Paul Clarke, Star Writer

Honduras moved past Canada into second place behind leaders Mexico in Group B of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Championship at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, crushing a spirited Cuban team 3-0 in the second game of the triple-header yesterday.

Goals from Alberth Elis in minute 60, his second of the tournament and a decent finish from inside the area from forward John Suazo gave the Central American team the victory.

They move to four points after two games, while Mexico, which also recorded a convincing 2-0 win over Canada, hold the lead on six points. Canada are next on the three points.

Midfielder Hirving Lozano scored his third goal for the Mexicans in the 30th minute, in a match that head coach, Almaguer Trevino, had said would have been a tough matchup. Diego Pineda Juarez scored the other goal for Mexico in time added on for stoppages after 90 minutes of action.

But it was not as tough as they expected as Canada was content on sitting deep in defence and was looking to counter when the opportunity presented itself.

The defending champions had 17 shots on the Canadian's goal, all from within the 18-yard box, while Canada managed a total of six.

Mexico are perfect after two games on six points, while Canada, who defeated Haiti 3-1 in their opening match of the championship, are on three points and will need a positive result against El Salvador on Thursday.

Suazo was named Man of the Match in Honduras' win, which now put them on track for a top two finish if they can hold their position.

"The Cubans had some dangerous chances especially in the first half, but we coped well to score the two goals," said Honduras head coach Jorge Jimenez.

"They had the better of us in the first half and we had to change some things for the second half and it got us the victory. Now we look to our next assignment," Jimenez said.