Their Copa Latina championship reign in jeopardy, Honduras 5 Stars responded loudly and quickly Saturday night. Goals by former Miami Fusion and Miami FC forward Diego Serna and Wilmer Velasquez within a three-minute span midway through the second half broke a 1-1 tie and lifted 5 Stars to a 3-1 victory against Caracas FC in […]
La Selección soccer coach, Juan de Dios Castillo, has quit. Fans are stunned by the move considering the fact that he just led the team to win the Copa Centroamericana in Panama just last month. Honduran Federation (Fenafuth) official, Rafael Ferrari, said “We decided the right person to lead the national team process, which we […]
Costa Rica and Honduras will play off in the final of the Copa Centroamericana tournament on Monday. Honduras beat El Salvador 2-0 with goals by defender Johnny Leveron, after 78 minutes, and substitute Marvin Chavez, on the full-time whistle.
The Catrachos are in the semifinals of the Copa Centroamericana and also join host Panama, Costa Rica and El Salvador in qualifying for the 2011 Gold Cup. The Honduras Selección scored two goals by Jorge Claros and one from Ramon Nunez to beat Guatemala, 3-1.
Though teams like the United States and Mexico qualify automatically for CONCACAF’s Gold Cup, other countries have to enter through qualifying tournaments. For the seven nations that make up the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), that means participating in the Copa Centroamericana. That’s the old UNCAF Nations Cup, getting a name change for 2011. The […]