The US men's national team battled back from an early 1-0 deficit to earn a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Ecuador at Austin FC 's Q2 Stadium Friday night.

A back-and-forth affair in the early stages, Ecuador opened the scoring after 24 minutes. Veteran forward Enner Valencia raced past Chris Richards on a lightning-quick counterattack and slipped his finish past New York City FC 'keeper Matt Freese at the far post.

The US continued to battle and almost equalized in the 37th minute, as a re-directed cross looked destined for the top corner, before La Tri goalkeeper Hernán Galindez made a stunning save. Folarin Balogun and Aidan Morris each also had chances on the counterattack but were unable to break through as Ecuador took a 1-0 lead into the half.

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