Honduras may not be out of it yet, but they've got plenty of work to do in order to qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The Central American country, in a playoff with French Guiana to determine the final entrant for this summer's Gold Cup tournament, face a must-win game in the second leg of the playoff, following a 3-1 loss in French Guiana on Wednesday.
Forward Jerry Bengtson, on loan with Argentina's Belgrano from the New England Revolution, opened the scoring for Los Catrachos in the 17th minute, but the hosts pulled three goals back. The first, a header off a corner kick, featured a botched clearance from Bengtson on the goal line, and then took the lead ahead of the break. They added an insurance tally in the second half, and despite a goalkeeper gaffe in French Guiana's box, Honduras couldn't take advantage and narrow the lead on the night.
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza and Houston Dynamo midfielder Luis Garrido started the match for Honduras.
Although Jorge Luis Pinto's men have an uphill battle in the second leg, they will be playing at home in the second leg at San Pedro Sula on Sunday. Furthermore, because they scored an away goal, a 2-0 win or better would see them advance, provided French Guiana don't score more than one road goal in a Honduran win by two goals.
If Honduras miss the Gold Cup, it will be for the first time since 2002. French Guiana have never participated in the Gold Cup.
