Teofilo Gutierrez leads Columbia

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    Teofilo Gutierrez scored two goals, one on penalty kick in the first half and the other with his team down a man in the second, leading Colombia to a 2-0 victory over Honduras in an international friendly Saturday night at Red Bull Arena.

    "This is the first step toward qualifying for the World Cup in 2014," interim coach Leonel Alvarez said. "We're building a team with good soccer players, but also good human beings. It's a dream of mine to take this team further. It's in the hands of the federation to decide who coaches. We're just continuing the process."

    Alvarez took over the team after Hernan Dario Gomez, nicknamed "El Bolillo," was removed from his coaching duties after he admitted punching a female fan in the face repeatedly in a bar.

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