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 F.C. Motagua, winners of the 2016–17 Liga Nacional and C.D. Marathón, overall winners of the 2017 Honduran Cup season. This was the first official edition of the Honduran Supercup and the 5th overall.
Qualified teams Team Method of qualification Appearances Motagua Winners of 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional 2nd Marathón Winners of 2017 Honduran Cup 1st
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.Soccerway.com – Marathón vs. Motagua 1 - 2 – 12 April 2017
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.DiarioMas.hn – Motagua y Marathón ya tienen fecha para jugar la Supercopa – 14 July 2017 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.ElPais.hn – Motagua campeón de la Supercopa – 2 August 2017DiarioMas.hn – Motagua doblega al Marathón y gana la Supercopa de Honduras – 2 August 2017LaVanguardia.com – 2-1. El Motagua vence al Marathón y gana la Supercopa de Honduras – 3 August 2017
GK 19 Jonathan Rougier DF 2 Juan Montes DF 5 Marcelo Pereira DF 6 Reinieri Mayorquín DF 27 Félix Crisanto DF 31 Klifox Bernárdez MF 8 Walter Martínez MF 16 Héctor Castellanos FW 10 Erick Andino FW 11 Marco Vega FW 34 Kevin López Substitutions: MF 7 Carlos Discua MF 23 Deybi Flores DF 18 Wilmer Crisanto DF 12 Raúl Santos FW 9 Román Castillo Manager: Diego Vásquez GK 29 José Calderón DF 2 Bryan Bernárdez DF 3 Samuel Córdova DF 4 Caue Fernandes DF 12 José Perdomo DF 23 Johnny Leverón MF 16 Allan Banegas MF 19 Mario Berríos MF 27 Yustin Arboleda FW 8 Júnior Lacayo MF 48 Cristhian Cálix Substitutions: FW 24 Yaudel Lahera MF 17 Wilmer Fuentes MF 10 Joshua Vargas MF 6 John Suazo Manager: Héctor Vargas
See also 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional 2018 Honduran Cup
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