Tajon Buchanan's brace lifts Canada to Gold Cup blowout win over Honduras
The 21-year-old rightback/midfielder from Burnaby, B.C., was part of a well-rounded offensive onslaught for the 30th-ranked Canadians on Tuesday.
Sigur opened the scoring in the 27th minute, and Tani Oluwaseyi followed with a tally in first-half injury time. Tajon Buchanan notched a brace with goals in the 48th and 65th minutes, substitute Promise David scored in the 75th, and Nathan Saliba sealed the win with a strike in the 90th minute.
Goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair stopped all four on-target shots he faced from No. 75 Honduras.
The victory was a 'total team' effort, said Canada's assistant coach, Mauro Biello.
'I can't look at one guy and find someone who had an off game. Everybody came out with the right mentality,' said Biello, who stood in for head coach Jesse Marsch on the touchline as he sat out the first game of a two-game suspension.
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