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
Marathón Motagua
1 2
Date2 August 2017
VenueEstadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
RefereeOrlando Hernández
WeatherRainy
28.3 °C (83 °F)

Qualified teams
TeamMethod of qualificationAppearances
MarathónWinners of 2017 Honduran Cup1st
MotaguaWinners of 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional2nd

Background

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

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
GK29 José Calderón
DF2 Bryan Bernárdez 52'
DF3 Samuel Córdova
DF4 Caue Fernandes
DF12 José Perdomo
DF23 Johnny Leverón
MF16 Allan Banegas
MF19 Mario Berríos 69'
MF27 Yustin Arboleda 75'
FW8 Júnior Lacayo
MF48 Cristhian Cálix 62'
Substitutions:
FW24 Yaudel Lahera 52'
MF17 Wilmer Fuentes 69'
MF10 Joshua Vargas 75'
MF6 John Suazo 81'
Manager:
Héctor Vargas
GK19 Jonathan Rougier
DF2 Juan Montes
DF5 Marcelo Pereira
DF6 Reinieri Mayorquín 66'
DF27 Félix Crisanto
DF31 Klifox Bernárdez
MF8 Walter Martínez 46'
MF16 Héctor Castellanos
FW10 Erick Andino 80'
FW11 Marco Vega 86'
FW34 Kevin López 66'
Substitutions:
MF7 Carlos Discua 46'
MF23 Deybi Flores 66'
DF18 Wilmer Crisanto 66'
DF12 Raúl Santos 80'
FW9 Román Castillo 86'
Manager:
Diego Vásquez

See also

References
  1. Soccerway.com – Marathón vs. Motagua 1 - 2 – 12 April 2017
  2. DiarioMas.hn – Motagua y Marathón ya tienen fecha para jugar la Supercopa – 14 July 2017
  3. ElPais.hn – Motagua campeón de la Supercopa – 2 August 2017
  4. DiarioMas.hn – Motagua doblega al Marathón y gana la Supercopa de Honduras – 2 August 2017
  5. LaVanguardia.com – 2-1. El Motagua vence al Marathón y gana la Supercopa de Honduras – 3 August 2017
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