PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- The referee had blown his whistle, but no one at the Franklin Essed Stadion left the stands. The drummers kept drumming, the horn players kept playing, and the Suriname men's national team took a lap around the field.

The hosts, known by fans as the Natio , appeared headed for their first defeat in World Cup qualifying , but a stunning stoppage-time goal by Virgil Misidjan earned a 1-1 draw with visiting Guatemala and the point that comes with it. Misidjan's missile nearly hit his own goalkeeper, Etienne Vaessen , who came up to try to create chaos on a corner kick. But Vaessen jumped out of the way as Misidjan took a shot from outside the box, giving Guatemala goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen only a slight glimpse as it passed him and leveled the score.

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