The United States added three points to the top of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying table on Tuesday night at Rio Tinto Stadium, shutting out Honduras 1-0. Jozy Altidore scored his fourth goal in four games, finishing off Fabian Johnson’s service in the 73rd minute. USA goalkeeper Tim Howard needed one save to keep the clean sheet. The US led 10 to 4 on shots taken, putting five of those on goal.
“A good team finds ways to score and that’s what they did,” USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. “They scored and they deserve a huge compliment. In a game like this, what really matters is that you keep going and be patient and find the goal.”
In the other CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier, Costa Rica beat Panama 2-0. With six games completed, the United States is in 1st-place with 13 points. Costa Rica is 2nd with 11 and Mexico is 3rd with 8. Honduras holds 4th-place with 6 points, leading Panama by a point. The USA travels to Costa Rica for matchday 7 on September 6th.
— GAME REPORT —
Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Honduras
Date: June 18, 2013
Competition: 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah
Kickoff: 7 p.m. MT
Attendance: 20,250 (sellout)
Weather: 93 degrees, clear
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 0 1 1
HON 0 0 0
USA – Jozy Altidore (Fabian Johnson) 73rd minute
Lineups:
USA: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Brad Evans, 3-Omar Gonzalez, 5-Matt Besler, 23-Fabian Johnson; 4-Michael Bradley, 13-Jermaine Jones (20-Geoff Cameron, 74); 19-Graham Zusi (14-Brad Davis, 74), 8-Clint Dempsey (capt.), 18-Eddie Johnson (2-Edgar Castillo, 87); 17-Jozy Altidore
Substitutions Not Used: 12-Brad Guzan, 22-Nick Rimando, 7-Kyle Beckerman, 9-Terrence Boyd, 10-Joe Corona, 11-Stuart Holden, 15-Michael Parkhurst , 16-Sacha Kljestan, 21-Clarence Goodson
Head coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
HON: 18-Noel Valladares; 12-Arnold Peralta (14-Oscar Boniek Garcia, 75), 5-Jose Velasquez, 4-Juan Pablo Montes, 7-Emilio Izaguirre; 19-Andy Najar, 8-Wilson Palacios, 20-Jorge Claros, 15-Roger Espinoza; 10-Mario Martinez (17-Marvin Chavez, 69), 13-Carlo Costly (21-Roger Rojas, 33)
Substitutions Not Used: 1-Kevin Hernandez, 2-Osman Chavez, 3-Brayan Beckeles, 6-Juan Carlos Garcia, 9-Rony Martinez, 11-Diego Reyes, 16-Johnny Leveron, 22-Donis Escober, 23-Orlin Peralta
Head coach: Luis Suarez
Stats Summary: USA / HON
Shots: 13 / 6
Shots on Goal: 5 / 1
Saves: 1 / 4
Corner Kicks: 9 / 3
Fouls: 16 / 11
Offside: 1 / 3
Misconduct Summary:
USA – Jermaine Jones (caution) 10th minute
HON– Arnold Peralta (caution) 34
HON – Wilson Palacios (caution) 75
HON – Jose Velasquez (caution) 81
Officials:
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ramon Louisville (SUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Briere (CAN)
Fourth Official: Javier Santos (PUR)
