TEGUCIGALPA (Interstat) — Motagua defeated Juticalpa 2-0 on Sunday at Estadio José de la Paz Herrera Uclés, scoring twice after halftime to secure the result. Jordan Garcia played the full 90 minutes and scored once, while Aaon Barrios came on as a substitute and scored in 27 minutes of action. The match was scoreless at halftime before Motagua broke through. Barrios opened the scoring in the 63rd minute, and Garcia added the second in the 72nd. Motagua’s Discua received a yellow card in the 76th minute, and Juticalpa’s Monico was booked in the 82nd. Motagua made three substitutions at halftime and another in the 63rd; Juticalpa used five substitutes from the 72nd through the 81st. Motagua improved to 7-3-1 in the competition and 7-3-2 across all competitions. Juticalpa dropped to 2-9 in the competition and 2-9 across all competitions. The visitors could not answer after conceding the opening goal.