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International Friendly: Honduras 0 Turkey 2

Luis Suarez's men failed to break down an inexperienced Turkish outfit, who extended their winning streak to six matches courtesy of goals to Mevlut Erdinc and Caner Erkin.

Left-back Ishak Dogan danced around the Honduras defence on the left-side of the park, before crossing for the unmarked Erdinc - whose left-foot shot powered past the hapless Noel Valladares in Honduras' goal.

Erkin then doubled Turkey's lead with seven minutes to play, as Erdinc laid off a ball wide left for the Fenerbahce defender to lash home his second international goal.

The inexperience of Fatih Terim's men was on show early as they battled to control possession, with the Turks carrying just 103 caps of international experience into the friendly while the Hondurans had 637 across their starting XI.

The Hondurans' were kept to long-range shots in the opening half-hour, as the Turkish defence stood strong - with goalkeeper Tolga Zengin barely required.

The Turkish response was superb though - with Honduras custodian Valladares required to save on multiple occasions as Terim's men got numbers forward.

The Saint-Etienne man then climbed highest from the corner for another sight on goal, only to put his header right of Valladares' goal.

Erdinc then made amends for his earlier profligacy, converting Turkey's dominance with a well-taken strike.