2018 CONCACAF League Final

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2018 CONCACAF League Final
Event 2018 CONCACAF League
Herediano Motagua
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg
32
on aggregate
First leg
Herediano Motagua
20
Date25 October 2018 (2018-10-25)
Venue Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia
Referee Marco Antonio Ortiz (Mexico)
Second leg
Motagua Herediano
21
Date1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)
Venue Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Referee Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
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The 2018 CONCACAF League Final was the final round of the 2018 CONCACAF League, the second edition of the CONCACAF League, the secondary club football tournament organised by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. [1]

Contents

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Herediano from Costa Rica and Motagua from Honduras. The first leg was hosted by Herediano at the Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero in Heredia on 25 October 2018, while the second leg was hosted by Motagua at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa on 1 November 2018. [2]

Herediano won the final 3–2 on aggregate for their first CONCACAF League title. [3] [4]

Teams

TeamZonePrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano Central America (UNCAF) None
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua Central America (UNCAF) None

For the second consecutive season, the final of the CONCACAF League was competed between teams from Costa Rica and Honduras.

Venues

Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero in Heredia, Costa Rica, hosted the first leg. Estadio Rosabal Cordero.jpg
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero in Heredia, Costa Rica, hosted the first leg.
Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, hosted the second leg. Estadio Carias.jpg
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano Round Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg 2018 CONCACAF League OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of El Salvador.svg Santa Tecla 2–2 (a) 1–0 (H) 1–2 (A)Round of 16 Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg Belmopan Bandits 3–0 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
Flag of Panama.svg Universitario 5–1 3–0 (H) 2–1 (A)Quarter-finals Flag of Jamaica.svg Portmore United 5–2 3–2 (H) 2–0 (A)
Flag of Panama.svg Árabe Unido 2–1 2–0 (H) 0–1 (A)Semi-finals Flag of Panama.svg Tauro 3–2 1–2 (A) 2–0 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the team with the better performance in previous rounds hosting the second leg.

The away goals rule would not be applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations II, Article G). [1]

Performance ranking

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
1 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua 6501114+7152nd leg
2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano 640294+5121st leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations II, Article H). [1]

Matches

First leg

Herediano Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Motagua
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  • Cruz Soccerball shade.svg62'
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Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Mexico)
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Herediano
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Motagua
GK1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Leonel Moreira
RB99 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Keyner Brown
CB37 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Keysher Fuller Sub off.svg 46'
CB26 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Leonardo González Yellow card.svg 76'
LB21 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Pablo Salazar (c)Yellow card.svg 48'
CM8 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Allan Cruz
CM11 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jimmy Marín
CM12 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Randall Azofeifa
RF77 Flag of Costa Rica.svg José Ortiz Sub off.svg 70'
CF7 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Yendrick Ruiz
LF14 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Berny Burke Sub off.svg 58'
Substitutes:
GK20 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Daniel Cambronero
DF42 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Heyreel Saravia Sub on.svg 46'
MF5 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Óscar Granados Sub on.svg 58'
MF23 Flag of Mexico.svg Édgar Lugo
MF27 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alberth Villalobos Sub on.svg 70'
FW3 Flag of England.svg Antonio Pedroza
FW17 Flag of Mexico.svg Aldo Magaña
Manager:
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jafet Soto [note 1]
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GK19 Flag of Argentina.svg Jonathan Rougier
RB2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Juan Montes (c)
CB3 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Henry Figueroa Yellow card.svg 71'
CB17 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Denil Maldonado Yellow card.svg 61'
LB24 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Omar Elvir
CM10 Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Galvaliz Sub off.svg 58'
CM16 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Héctor Castellanos
CM21 Flag of Paraguay.svg Roberto Moreira Yellow card.svg 68'Sub off.svg 77'
RW6 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Reinieri Mayorquín Sub off.svg 78'
LW34 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Kevin López Yellow card.svg 32'
CF9 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Román Castillo
Substitutes:
GK25 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marlon Licona
DF5 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marcelo Pereira
DF18 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Wilmer Crisanto
DF31 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Carlos Sánchez
MF8 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Walter Martínez Sub on.svg 58'
MF12 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marcelo Santos Sub on.svg 78'
FW22 Flag of Colombia.svg Javier Estupiñán Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Vásquez

Assistant referees: [6]
José Luís Camargo (Mexico)
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Fourth official: [6]
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Match rules [1]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg

Motagua Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 2–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano
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Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
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Motagua
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Herediano
GK19 Flag of Argentina.svg Jonathan Rougier
RB17 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Denil Maldonado Sub off.svg 86'
CB3 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Henry Figueroa
CB2 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Juan Montes (c)Yellow card.svg 72'
LB24 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Omar Elvir
CM10 Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Galvaliz
CM12 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marcelo Santos
CM21 Flag of Paraguay.svg Roberto Moreira Sub off.svg 74'
RW6 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Reinieri Mayorquín Yellow card.svg 51'Sub off.svg 54'
LW34 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Kevin López
CF9 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Román Castillo
Substitutes:
GK25 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marlon Licona
DF4 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Sergio Peña
DF5 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Marcelo Pereira
DF18 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Wilmer Crisanto Sub on.svg 86'
DF31 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Carlos Sánchez
MF8 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Walter Martínez Sub on.svg 54'
FW22 Flag of Colombia.svg Javier Estupiñán Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Vásquez
Motagua vs Herediano 2018-11-01.svg
GK1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Leonel Moreira
RB42 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Heyreel Saravia
CB99 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Keyner Brown
CB21 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Pablo Salazar (c)
LB26 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Leonardo González
CM8 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Allan Cruz Yellow card.svg 89'
CM11 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jimmy Marín
CM5 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Óscar Granados
RF77 Flag of Costa Rica.svg José Ortiz Yellow card.svg 88'Sub off.svg 88'
CF7 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Yendrick Ruiz Yellow card.svg 90'Sub off.svg 90'
LF9 Flag of Mexico.svg Omar Arellano Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutes:
GK20 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Daniel Cambronero
DF53 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Christian Reyes Sub on.svg 90'
MF16 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Youstin Salas Sub on.svg 88'
MF23 Flag of Mexico.svg Édgar Lugo
MF27 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alberth Villalobos Sub on.svg 69'
FW3 Flag of England.svg Antonio Pedroza
FW17 Flag of Mexico.svg Aldo Magaña
Manager:
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Rolando Villalobos [note 2]

Assistant referees: [8]
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Ronald Bruna (Panama)
Fourth official: [8]
John Pitti (Panama)

Match rules [1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Herediano manager Jafet Soto was expelled by the referee in the 37th minute. Assistant manager and compatriot Rolando Villalobos filled in as manager for the remainder of the match. [5]
  2. ↑ Herediano manager Jafet Soto was given a two-match touchline ban in CONCACAF competitions following the first leg of the final. Assistant manager and compatriot Rolando Villalobos filled in as manager. [7]

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