International friendly: Mexico 1 Ecuador 1

Mexico and Ecuador have shared the honours in a 1-1 draw in their international friendly at Qwest Field in Seattle on Saturday.

Mexico defender Jorge Torres notched a rare goal in the seventh minute to hand the host nation the early lead, though his effort was cancelled out by Michael Arroyo 30 minutes later.

More than 50,000 fans showed up to witness the exhibition game at the home of Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders, and they did not have to wait long for Torres to make his presence felt.

The 23-year-old, who plies his trade at club level with top-flight Mexican outfit Atlas, was on hand to tap in at the far post after Hector Moreno nodded down Andrews Guardado’s cross in his direction.

But Ecuador were equal to the task and tied the scores in the 37th minute through Arroyo.

The San Luis midfielder gained possession in midfield and worked past some lax defending before threading a 25-yard effort beyond Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

The draw increases Mexico’s unbeaten run in international friendlies to five matches, dating back to their 1-0 defeat of Colombia in September.