Match Report
9 points for Motagua (4th), 8 for Olancho (6th): a 1-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Motagua 2 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Olancho 1 and 0.8, with the league averaging 1.35.
Olancho had not lost in 5 games.
16 meetings are on record — 5 won by Motagua, 3 by Olancho, 8 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 31% of the meetings went to the host.
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. N. Salgado took charge of the match — our records show 54 games refereed with an average of 1.5 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Olancho led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Motagua: Christopher Meléndez (48'), Jose Reyes (71') · Olancho: Jerry Bengtson (6')
Key stats
Possession: Motagua 55% · Olancho 45% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 9-5