Tuesday, March 17, 2020

On this day in 1965, a victory gave the US a small chance to qualify

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #USMNT 1-0 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ Honduras
๐Ÿ“ San Pedro Sula
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๐Ÿ“‹ World Cup Q

The Yanks had a slim chance to advance after this win in their third of four qualifying matches. Ed Murphy scored the lone goal in the 70’.

Still needed a huge win in the reverse fixture.

Scorer: Ed Murphy 70′

HON: Jaime Varela Avila, Rafael Dick Worrier, Federico Budde Flores, Reynaldo Centeno Melendez, Alberto Solรญs Lรณpez, Carlos Castillo Zuniga, Donaldo Rosales Fajardo, Carlos Humberto Suazo Lagos, Mario Caballero Arevala, Agustin รlvarez Garcรญa, Julio Cรฉsar Iglesias Bonilla

USA: Victor Gerley, Alexander Cziotka, Bayardo Abaunza (Tibor Resznecki), Fred Cameron, Bob Kehoe, Cornell Krieger, Ed Murphy, Helmut Bicek, Walter Chyzowych, Josef Pal, Al Zerhusen

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