Arana scores twice as Real Espana defeats visiting Juticalpa

SAN PEDRO SULA (Interstat) — Real Espana beat visiting Juticalpa 3-1 on Saturday at Estadio Francisco Morazán, using an early goal and a late burst to secure the result. Mike Arana opened the scoring in the 7th minute and added his second in the 79th. Y. Delgadillo equalized for Juticalpa in the 12th minute. Anthony Garcia scored Real Espana’s third goal in the 90+5th minute. Arana received a yellow card in the 3rd minute. Juticalpa’s Gonzalez, Reyes and Casildo also were cautioned, as were Real Espana’s Osorto and Alvarado. Real Espana made substitutions with Ramos and Osorto, and Juticalpa brought on Reyes, Sacaza and Kelly. The home side led 1-0 after seven minutes and took a 2-1 advantage into the final minutes. Real Espana improved to 8-1-3 in the competition and across all competitions. Juticalpa dropped to 2-10 in the competition and across all competitions.