PUERTO CORTÉS, Honduras (Interstat) — Platense defeated visiting Juticalpa 2-1 on Friday at Estadio Excelsior. Christian Gutierrez opened the scoring in the 37th minute for Platense, and Georgie Welcome added a goal in the 64th minute. Kelvin Matute scored Juticalpa’s lone goal. Matute was cautioned in the 45th minute and later received a red card in second-half stoppage time. Garcia was booked in first-half stoppage time for Platense. Juticalpa’s Galeas, Gonzalez and Sacaza also received yellow cards, with Gonzalez and Sacaza cautioned in the 76th minute. Gutierrez finished with one goal in 63 minutes, while Welcome scored once in a 27-minute appearance. Platense made substitutions involving Portillo and Gutierrez, while Juticalpa used changes for Reyes, Rochez J., Rochez C., Padilla and Sacaza. Platense moved to 2 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws in the competition, while Juticalpa fell to 2 wins and 7 losses. Platense is scheduled to host Motagua next, and Juticalpa will host CD Choloma.