Canada-Venezuela friendly ends in 1-1 draw

Canada-Venezuela friendly ends in 1-1 draw

Published May. 29, 2010 9:11 p.m. ET

A header by midfielder Gavin McCallum in injury time gave Canada a 1-1 draw against Venezuela in a friendly match Saturday.

Angel Chourio scored for Venezuela in the 44th, knocking in a deep pass from Yohandry Perozo.

The scoring was evened in the 93rd minute when McCallum headed in a free kick by Issey Nakajima-Farran, after a foul at the border of the area of defender Henry Pernia.

Canada, which is in the midst of a restructuring with an eye to the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2011, previously lost 5-0 to Argentina in Buenos Aires.

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The match was played in Merida in southwestern Venezuela.

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