October 15, 2009 U.S. honors Davies in 2-2 tie; wins CONCACAF Play video

(NECN/ESPN2: Washington, D.C.) - It was an emotional comeback for the U.S. Men's National Team on Wednesday night, surging back in the final minutes to earn a 2-2 tie in its final game of World Cup Qualifying Group Play.

As fans held cards adorned with the No. 9 in honor of striker Charlie Davies, who suffered serious injuries in an automobile accident on Tuesday, U.S.A. Fought back from a 2-0 deficit late in the second half.

The team's first strike came in the 72nd minute, when midfielder Michael Bradley, son of head coach Bob Bradley, put away a rebound off a Landon Donovan shot.

There was a lot of action between this tally and the game tying score in the 5th minute of extra time.

New Costa Rica coach Rene Simoes was given a red card in the 88th minute after arguing with officials and faces a possible suspension by FIFA for one or both games against Uruguay. More important to the U.S. Men's National Team, defender Oguchi Onyewu tore the patellar tendon in his left knee on a corner kick. He is expected to miss three to four months of action.

This, following the news of Davies' accident, in which he broke the Tibia and Femur in his leg, likely keeping him out of the team's World Cup 2010 plans.

But, fitting on a night in which Davies was honored by his teammates and fans, U.S.A. scored on a Jonathan Bornstein header in the 5th minute of overtime, sealing the 2-2 tie.

"Charlie is like a brother to me, so it was really tough

news for me to hear," fellow striker Jozy Altidore said. "We all wanted to try and go out and play for him tonight. I think the energy was there for a lot of guys. We were a little bit unlucky at times. I know myself, I was a little excited. I had the shirt on underneath, I wanted to show it to him badly."

But Altidore was forced to wait until the final whistle blew to lift his shirt in honor of Davies -- he was issued a yellow card early in the game, and a second card for such a celebration would automatically suspend him for the U.S. World Cup opener in June. Davies is a native of Manchester, New Hampshire and attended Boston College.

With the tie, the United States (6-2-2) topped the North and Central America and Caribbean group for the second straight qualifying cycle. The U.S. team finished one point ahead of Mexico (6-3-1), which tied 2-2 at last-place Trinidad and Tobago.

Material from The Associated Press used in this report. Game footage courtesy of ESPN2.