CARACAS (Interstat) — Monagas scored three unanswered goals after conceding early and beat Caracas 3-2 on Saturday at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV. Michael Covea put Caracas ahead in the 22nd minute, but Monagas answered through Romero in the 28th. Nicolas Henry gave Monagas the lead in the 68th, and Romero added another in the 71st. Alejandro Villarreal also scored and was booked for Caracas. I. Gudino recorded an assist for Caracas, while Santiago Natera, Edgar Carrion and Luis Gonzalez had assists for Monagas. Both teams received four yellow cards. Yellow cards went to Monagas’s Uruena, Jaramillo, Castillo and Ortiz and Caracas’s Yendis, Benitez, Villarreal and Quintero. Monagas improved to 2-2-1 in this competition and 3-4-1 across all competitions. Caracas fell to 3-2 in competition and 5-3 overall. Monagas made five substitutions, and Caracas made five. The teams are scheduled to meet again.