The teams were level at 1-1 and seemingly heading for extra-time until Mayorquin’s stunning 90th minute strike from outside the penalty area, which deflected off T&T defender Daniel Cyrus and wrong-footed keeper Glenroy Samuel.

In the first half, Honduras had the better of a disjointed T&T team which again played minus starters Leston Paul, Sean De Silva and solid central defender Curtis Gonzales.

As a result, Honduran striker Rojer Rojas missed a hat-trick of chances in the first half, including two free headers in the penalty area.

Eventually, Rojas put Honduras ahead in the 48th minute when stripping defensive midfielder Jean Luc Rochford, who was trying to dribble around the penalty area, and driving a bullet past Samuel.

Honduras’ lead lasted ten minutes as Trinidad and Tobago equalised in the 58th minute through striker Qian Grosvenor, who finally broke his duck in the qualifying tournament for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.

And what a way to do it.

The St Anthony’s College striker had shown a good touch throughout but struggled for his goal-scoring legs. But when he collected on the left side of the penalty area, there was no stopping his rocket as it flew across the airborne Honduras keeper and nestled inside the far corner.

“Que goalso? ” exclaimed the Honduran radio announcer who was reporting the game live. And what a goal it was indeed.

Both teams went close to scoring soon after. In the 68th, T&T’s Kevin Molino lobbed the ball from atop the penalty area and almost caught out Jose Menoza, the Honduran keeper.

In the 77th, Johnny Leveron had an even better chance when arriving free at T&T’s back post, but hit his shot wide.

Later, substitute Jose Valladres thought he had given Honduras the winner in the 85th when knocking in the rebound after the Trinidad and Tobago keeper parried a hot drive from Mario Martinez into his path. However, Valladres was flagged for offside.

TEAMS:

HONDURAS: 12-Jose Menoza (GK), 2-Portifirio Boquin, 3-Angel Castro, 4-Wilmer Casildo, 8-Reinieri Mayorquin (C), 9-Julio Vanales, 10-Erick Andino, 11-Rojer Rojas, 16-Johnny Leveron, 18-Julio Ocampo, 20-Alfredo Valladres

SUBS: Jose Fonseca, 7-Mario Martinez, 13-Ronald Martin, 15-Anthony Lozano, 17-Erick Zepeda, 19-Jose Valladres, 1-Francisco Reyes (GK)

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: 1-Glenroy Samuel (GK), 4-Sheldon Bateau, 5-Akeem Adams, 7-Kevin Molino, 9-Juma Clarence, 14-Jean Luc Rochford, 15-Uriah Bentick, 16-Marcus Joseph, 17-Nicholas Walker, 18-Daniel Cyrus, 19-Qian Grosvenor

SUBS: 2-Aubrey David,3-Curtis Gonzales, 8-Sean De Silva, 6-Leston Paul, 10-Daniel Joseph, 13-Marvin Manswell, 20-Andre Marchan (GK)

Head coach: Zoran Vranes, assistant coach: Hutson Charles.