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Panama draw with Honduras, eye quarterfinals berth

Panama held on to secure a 1-1 draw against Honduras in their second Group A game at the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Friday.

Luis Tejada opened the scoring for Panama in the 21st minute with a close-range effort into the bottom-right corner of Donis Escober's net off a set piece.

Panama tried their best to keep hold of the three points, but Honduras snatched a share of the spoils just nine minutes from time.

Off another set piece, Andy Najar's left-footed effort from the center of the box couldn't be saved by Panama's Jaime Penedo.

Panama, with two points, will play the United States in their final group match on Monday, while Honduras (one point) will play Haiti in the finale.