The 2017 Honduran Supercup was a match arranged by the

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and the

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which took place on 2 August 2017 between C.D. Marathón, winners of the

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and F.C. Motagua, overall winners of the 2016–17 Liga Nacional season. This was the first official edition of the

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and the 5th overall.

Qualified teams

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

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. Meanwhile, for C.D. Marathón, this was their first ever appearance in a

. They qualified as winners of the

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

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on 12 April 2017 in a league encounter.

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. 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,

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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

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– 3 August 2017

References

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Qualified teams

Background

Match

See also

References