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Gold Cup: Honduras beat Mexico
Carlos Costly's second goal of the match came in injury time and was the deciding factor as Honduras beat four-time Gold Cup champion Mexico 2-1 on Sunday.
- Indo-Asian News Service
- Updated: June 12, 2007 05:57 pm IST
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The victory kept Honduras chances of making the quarter finals alive in the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition.
They are now tied with Mexico for second in Group C after recording a victory and a loss.
Panama took the group lead with four points after drawing two-all with Cuba.
One of the deciding factors in the match came when Mexican striker Cuauht?moc Blanco, who scored their only goal, was given a red card in the 49th minute after elbowing Jorge Samuel Caballeros.
The red card will force Blanco to miss Mexico's next match against Panama on Wednesday.
Carlos Costly's second goal of the match came in injury time and was the deciding factor as Honduras pulled off the upset of the tournament by defeating four-time Gold Cup champion Mexico 2-1 on Sunday.The victory kept Honduras chances of making the quarter finals alive in the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition.
They are now tied with Mexico for second in Group C after recording a victory and a loss.
Panama took the group lead with four points after drawing two-all with Cuba.
One of the deciding factors in the match came when Mexican striker Cuauht?moc Blanco, who scored their only goal, was given a red card in the 49th minute after elbowing Jorge Samuel Caballeros.
The red card will force Blanco to miss Mexico's next match against Panama on Wednesday.
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