Donovan nearly scores in final match with U.S. team

Landon Donovan nearly scored in his 157th and final appearance with the U.S. national team, hitting a post in the 25th minute of the Americans’ 1-1 tie against Ecuador in an exhibition Friday night in East Hartford, Connecticut. The 32-year-old Los Angeles Galaxy forward, who is retiring after Major League Soccer’s season, ran onto Jozy Altidore’s backheel pass and beat goalkeeper Maximo Banguera with a 12-yard shot. But the ball clanked off the post, and Banguera beat Donovan to the rebound. Donovan contributed to Mix Diskerud’s fifth-minute goal, crossing the ball from the left flank. After Altidore failed to connect, DeAndre Yedlin passed the ball in front of the goal, where Diskerud scored from 12 yards. Enner Valencia tied it in the 88th minute. – Associated Press