In the Hexagonal, there are three teams with three matches remaining that can realistically finish third and avoid a do-or-die playoff against an Asian team in November.
Honduras pulled itself into a third-place tie with the U.S. Friday in familiar fashion: goals by players with MLS ties. Former Dynamo; Alexander Lopezand current member Alberth Elis scored the goals by which the Catrachos ended a four-game winless run in the Hexagonal and upped the ante considerably for its home game against theAmericans Tuesday (5:20 pm ET, BeIN Sports, NBC Universo) in San Pedro Sula.
San Jose Earthquakes forward Marco Urena did the damage Friday night in CostaRica’s 2-0 victory that coupled with Honduras’ victory, knotted the teams in the standings with eight points (two wins, three defeats, two ties).
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