Honduras vs Romania: Honduras faces Romania in their first match of Group B in the men’s tournament on Thursday at the Kashima Soccer Stadium.
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Match Details:
Teams: Honduras vs Romania
Date: Thursday 22nd July, 2021
Time: 04:30 PM IST
Venue: Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan
MATCH PREVIEW:
Honduras come into this clash after a brilliant performance in 2016, where they finished 4th in Rio Olympics.
With players such as Benguche, Martinez and Rivas; the Honduras side can be a difficult proposition to deal with at any stage of the tournament.
They last played against a Mexico side in late March for the CONCACAF Olympic Qualification championship where they finished runners-up.
On the other hand, Romania returns to the Olympic stage for the first time since 1964. After such a long delay, there could a lot of nerves ahead of this clash.
Due to this, we expect a slow start before the Romanians eventually grow into the contest.
Line-ups
Honduras:
Guity, Maldonado, Melendez, Decas, Melendez, Nunez, Rodriguez, Elvir, Rivas, Benguche and Moya.
Romania:
Popa, Boboc, Pascanu, Stefan, Ghita, Marin, Ciobanu, Florescu, Sintean, Ganea and Gheorge.
Prediction: Honduras 2-0 Romania
The Honduras side should win this one comfortably against a Romanian side, who will be under pressure given their absence from the scene.
They might start slow but eventually Honduras will unlock their path to victory.
