CD MotaguaW30 Aug · Home Olancho · 2:1D6 Sep · Away Atletico Independiente · 0:0W10 Sep · Home Alianza · 3:0W13 Sep · Home Génesis · 1:0D17 Sep · Away Alianza · 0:0L20 Sep · Away Real Espana · 0:1
2:1
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OlanchoW17 Aug · Home Juticalpa · 1:0D24 Aug · Home CD Olimpia · 1:1L30 Aug · Away CD Motagua · 1:2D5 Sep · Away Atlético Choloma · 0:0D13 Sep · Home Real Espana · 1:1D19 Sep · Away Génesis · 0:0
In the Liga Nacional game on 30 August 2026, CD Motagua beat Olancho 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 7:2, corners 9:5.
Match report
Motagua claimed a narrow 2-1 victory over Olancha in the fifth round of the National League Apertura on Saturday night. The hosts held firm after a spirited second-half performance to move within touching distance of the upper half of the table.
And here's the thing about the opening exchanges — the match settled into a rhythm before Bengtson broke the deadlock in the sixth minute. Olancha looked uncomfortable defending set pieces, and the opener came from a well-worked move that caught them flat-footed.
The visitors responded quickly after the break, with three changes bringing fresh legs onto the pitch. Melendez found his way back into the contest in the forty-eighth minute, and suddenly the game opened up. To be fair, both sides had chances to take control.
By then the match had become a genuine contest, and Reyes' strike in the seventieth minute proved decisive. Olancha pushed for an equaliser but Motagua's defence held its shape. The captain dragged them through it when pressure mounted.
The statistics tell a straightforward story. Motagua registered fourteen shots to Olancha's five, with seven on target compared to two. Both sides shared possession equally at fifty per cent, though the hosts created more from open play.
The result leaves Motagua fourth with nine points from five games, while Olancha remain sixth on eight. The hosts had dropped points in three of their previous five fixtures, but this win gives them momentum heading into the next round.
HT⚽6' J. Bengtson — Goal⇄46' Y. A. Cabrera — Substitution⇄46' J. Portillo — Substitution⇄46' R. Gomez — Substitution⚽48' C. Melendez — Goal⇄61' J. Miranda — Substitution⇄65' A. G. Velasquez — Substitution⇄65' M. R. Ramirez Arauz — Substitution⇄68' J. Moya — Substitution⚽70' A. Reyes — Goal🟨77' H. Gomez — Yellow card⇄77' D. Martinez — Substitution🟨82' C. Melendez — Yellow card⇄84' V. Marinacci — Substitution🟨90+4' R. De Olivera — Yellow card
W17 Aug · Home Juticalpa · 1:0D24 Aug · Home CD Olimpia · 1:1L30 Aug · Away CD Motagua · 1:2D5 Sep · Away Atlético Choloma · 0:0D13 Sep · Home Real Espana · 1:1D19 Sep · Away Génesis · 0:0
