Alberth Elis scored with moments remaining in second-half stoppage time, lifting Honduras to a 1-1 draw with Qatar in a CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B game on Thursday in Glendale, Ariz.
Qatar had led since Tameem Mansour headed in a goal in the seventh minute.
The result keeps Qatar (0-1-1, 1 point) and Honduras (0-1-1, 1 point) winless through their first two matches. Qatar closes group play with a match against Mexico on Sunday at Santa Clara, Calif., while Honduras will match up with Haiti on Sunday in Charlotte.
Qatar was seconds away from a win before a set piece allowed Mansour to deliver a high ball from the left side to near the penalty spot. Rubilio Castillo nodded the ball down, and Elis made an acrobatic move to knock a right-footed shot over Qatar goalkeeper Meshaal Barsham.
In the key moment of the first half, Moustafa Tarek drove down the left flank with the ball and centered a pass to the middle of the penalty area, where Mansour headed it past Honduras goalkeeper Edrick Menjivar.
Barsham made three saves, while Menjivar was credited with two saves.
–Field Level Media
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