The 2017 Honduran Supercup was a match arranged by the Honduran Liga Nacional and the

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which took place on 2 August 2017 between

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, winners of the

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and

F.C. Motagua Club de Fútbol Motagua (), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, is an association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras. F.C. Motagua was founded as ''Club Deportivo Motagua'' on 29 August 1928. The club competes ...

, 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

qualified as overall winners of the

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after winning both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. This was the first appearance for Motagua since

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. Meanwhile, for

, 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

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(77),

harvested a comfortable advantage in the score. However,

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got in the score-sheet for

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