Their Copa Latina championship reign in jeopardy, Honduras 5 Stars responded loudly and quickly Saturday night.
Goals by former Miami Fusion and Miami FC forward Diego Serna and Wilmer Velasquez within a three-minute span midway through the second half broke a 1-1 tie and lifted 5 Stars to a 3-1 victory against Caracas FC in the 2011 Copa Latina opener at Ted Hendricks Stadium.
Honduras is close to reaching an agreement to play Ghana in an international friendly on March 3, 2010 in South Africa.
The match is expected to open the newly-built Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, which has a 46,000 seat capacity, and will be the same venue for Honduras’ Group H opener against Chile on June 16, 2010.
Coach Reinaldo Rueda says next month’s friendly will help the players acclimatize to conditions before the World Cup tournament kick-starts. He plans to field a strong squad that will be led by striker David Suazo, Wilson Palacios, Maynor Figueroa, and Hendry Thomas.
Ghana is expected bring out the team that finished runners-up at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.
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Honduras will play its first World Cup friendly soccer match of 2010 against the United States on Jan. 23rd at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, USA.
“Obviously we know the quality of the Honduran team very well and we think the match is a great way to start the year as we commence preparations for the World Cup,” U.S. Coach Bob Bradley said in a statement. “With both teams working toward finalizing their rosters for South Africa, we expect it will be a very competitive game.”
Honduras, preparing for its first World Cup since 1982, opens against Chile on June 16th, plays Spain on June 21st, and Switzerland on June 25th.
