FC Motagua vs Cartagines, 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup, Play-In

· 2nd Leg - Cartagines advance 4-1 on aggregate

FC Motagua

64': Marcelo Santos
71': Clever Portillo

FT
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2nd Leg - Cartagines advance 4-1 on aggregate

Cartagines

56': Bernald Alfaro
73': Marco Ureña
78': Mauro Quiroga
83': Dariel Castrillo

About

FC Motagua are hosting Cartagines at Estadio José de la Paz Herrera Uclés, Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Honduras, starting on . The match is a part of the Concacaf Central American Cup.

Match Timeline

40': Claudio Alvarado (Cartagines) Yellow Card at 40'
42': Suhander Zuñiga (Cartagines) Yellow Card at 42'
55': Mathias Vazquez (FC Motagua) Substitution at 55'
56': Bernald Alfaro (Cartagines) Goal at 56'
60': Carlos Argueta (FC Motagua) Substitution at 60'
60': Maicol Cabrera (FC Motagua) Substitution at 60'
63': Geancarlo Castro (Cartagines) Substitution at 63'
64': Marcelo Santos (FC Motagua) Yellow Card at 64'
64': Marcelo Santos (FC Motagua) Red Card at 64'
71': Clever Portillo (FC Motagua) Goal at 71'
72': Douglas López (Cartagines) Substitution at 72'
72': Christopher Nuñez (Cartagines) Substitution at 72'
73': Marco Ureña (Cartagines) Goal at 73'
75': José Mora (Cartagines) Substitution at 75'
76': Marcelo Pereira (Cartagines) Substitution at 76'
76': Adner Avila (FC Motagua) Substitution at 76'
78': Mauro Quiroga (Cartagines) Goal at 78'
83': John (FC Motagua) Yellow Card at 83'
83': Dariel Castrillo (Cartagines) Red Card at 83'
90'+3': Cristopher Meléndez (FC Motagua) Yellow Card at 93'

Statistics

CART		MOT
16	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	10
1	Saves	2
35.5	Possession	64.5
11	SHOTS	13
5	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Central American Cup

Venue: Estadio José de la Paz Herrera Uclés
Location: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Honduras
Attendance: 5,846

Line-Ups

FC Motagua (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Luis Ortiz (GK)
4	Luis Vega
34	Giancarlos Sacaza
17	Clever Portillo
35	Cristopher Meléndez
12	Marcelo Santos
10	Rodrigo Gómez
8	Denis Meléndez
29	John
27	Jefryn Macías
7	Jorge Serrano

FC Motagua Substitutes:

Luis Meléndez, Mathias Vazquez, Carlos Mejia, Marlon Licona, Luis Crisanto, Yoel Castillo, John Turcios, Maicol Cabrera, Adner Avila, Carlos Argueta, Jonathan Núñez, Riky Zapata.

Cartagines (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Kevin Briceño (GK)
23	Jesús Everado Rubio Quintero
20	Diego Mesén
24	Suhander Zuñiga
18	Carlos Barahona
15	Luis Flores
26	Bernald Alfaro
22	Jesus Baitz
6	Claudio Alvarado
9	Mauro Quiroga
21	Marco Ureña

Cartagines Substitutes:

Dariel Castrillo, José Mora, Marcelo Pereira, Darién Hidalgo, Geancarlo Castro, Douglas López, Christopher Nuñez, Christopher Moya.

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