MARABELLA, Trinidad -- Jose Carlos Diaz scored twice in three minutes and Jose Luis Seabra-Filho scored another to keep alive W Connection's hopes for a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League, leading a 3-2 victory over Real Espana on Wednesday.
The result eliminated Espana, leaving it with six points and tied with Comunicaciones, while W Connection climbed to second place in Group D with seven.
Comunicaciones can claim the last place in the knockout round from the group with a victory at home against Pumas on Thursday, but a draw will send the Trinidadian side through as the Caribbean's lone representative in the quarterfinals. Pumas already has clinched the group title and a berth in the final eight.
Diaz scored in the sixth and ninth minutes to give an early lead to W Connection, and -- after Espana rallied with an equalizing goal by Carlos Pavon in the 57th - Seabra-Filho scored the winner in the 65th.
Diaz put W Connection early, taking the ball outside the penalty area, dribbling around Espana defender Marion Pena and unleashing a left-footed shot from 22 yards that eluded goalkeeper Marcelo Macias.
Pena was victimized by Diaz less than three minutes later, outracing the Espana defender to a cross from Elkin Gonzales at the right post and side footing the ball for a tap-in.
Espana increased its intensity immediately with both Pavon and Douglas getting dangerous chances before Douglas pulled Espana within a goal in injury time.
The Brazilian took a ball just outside the box, turned and hit a low right-footed shot inside the far post.
Pavon, who was the hero with his second-half goal a week ago against El Salvador that qualified Honduras for its first World Cup since 1982, seemingly brought Espana back to life. Jairo Dainiel Puerto Herrera sent a cross that bounced twice before Pavon beat defender Nickolson Thomas and tapped in at the back post.
Seabra-Filho, who replaced the injured Diaz just before halftime than tallied the winner, settling a cross and beating Macias from 10 meters just inside the right post.
