Judicalpa, Honduras
Great! He Genesis Comayagua was fired Olancho FC In the playoffs (0-1 overall) and earned the last ticket to the semifinals of the 2024 Clausura of the Honduran National League.
The team he leads Renaldo Tilquat He is at this stage again and in his second championship in the first division of football he is one of the four best in the competition.
The Carpinteros and Botros were held to a goalless draw at the Juan Ramon Brave Stadium, but the Comayagua native's slim advantage was a key factor in progressing to the semi-finals.
In a beautiful atmosphere at the Juan Ramon Brevé Stadium, The Olancho FC He set out on his mission in pursuit of the goal of keeping them alive in Clausura 2024.
However, it was a tight contest between the two teams in the first few minutes. Referee errors and critical judgments against goals saved by Harold Fonseca (Botros) and Gerson Arruta (Genesis).
In the 11th minute, the Carpenters went on the attack with Marlon Ramirez and they took away a dangerous option from the Carpenters due to their advanced position.
Juan Cellechia, the Colts, had the option to break the deadlock on several occasions. In the 24th minute he sent a shot on a corner kick and later in the same game he hit the ball into Argueta's goal, but it was disallowed due to an earlier volley.
Sellechia's statement after the disallowed goal against Olancho FC.
The visitors weren't too far behind and Roberto Moreira was inside the area with a superb header, but Harold Fonseca also kept Comagua from scoring.
In the last minutes of the first half, Olancho FC had a clear chance, but they conceded. Julian Martinez took two powerful shots, but both went wide of the Carpenter's goal. Marlon 'Machuca' Ramirez had Genesis 0-1 on the counterattack, however, as he wasted the game and took a deflected shot.
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The second half of the game was a heart-stopping shutout, but defensively Genesis And Gerson Argueta They avoided extending the meeting.
But before that, Tilquad had already got a chance to wrap up the series. At 49', Lasso He connected with a header to make it 0-1 and missed a chance to increase the overall advantage.
Ten minutes later, Elmer Quitty came close to breaking Fonseca's goal with a free kick, but it went over the crossbar.
Time was running out and the Colts couldn't find a way to open the can and break through the Genesis wall. Sellecchia held it back and missed the law.
Angel Tejeda stepped in in the final minutes, and on his first tackle he let the ball loose and scored, but the Genesis defense was settled by the line.
Garcia came agonizingly close to scoring in the 85th minute with a volley shot. With a heart-stopping finish, he took Argueta as the savior in overtime and sent the Colts' tie to a corner kick with a tremendous shot.
Great save by Gerson Argueta at the end of the game.
If we talk about chances, in 90+5' Kemsey Abbott sent a header past the carpenter's goal. However, in the end Padilla Tiscua saved the goal as he avoided an overtime goal to end in a goalless draw.
With this result, the Genesis They reached the semi-finals of the National League for the second time and are in the top four. His next rival was Marathon, the leader of the regular laps.
In the Honduran National League, Olancho FC was again eliminated in the semi-finals.
–Adjustments–
0 – Olancho FC: Harold Fonseca, Oscar Almentarez, Fabricio Silva, Nelson Munoz, Omar Elvir, Jose Dominguez, Henry Gomez, Mario Martinez, Julian Martinez, Federico Sellecchia and Angel Villatoro.
0 – Genesis: Gerson Argueta, Yeer Gutiérrez, Óscar Padilla, Óscar González, Teofilo Casildo, Angel Fiallos, Elmer Güity, Juan Lasso, Andrés Dávila, Marlon Ramírez and Roberto Moreira.
