IRAPUATO, MEXICO – Timbers2 forward Mataeo Bunbury started for the Canada U-20 National Team as it opened play in the Concacaf U-20 Championship on Saturday. Canada earned a 2-2 draw against Honduras at Estadio Sergio León Chávez.
Canada jumped out to a two-goal lead, but Honduras was able to finish even with a tying goal four minutes into second-half stoppage time. Bunbury played 64 minutes, and narrowly missed a flicked-on header off a corner kick in the 25th minute. Also, he completed 86 percent of his passes.
The Canada U-20s continue group play Tuesday, July 23, against the Dominican Republic at Estadio Sergio León Chávez; kickoff is 4 p.m. (Pacific).