In a World Cup qualifier on Sunday, Celtic winger Luis Palma demonstrated his exceptional creative abilities for his nation with a hat-trick of assists.
Following up their victory over Cuba earlier in the week, Honduras defeated Bermuda 6-1 to establish a commanding lead in the first group phase of qualification.
They had to start strong in this first phase because they wouldn’t play again until the summer of next year, against Antigua and the Cayman Islands, before facing a more challenging second group.
Despite helping his team score their first goal, Palma, a vital member of the squad, missed multiple opportunities in the first half of the match against Bermuda and received some backlash on social media at the intermission.
Following the break, he demonstrated his abilities with two exquisite low crosses that confused the opponent defense and gave his team a 3-1 lead in the final minutes.
Palma ends up being Honduras’ star man
The attacker, who was rather accurate with crosses and long balls, gave his teammates an amazing total of six opportunities. In addition, he had five of his own shots and prevailed in every personal duels he faced.
According to stat trackers FotMob, he ended up receiving a 9.6 rating for the match and was named man of the match.
Due to automatic qualification and exemption from the present process for hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States, Honduras has a very good chance of participating in the next World Cup.
After being granted time off from Honduras’ forthcoming friendly against Ecuador in the United States next week, Palma is now scheduled to depart on a well-deserved vacation.
That will be very helpful for him before he heads back to Scotland in a few weeks to help Celtic with their pre-season preparations.
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