FC Motagua secures Quarterfinal berth with draw against CSD Municipal

FC Motagua advances to the Quarterfinals after a 1-1 draw with CSD Municipal in the final round of Group D.

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – The 2026 Central American Cup continued on Tuesday with CSD Municipal and FC Motagua playing to a 1-1 draw in Group D at Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

FC Motagua scored first in the 36’ when Jesús Bátiz headed a cross back across the box and Rodrigo De Olivera finished the chance from close range.

The hosts fought back and netted an equalizer in the 76’ as Erik López headed home a deflected ball.

With the result, FC Motagua advances to the Quarterfinals while CSD Municipal’s tournament comes to an end.

Game Notes

• FC Motagua have progressed from the group stage of the Concacaf Central American Cup for the fourth consecutive time. They are the only Honduran team to advance in more than one edition of the competition.
• CSD Municipal out shot FC Motagua 21 to nine and enjoyed 61% possession in their Concacaf Central American Cup group stage match, yet it was the Honduran side who accumulated a higher expected goals total (1.75 to 0.88 xG); FC Motagua also created the three highest-probability chances of the match: Jonathan Moya in the 92nd minute (0.56 xG), Rodrigo De Olivera in the 36th minute (0.48 xG), and Alejandro Reyes in the 95th minute (0.19 xG).
• Rodrigo de Olivera's opening goal for FC Motagua was their most intricate in the current Concacaf Central American Cup, featuring 14 passes before the shot; this surpasses their previous most elaborate goals in the competition, Jonathan Moya's against Verdes FC and De Olivera's own against CD FAS, both of which involved six passes.
• Following this match, CSD Municipal's Cristian Hernández became the third Argentinian player with the most appearances in the last two editions of the Concacaf Central American Cup, with seven. Only CS Cartaginés' Mauro Quiroga (8) and FC Motagua's Rodrigo Gómez (11) have more.
• CSD Municipal's Erik López became the sixth Paraguayan player to score in the last two editions of the Concacaf Central American Cup, joining Pedro Báez (3, Club Xelajú), Mauro Caballero (3, CD Águila), RenzoCarballo (2, Diriangén FC), Milton Marciel (1, Antigua GFC) and Luis Ibarra (1, Verdes FC).