1968 Honduran Cup

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1968 Honduran Cup
Copa de Honduras 1968
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
Dates27 October–22 December 1968
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Motagua (1st title)
Runners-up España
Third place Platense
1972 →

The 1968 Honduran Cup was the first football cup played in Honduras, the tournament was won by Motagua and it was divided into two groups of five, advancing the top two to the final round. [1] The celebration and international recognition of the country's inaugural cup was overshadowed by the national team's loss eight months later in World Cup qualifications against El Salvador, which was played several weeks before both countries waged a four-day war. [2]

Contents

First round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Motagua 431092+77Semifinals
2 Atlético Español 410336−32
3 Victoria 420227−54
4 Olimpia 41125503
5 Atlético Indio 420265+14
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 España 421173+45Semifinals
2 Platense 412187+14
3 Marathón 41215504
4 Vida 412134−14
5 Honduras 411237−43
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Final Round

Oddly, instead of inter-crossing the winners and runner-ups of each group, the semifinals were played within the group contenders. In case of a leveled score after 90 minutes, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out of three (3) shots pear team, taken by a single player. [3]

Semifinals

15 December 1968 España 3–0 Platense San Pedro Sula
Marshall Soccerball shade.svg42'
Garden Soccerball shade.svg69'
Greenech Soccerball shade.svg84'		Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán

Third place

22 December 1968 Platense 1–1
(3–3 p)		 Atlético Español San Pedro Sula
Brooks Soccerball shade.svg30'Soccerball shade.svg30' Montoya Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Penalties
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Note: After a 1–1 draw in 90 minutes of play and a 3–3 draw in penalty shoot-outs; Platense won in a coin toss.

Final

1968 Honduran Cup Champion

Motagua
1st title

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References

  1. ↑ "Honduras 1968/69". RSSSF.com. RSSSF . Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Honduras v El Salvador: The football match that kicked off a war". BBC.
  3. ↑ "Ismael Ramos". Twitter.com. Twitter . Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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