Football Journey: December 2023

Sunday, December 31, 2023

African Champions' Cup: https://football-journey.com/african-champions-cup-10/

Saturday, December 30, 2023

African Cup Winners' Cup: https://football-journey.com/african-cup-winners-cup-9/

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Canada: https://football-journey.com/canada-2/

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Honduras: https://football-journey.com/honduras-2/

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Mexico I Division: https://football-journey.com/mexico-i-division-9/

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Mexico II Division: https://football-journey.com/mexico-ii-division-9/

Monday, December 18, 2023

CONCACAF Champions Cup: https://football-journey.com/concacaf-champions-cup-5/

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Copa Interamericana

Copa Interamericana. It was played in March 1989 between the winners of 1988 South American and CONCACAF club champions. Olimpia (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) vs Nacional (Montevideo, Uruguay). Little doubt about the winner.

Olimpia (in white) did whatever they could do at home – 1-1.

In Montevideo Nacional finished everything in the first half, scoring 4 goals in 40 minutes. Here Daniel Fonseca scores the 2^nd goal for Nacional in the 17^th minute. Olimpia's goalkeeper Belarmino Rivera can only close his eyes.

Hugo de Leon received the Cup.

Nacional posed for the picture and

made the obligatory round to the delight of their fans.

Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) left little evidence of itself. They were no match of Nacional. Their Uruguayan coach Estanislao Malinowski could not outwit his compatriots.

Nacional won its 2^nd Copa Interamericana – the first time was in 1972. Back then they prevailed over stronger foe, the Mexican Cruz Azul. Early in the 1980s Nacional had a second try, but lost to another Mexican team. Olimpia was weaker opponent in any case and practically it took only 40 minutes for Nacional to win the trophy 17 years after their first victory.