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Antony Lozano and Alberth Elis scored and Honduras beat Costa Rica 2-0 on Sunday to improve to 2-0 in Group B play in CONCACAF qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Lozano scored in the 41st minute, and Elis added a late goal after Costa Rica's Luis Sequeira was sent off in the 75th minute for his second yellow card in a minute.

Mexico faced Haiti in the second games of the doubleheader

Seeking its third straight berth in the Olympics and fourth overall, Honduras will finish group play Wednesday night against Mexico in Commerce City, Colorado. Costa Rica will play Haiti.

On Friday, Honduras beat Haiti 1-0, and Mexico topped Costa Rica 4-0.

The top two teams in the group will advance to the semifinals Oct. 10 in Sandy, Utah.

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