Motagua defeated Tauro and advanced to the semifinals

The Motagua from Honduras lost this Wednesday 5-4 (0-0) in the definition from the penalty spot match Taurus FC. of Panama and advanced to the semifinals of Concacaf League 2022.

The picture of Motagua He came out on the field with a game idea of ​​putting pressure on the opponent with a controlled ball.

That control of the ball led to the visitor’s first shot, in the 6th minute Walter Martinez He shot from a medium distance deflected from the bullfighting arc, guarded by Eric Hughes.

Two minutes later, Eddie Hernandez he got in a cross, but the header missed the finish line.

Panamanians have always played against, for speed and on the wings, with Omar Valenciathis game led to that in the 13th minute Ernest Sinclair the goalkeeper was embarrassed Jonathan Rougier with a strong finish.

At minute 20, Ivan Lopez shot, but the shot came out, the Taurus.

Not until minute 40 Omar Valencia He got a dangerous shot, but the ball went past the goalkeeper’s right goal post. Motagua.

The last danger of the first half occurred in minute 45 with a shot from Ernest Sinclairbut again the ball did not go in the direction of the goal.

With the score at 0-0 and 135 minutes played in this quarterfinal key, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half of the duel.

In the second half, both teams played to make no mistakes and made some dangerous plays.

The first clear one was in minute 59, with a shot from Sinclair covered Rougierdrowning out the screams of the goal from the fans of Taurus.

Angel Tejedaat 79, he tried it from a distance, but his shot went over the bullfighting goal.

He has the last clear goal Hilbert Peraltain the 80th minute, but his shot was blocked Rougierwho at the end of the conflict became the main character for Motagua.

After 180 minutes and five overtimes, the rivalry ended and everything was decided from the penalty spot.

In the sense of punishments, those Motagua they are more accurate. They scored for the “blue eagles”: Roberto Moreira, Ángel Tejeda, Wesly Decas, Marcelo Santos and Jesse Moncada.

for Taurus, Edwin Aguilar, Jorge Gutiérrez, Rolando Botello, Miguel Camargo scored and Richard Rodríguez’s shot was saved by Jonathan Rougier.

With the result 5-4 in the penalty round, Motagua from Honduras left Tauro FC from Panama on the road and their rival in the semifinals will appear in the bracket between Honduran Olimpia and Diriangen from Nicaragua.

Data sheet:

0 (4). Taurus: Eric Hughes; Gustavo Chará, Luis Asprilla, Jan Vargas, Jorge Gutiérrez; Ernesto Sinclair (m.75 Edwin Aguilar), Sergio Cunningham (m.93 Richard Rodríguez), Irving Gudiño (m.75 Hilbetrto Peralta), Rolando Botello, Omar Valencia (m.62 Víctor Medina); Michael Camargo

coaches: Francis Pearl.

0 (5). Motagua: Jonathan Rougier; Marcelo Santos, Marcelo Pereira, Wesly Decas, Denil Maldonado; Juan Delgado (m.57 Jesse Moncada), Héctor Castellanos, Walter Martínez (m.57 Carlos Mejía), Diego Rodríguez (m.68 Mauro Ortiz); Eddie Hernández (m.75 Roberto Moreira) and Iván López (m.76 Ángel Tejeda).

coaches: Hernan Medina.

Penalties: Scored: (C), Roberto Moreira (M), Edwin Aguilar (T), Ángel Tejeda (M), Jorge Gutiérrez (T), Wesly Decas (M), Rolando Botello (T), Marcelo Santos (M), Miguel Camargo (R) and Jesse Moncada (M). Failed: Richard Rodriguez (T).

Referee: Jose Torres, from Puerto Rico. He showed yellow cards to Denyl Maldonado and Marcello Pereira from Motagua and a yellow for Tauro Hilberto Peralta.

Incidents: The match of the quarterfinals of the 2022 Concacaf League was played at the University Stadium, in the Panamanian province of Coclé.