Melendez scores twice as Atletico Independiente draws Marathon

SIGUATEPEQUE, Honduras (Interstat) — Luis Melendez scored twice, including a stoppage-time equalizer, as Atletico Independiente drew 2-2 with Marathon on Saturday. Melendez opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Jose Aguilera leveled in the 32nd, and Ramos put Marathon ahead in the 41st. Melendez equalized in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time. Odin Pena was among Marathon’s key performers, while Aguilera also scored before being substituted in the 62nd. Montoya was booked for Marathon in the 76th, and Castillo and Atletico Independiente’s Fiallos were cautioned in the 90th-plus eighth minute. Marathon’s competition record is now six wins, one loss and four draws, and its all-competitions mark is seven wins, one loss and four draws. Atletico Independiente is 0-1-2 in the competition and overall. Marathon’s Bueso entered in the 61st, Perez and Aguilera followed in the 62nd, and Elis came on in the 69th. Atletico Independiente brought on Espinoza in the 85th and Arias in the 91st.