Altidore scores for Villarreal in exhibition

Altidore scores for Villarreal in exhibition

Published Aug. 9, 2010 4:33 a.m. ET

Jozy Altidore scored a tying goal in the 79th minute, giving Villarreal a 2-2 exhibition draw against Turkey's Besiktas on Sunday.

The 20-year-old American forward, who spent last season on loan from Villarreal to England's Hull, scored with a right-footed volley from 6 yards off a cross.

Altidore, a starter for the U.S. World Cup team, is on the American roster for Tuesday's exhibition against Brazil at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Defender Carlos Marchena, a member of Spain's World Cup champions, played his first match for Villarreal after transferring from Valencia.

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