BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 19, 2013- In Sandy, Utah in front of a sell-out crowd, Jozy Altidore scored a goal in his fourth consecutive game as the USA beat Honduras, 1-0, to take a commanding lead in the fight for a berth in next year's World Cup in Brazil. The two teams had battled to a scoreless tie for over 70 minutes before Altidor charged to the goal and took a perfect pass from teammate Fabian Johnson. He then rocketed his shot past Honduran keeper Noel Valladares for the game's only score. A goal earlier in the half by Altidore was waved off after the lineman found him to be offsides. Replays indicated the call was correct. US Keeper Tim Howard was spectacular on the few shots Honduras managed. The best chance for Honduras came in the first half when a wing player got past the US Defense and took a hard shot to Howard's right. But the American lunged to his left for the save. On another USA surge, the ball richocheted off of a Honduran's hand in the penalty area, but the game official did not see the infraction and play continued.
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