SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Interstat) — A. Hernandez scored in the 58th minute and played the full match for Cartagines, while Gabriel Leiva scored in the 10th and also went 90 minutes as Sporting FC beat Cartagines 3-1 on Friday. Joshua Navarro scored in the 72nd during a 27-minute outing, and Daniel Colindres scored in the 89th during a one-minute appearance. Sporting FC improved to 1-0 in the competition and across all competitions. Cartagines fell to 0-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Sporting FC’s Chevez received yellow cards in the 36th and 51st minutes. Cartagines’ Cortes was booked in first-half stoppage time. Sporting FC’s Soto and Carevic also received yellow cards. Cartagines made substitutions at halftime and later, while Sporting FC turned to its bench in the second half. Cartagines pressed late but could not close the gap. The home side held on after its late surge.