CARTAGO, Costa Rica (Interstat) — Cartagines defeated Puntarenas FC 3-1 on Tuesday at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza, scoring late to secure the result at home. Tepa opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Yeltsin Tejeda equalized for Puntarenas FC in first-half stoppage time, but Cartagines regained the lead when Juan Gaete scored in the 68th minute. Geancarlo Castro, who played four minutes, sealed the win in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Tejeda was booked in the 12th minute, Hernandez in the 44th minute, Moran in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time, and Puntarenas received a yellow in the eighth minute of stoppage time. Puntarenas FC could not find another equalizer after Tejeda’s first-half goal. Puntarenas FC’s record is now 0 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in the competition and across all competitions. Cartagines’ record is now 1 win and 1 loss in the competition and across all competitions.