Football: Maynor Figueroa header earns Honduras 1-1 draw with United States

Maynor Figueroa's header four minutes from time cancelled out Jozy Altidore's opener and earned Honduras a 1-1 draw with the United States in their friendly on Tuesday.

Altidore has been struggling for form with his Premier League club Sunderland but, playing in his hometown, repaid the faith shown in him by United States head coach Juergen Klinsmann.

The forward had a great chance to open the scoring in the eighth minute when he robbed Wilmer Crisanto and broke into the box but instead of shooting he delivered an awkward pass to Clint Dempsey, who screwed his shot wide.

Two minutes later, however, Altidore made amends in fine style, taking a ball from Michael Bradley, cutting inside past Victor Bernardez and firing a low shot into the bottom corner.

Honduras could have drawn level in the 20th minute when US goalkeeper Nick Rimando's poor clearance fell straight to Andy Najar but his lofted effort from 25 yards was just over the bar.

Hernan Medford's team applied some late pressure and it eventually paid off when Mario Martinez whipped in a free-kick from the right and Figueroa broke free of his marker to head home the equalizer.