The New Zealand Men's U-20s side continued their preparations for the FIFA U-20 World Cup on Thursday with a 2-1 loss to Honduras at Shoesmith Domain in Warkworth.
New Zealand captain Bill Tuiloma, back in the country for the first time in the lead up to the tournament after beingreleased by French Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille, opened the scoring in the sixth minute with a rasping free kick struck from 25 yards.
The visitors levelled things up in the 27th minute when Brian Rochez Meija clipped the ball around New Zealand goalkeeper Oliver Sail when through one-on-one after a swift counter attack.
Honduras, who will contest Group F along with Germany, Fiji and Uzbekistan, went 2-1 up in the 63rd minute when Albert Elis Martinez finished well inside the New Zealand penalty area.
New Zealand's final warm-up match is against Austria on Sunday at Bays City Park with kickoff at 1pm.
The Men's U-20s open the FIFA U-20 World Cup on May 30 at North Harbour Stadium with their Group A clash against Ukraine.
New Zealand 1-2 Honduras (half: 1-1) NZL: Bill Tuiloma 6' HON: Brian Rochez Mejia 27', Albert Elis Martinez 63'
New Zealand: 1. Oliver Sail (GK), 2. Jesse Edge, 3. Deklan Wynne, 4. Sam Brotherton, 5. Adam Mitchell, 7. Bill Tuiloma (capt), 8. Moses Dyer, 9. Alex Rufer, 10. Clayton Lewis, 11. Matthew Ridenton, 16. Joel Stevens
Substitutes: 12. Nik Tzanev (GK), 13. Brock Messenger, 14. Andre de Jong, 15. Andrew Blake, 17. Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi, 20. Stuart Holthusen, 21. Cory Brown
