On this day in 2005, Johnson's goal lifts US over Honduras

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🇺🇸 #USMNT 1-0 🇭🇳 Honduras

📍 Albuquerque

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Eight days before heading to 🇲🇽 for a WCQ, a Eddie Johnson goal was the difference.

45’

Just before the break, Clint Mathis hit a screamer. It banged off the bar and right to Johnson.

Scorer: Eddie Johnson (Clint Mathis) 45′

USA: 1-Joe Cannon (22-Kevin Hartman, 46′); 12-Chad Marshall, 19-Nat Borchers, 5-Chris Albright; 25-Pablo Mastroeni (Capt.) (6-Kerry Zavagnin, 85′), 8-Clint Dempsey, 14-Steve Ralston, 11-Clint Mathis (10-Kyle Martino, 63′), 13-Pat Noonan (15-Bobby Convey, 63′); 9-Eddie Johnson, 21-Brian Ching

Subs not used: 18-Jon Busch, 7-Brian Mullan, 20-Taylor Twellman

HON: 22-Junior Morales; 17-Erick Vallecillo, 6-Sergio Mendoza, 3-Maynor Figueroa, 5-Milton Reyes (15-Mauricio Sabillon, 46′); 9-Walter Lopez (12-Elkin Gonzalez, 74′), 18-Elmer Marin, 21-Carlos Moran (2-Mario Gomez, 56′), 20-Ivan Guerrero (Capt.); 8-Denilson Costa (10-Wilmer Velasquez, 69′), 11-Milton Nunez

Subs not used: 1-Henry Enamorado, 25-Cristian Garden

Referee: Mauricio Navarro (CAN)

Cards: Clint Mathis [Y 34′], Nat Borchers [Y 62′], Pablo Mastroeni [Y 64′] — Sergio Mendoza [Y 23′], Milton Reyes [Y 44′], Maynor Figueroa [Y 92+’]

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