Honduras lost their second successive game of the World Cup as Ecuador came from behind to win 2-1 in Curitiba. Here are the Honduras player-ratings:
Noel Valladares – 5 – The veteran goalkeeper was not as good as he was against France and only made two saves as La Bicolor failed to hold on to their lead.
Brayan Beckeles – 5 – The right-back tried to start some attacking moves but was poor defensively once again, and dallied at the back post to allow Enner Valencia to score his first goal.
Victor Bernardez – 6 – Far from convincing but recovered from a shaky start to look reasonably assured at the back.
Maynor Figueroa – 7 – Another solid display from the Hull City defender and he has was able to keep Felipe Caicedo quiet all night.
Emilio Izaguirre – 6 – Only lasted 45 minutes and the Celtic defender looked vulnerable at the back once again but is a threat going forwards.
Oscar Boniek Garcia – 6 – Made several good passes as he tried to start attacking moves but was unable to make enough of an impact on the game.
Luis Garrido – 5 – Was not good enough in the middle of the park and only made one tackle all night.
Jorge Claros – 6 – Filled in for Wilson Palacios and did a good job in breaking up the play but wasn’t able to start enough attacking moves.
Roger Espinoza – 7 – The Wigan midfielder put a shift in once again and was involved in almost everything Honduras did going forward.
Jerry Bengtson – 6 – Led the line with Carlos Costly but couldn’t put in the same performance and had two goals disallowed, one for handball just before halftime.
Carlos Costly – 8 – Scored Honduras’s first World Cup goal for 32 years with an excellent finish and was lively all night.
Substitutes
Juan Carlos Garcia – 6 – Made some important tackles and dealt with Antonio Valencia well but didn’t jump for the header which ultimately won the game.
Mario Martinez – 6 – Added some creativity to the side but still couldn’t thread the right passes through in the final third.
Martin Chavez – 6 – Wasn’t on the pitch for long enough to make a difference for his side.
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