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Honduras Claims Victory in a Tight Match Against Curaçao
San Jose, California – In a hard-fought match at PayPal Park as part of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025, Honduras managed to overcome Curaçao with a score of 2 to 1. The match, officiated by Jamaican referee Oshane Nation, was marked by intensity and midfield battles.
The first half saw Honduras take the lead in the 32nd minute thanks to a goal by J. Alvarez, assisted by K. Arriaga. However, Curaçao responded before halftime with an own goal by E. Menjivar in the 42nd minute, leveling the score.
The second half was just as tense, with both teams searching for the winning goal. Ball possession was slightly in favor of Curaçao with 54%, while Honduras maintained 46%. Despite generating more total shots (10 vs 9), Curaçao struggled to convert, with only 3 shots on target compared to Honduras’ 2. The difference was ultimately made by L. Palma in the 90th minute, who scored for Honduras after an assist from C. Pineda, securing the three points for his team. The match was filled with yellow cards, with Curaçao receiving four and Honduras one.
Substitutions honduras: at minute 59 C. Lozano came in and J. Benguche went out., at minute 59 L. Palma came in and E. Rodriguez went out., at minute 76 C. Pineda came in and J. Alvarez went out., at minute 88 D. Ramirez came in and R. Quioto went out.
Substitutions curaçao: at minute 73 G. Kastaneer came in and J. Margaritha went out., at minute 80 J. Zimmerman came in and K. Gorre went out., at minute 86 B. Kuwas came in and J. Gaari went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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