Nacional season. This was the first official edition of the Honduran Supercup and the 5th overall.

2017 Honduran Supercup
Poster of the event
EventHonduran Supercup
Date2 August 2017
VenueEstadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
RefereeOrlando Hernández
WeatherRainy
28.3 °C (83 °F)
2019

Qualified teams

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Team Method of qualification Appearances
Marathón Winners of 2017 Honduran Cup 1st
Motagua Winners of 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional 2nd

Background

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F.C. Motagua qualified as overall winners of the 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional after winning both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. This was the first appearance for Motagua since 1999. Meanwhile, for C.D. Marathón, this was their first ever appearance in a Honduran Supercup. They qualified as winners of the 2017 Honduran Cup where they defeated C.D. Gimnástico 3–0 in the final match.

The previous match between both sides ended with a 1–2 away victory to Motagua at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal on 12 April 2017 in a league encounter.[1]

Match

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In a rainy night, the game started at 19:10 CST. The rules of the game allowed the teams to make a maximum of five substitutions.[2] After a 0–0 drawn in the first half, the goals came in the final minutes of the match. With two goals from Erick Andino (67) and Félix Crisanto (77), F.C. Motagua harvested a comfortable advantage in the score. However, Júnior Lacayo got in the score-sheet for C.D. Marathón seven minutes to regulation but were unable to level. With the win, Motagua obtained the first official Honduran Supercup in history.[3][4][5]

2 August 2017 Marathón 1–2 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:00 CST Lacayo   83'   67' Andino
  77' Crisanto
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Orlando Hernández
 
 
 
 
 
Marathón
 
 
 
 
 
 
Motagua
GK 29   José Calderón
DF 2   Bryan Bernárdez   52'
DF 3   Samuel Córdova
DF 4   Caue Fernandes
DF 12   José Perdomo
DF 23   Johnny Leverón
MF 16   Allan Banegas
MF 19   Mario Berríos   69'
MF 27   Yustin Arboleda   75'
FW 8   Júnior Lacayo
MF 48   Cristhian Cálix   62'
Substitutions:
FW 24   Yaudel Lahera   52'
MF 17   Wilmer Fuentes   69'
MF 10   Joshua Vargas   75'
MF 6   John Suazo   81'
Manager:
  Héctor Vargas
GK 19   Jonathan Rougier
DF 2   Juan Montes
DF 5   Marcelo Pereira
DF 6   Reinieri Mayorquín   66'
DF 27   Félix Crisanto
DF 31   Klifox Bernárdez
MF 8   Walter Martínez   46'
MF 16   Héctor Castellanos
FW 10   Erick Andino   80'
FW 11   Marco Vega   86'
FW 34   Kevin López   66'
Substitutions:
MF 7   Carlos Discua   46'
MF 23   Deybi Flores   66'
DF 18   Wilmer Crisanto   66'
DF 12   Raúl Santos   80'
FW 9   Román Castillo   86'
Manager:
  Diego Vásquez

See also

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References

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