Olimpia faced the Salvadoran team CD Fas at Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino at Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Olimpia is one of the teams from Honduras participating in the CONCACAF Champions League.
The referee was Hugo Cruz and the game was full of excitement as Roger Rojas scored two goals for his home team of Olimpia.
The first goal ocurred in 13 minutes with Rojas receiving an assist from fellow teammate Wilfredo Barahons. The second goal in 80 minutes was exciting with Roger Rojas receiving the ball from Luis Contreras of CD FAS.
Rojas proceeded to kick the ball with his right foot to the left side of the goal post to score. It was an act of justice for Rojas who was recovering from Olimpias loss to Toluca on Aug. 26, 2010. The game itself was dominated by Olimpia and Rojas.
The team was playing to win and to widen its lead, and it pulled all of the stops in all of its spheres of defense, offense, and deflecting the ball from CD Fas. The players were able to pass the ball to each other.
The only defect of Olimpia was that they had many opportunities to score but it appeared that they would be ahead of themselves mentally. The end result was the deflection of balls in the goal post. It is also understandable since Olimpia wanted to maintain its dreams within the CONCACAF Champion League alive.
CD Fas while scoreless proved to be a tougher opponent for Olimpia. They were able to keep Olimpia at bay during most of the game. They were also consistent and disciplined when it comes to their play by distributing the ball.
The only problem was that Olimpia was able to deflect the ball from CD Fas. CD Fas also had opportunities to score but their nervousness kept them from executing attempts at a goal. The team also had the ball deflected many times.
In the end, Olimpia won its game against CD Fas.
The CONCACAF Champions League Group D standings are as follows. Toluca is in first place with two wins and one draw. Puerto Rican Islanders is in second place with one loss, one win, and one draw.
Olimpia is in third place with one win, one loss, and one draw while CD Fas is in fourth place with two losses and one draw.
Olimpia 2-0 CD Fas
Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Most Valued Player: Roger Rojas