Concacaf Central American Cup kicks off with 3 games on Tuesday, Belizean champions Verdes play on Wednesday

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By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Concacaf Central America Cup kicked off on Tuesday with three matches. Belize champions Verdes will see action on Wednesday in Group D against Motagua from Honduras at the FFB Stadium in Belmopan at 4:00 pm.

Liga Deportiva Alajuelense beat Honduran club Olancho 1-0 at the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on opening day Tuesday, August 1. Aarón Suárez converted Alajuelense in the 60^th minute.

In Group B, Nicaragua’s Real Estelí also won 1-0 over Guatemala’s Xelajú at Estadio Independencia in Estelí, Nicaragua, on a 19^th minute goal by Arley Bonilla.

Guatemalan club Cobán Imperial fared off far better running over Jocoro 4-1 at the Olímpico Metropolitano Stadium in San Pedro Sula on goals by Luis Martínez (7’), Anthony López (42’), Janderson Pereira (51’), and Anllel Porras (71’).

Luis Acuña netted Jocoro’s only goal in the 65^th minute.

Jocoro said they are playing their home games in San Pedro Sula, Honduras because of the unavailability of stadiums in El Salvador, though FAS and Aguila are playing at Estadio Las Delicias in Santa Tecla. El Salvador’s other stadiums were not given the green light by Concacaf, and their main stadium, the Cuscatlán in San Salvador, is unavailable because the grass is being regrown.

Concacaf Central American Cup groups:

Group A: Saprissa, Cobán Imperial, Cartaginés, CD Universitario, and Jocoro

Group B: Olimpia, Xelajú, CAI Panama, FAS, Real Estelí

Group C: Comunicaciones, Herediano, Real España, Aguila, Diriangén

Group D: Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Motagua, Olancho, Sporting San Miguelito, Verdes

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