Clasico de las M's
El Clasico de las Emes (The "M" Derby), is a classic football match played between Motagua from Tegucigalpa and Marathon from San Pedro Sula, two of the most successful and popular football teams in Honduras.
Head to Head
- As of 2009-04-19
By venue
In Tegucigalpa |
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In San Pedro Sula |
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In neutral venue (All in Danlí) |
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By stage
In Pentagonales |
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In Cuadrangulares |
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In Semifinals |
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In Finals |
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Totals
In Regular season |
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In Post season |
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Overall |
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The Finals
Motagua and Marathon have played 3 finals. Two won by Marathón and one by Motagua. The first one was 2001-02 Apertura tournament, the second one was 2002-03 Clausura tournament and the third one on 2007-08 Apertura tournament.
2001-02 Apertura
2002-03 Clausura
2007-08 Apertura
Trivia
- First game in Liga Nacional: Marathón 2 - 0 Motagua in San Pedro Sula with two goals from Mario Rivera and Rafael Maldonado on 1965-08-01.
- First game in Tegucigalpa: on 1965-11-21 ended in a 4 - 1 victory for Motagua and the scorer were 2 from Jorge Berrios, Amado Castillo and Hector Chavez. The goal from Marathon was from Mauro "Nayo" Caballero.
- First Motagua's victory in San Pedro Sula: 1967, Marathón 1 - 2 Motagua with a double from Roberto Abrusezze, Mauro Caballero scored for the greens.
- Oscar "Martillo" Hernández scored 13 goals against Marathón.
- Gilberto Leonel Machado scored 14 goals against Motagua.
- Games with most goals: 2009-04-19 Marathón 6 - 3 Motagua in San Pedro Sula, nine goals in total.