http://futbol.univision.com/centroamerica/honduras/article/2010-10-06/marathon-vino-de-atras-y#x
Este partido fue fenomenal.
The venerable clubs CD Marathon and Hispano faced each other in one of the toughest games in the Honduran League. The game took place in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
CD Marathon was the visiting team from San Pedro Sula in the same country.
In the first half of the game Hispano dominated the game with its discipline, and tenacity while Marathon was trying to play catch up.
The first goal of the game was made possible by Hector «La Tanqueta» Flores whose direct kick drove the ball into the center of the net to the chagrin of the goalkeeper from Marathon.
This ocurred within 20 minutes and was followed by another direct kick by Victor Morales within 43 minutes.
It appeared as though Hispano was going to shut out CD Marathon but things changed in the second half.
Hispano became overconfident and lost its dominance of the game to CD Marathon. CD Marathon was the one that was disciplined and with a strong command of the game.
Rony Flores received the ball and scored one point for CD Marathon within 52 minutes. He kicked the ball directly into the goal post.
The team went wild and Hispano started to play in a disorganized manner. Orvin Paz was able to score the equalizer within 72 minutres with another direct kick.
Both teams attempted to break the tie but at least the last few minutes was one of intensity. CD Marathon and Hispano were galvanized but did not have enough force to win the game.
The end result was that CD Marathon is now tied with Real Espa~na in the Honduran League Classification while Hispano remains in the lower tier.
In other news, CD Marathon was selected by International Federation of Football History and Statistics as one of the best in Honduras.
Hispano 2-2 CD Marathon
Tegucigalpa, Honduras