Turkey beat Honduras 2-0 in World Cup warm-up tie

Mevlut Erdinc scored one goal and set up another as Turkey defeated Brazil-bound Honduras 2-0 yesterday in a World Cup warm-up friendly match.
Erdinc, a striker for French club Saint-Etienne, scored in the 70th minute and made the key pass to Caner Erkin for his 83rd minute tally.
It was the first in a series of World Cup preparation nmatches for Honduras, which will open play in Brazil against France on June 15 and also face Ecuador and Switzerland in Group E matches.
"Los Catrachos" also face warm-up matches against Israel on Sunday at Houston and at Miami on June 7 against England.

Turkey, which failed to qualify for the World Cup, sported a young lineup that lacked injured Arda Turan of Champions League runner-up Atletico Madrid. They will face the World Cup-bound United States on Sunday in suburban New York.
Turkey's Ishak Dogan set up the first goal when he faked past Honduran defender Brayan Beckeles and charged in from the right of goalkeeper Noel Valladares, the 37-year-old Honduran captain.

Moments later, Erdinc directed a centering pass into the back of the net. Turkey added an insurance goal when tightly guarded Erdinc flicking the ball to unmarked Erkin, who charged into the penalty area and blasted home a left-footed shot.

Honduras, bolstered by thousands of loud supporters in the crowd of 20,723 at RFK Stadium, set the early pace but the best chance went lacking when Roger Espinoza of English club Wigan had a blast from the left wing booted away by Turkish teen defender Ozan Tufan.
Honduras received a scare in the 22nd minute when midfielder Wilson Palacios, who plays for English Premier League side Stoke City, remained crumpled on the pitch after tangling legs with a Turkish defender.