MANAGUA (Interstat) — Dominican Republic beat Nicaragua 2-1 on Sunday, rallying with two second-half goals to overcome the home side. Nicaragua struck first in the 53rd minute when Jaime Moreno scored. Lucas Breton equalized for the Dominican Republic in the 66th minute. Heinz Morschel scored the winner and played 90 minutes. Moreno also played 90 minutes and scored once. Breton scored in 44 minutes of action, while Nicaragua’s Widman Talavera recorded an assist in 73 minutes. The match grew physical, with yellow cards shown to Dominican Republic’s de Lucas and Pujol early, Nicaragua’s Estrada and Cole after halftime, Dominican Republic’s Baez and Peter Federico later, and Nicaragua’s Acevedo in the 88th minute. Both teams made substitutions after the break, including Talavera’s 73rd-minute substitution. The result moved Dominican Republic to 1-0 in the competition and overall, while Nicaragua fell to 0-1 in both categories.