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El Salvador tie Costa Rica in friendly
13.10.07 - El Salvador played to a 2:2 tie against visiting Costa Rica in an international friendly at the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador on Saturday.
Costa Rica took a 2:0 lead at halftime over El Salvador with goals from Víctor Núñez and Carlos Castro in the 26th and 37th minutes, respectively.
Eliseo Quintanilla got the cuscatlecos on the board in the 61st minute, while Shaw Martin got the equalizer with three minutes remaining for the 2:2 final against the ticos.
The result extended Costa Rica’s unbeaten streak against El Salvador to eight games. The last time the cuscatlecos defeated the ticos was on 4 March 1997, 2:1, in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier in San Salvador.
Costa Rica returns home to face Haiti in a friendly at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San José on 17 October.
Friendlies
13.10.2007: San Salvador, EL SALVADOR; Estadio Cuscatlán
EL SALVADOR – COSTA RICA 2:2 (0:2)
Eliseo QUINTANILLA 61’; Shaw MARTIN 87’ – Victor NUÑEZ 26’; Carlos CASTRO 37’
SLV: Juan José Gómez (46: Henry Hernández)– Jonathan Barrios, Luis Miguel Hernández (83: Carlos Calderón), Manuel Salazar, Shawn Martin, Alfredo Pacheco, Víctor Turcios (64: Dennis Alas), Osael Romero, Eliseo Quintanilla, Rónald Cerritos (56: Lester Blancos), Nelson Reyes (90: Luis Anaya). Booked: Reyes, Pacheco, Sent offs: Alas 85’
TD: Carlos DE LOS COBOS
CRC: Dexter Lewis – Freddy Fernández, Michael Umaña, Pablo Chinchilla, Pablo Herrera, Carlos Castro (86: Junior Diaz), Douglas Sequiera (65: José Luis López), Rodolfo Rodríguez (77: Walter Centeno), Bryan Ruiz (65: Christian Bolaños), Alonso Solís (70: Allan Alemán), Víctor Núñez (77: David Diach). Booked: Rodriguez, Ruiz, Umaña
TD: Hernán MEDFORD
R: José RIVERA (SLV)
17.10.2007: San José, COSTA RICA; Estadio Ricardo Saprissa (20:00)
COSTA RICA – HAITI
Photo from Diario de Hoy (SLV)
National Associations
16.10.07 - Seven CONCACAF teams in international action this week
14.10.07 - Mexico tie Nigeria in friendly; Honduras defeats Panama
13.10.07 - El Salvador tie Costa Rica in friendly
There soccer seems to hit a pothole.
13.10.07 - El Salvador played to a 2:2 tie against visiting Costa Rica in an international friendly at the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador on Saturday.
Costa Rica took a 2:0 lead at halftime over El Salvador with goals from Víctor Núñez and Carlos Castro in the 26th and 37th minutes, respectively.
Eliseo Quintanilla got the cuscatlecos on the board in the 61st minute, while Shaw Martin got the equalizer with three minutes remaining for the 2:2 final against the ticos.
The result extended Costa Rica’s unbeaten streak against El Salvador to eight games. The last time the cuscatlecos defeated the ticos was on 4 March 1997, 2:1, in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier in San Salvador.
Costa Rica returns home to face Haiti in a friendly at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San José on 17 October.
Friendlies
13.10.2007: San Salvador, EL SALVADOR; Estadio Cuscatlán
EL SALVADOR – COSTA RICA 2:2 (0:2)
Eliseo QUINTANILLA 61’; Shaw MARTIN 87’ – Victor NUÑEZ 26’; Carlos CASTRO 37’
SLV: Juan José Gómez (46: Henry Hernández)– Jonathan Barrios, Luis Miguel Hernández (83: Carlos Calderón), Manuel Salazar, Shawn Martin, Alfredo Pacheco, Víctor Turcios (64: Dennis Alas), Osael Romero, Eliseo Quintanilla, Rónald Cerritos (56: Lester Blancos), Nelson Reyes (90: Luis Anaya). Booked: Reyes, Pacheco, Sent offs: Alas 85’
TD: Carlos DE LOS COBOS
CRC: Dexter Lewis – Freddy Fernández, Michael Umaña, Pablo Chinchilla, Pablo Herrera, Carlos Castro (86: Junior Diaz), Douglas Sequiera (65: José Luis López), Rodolfo Rodríguez (77: Walter Centeno), Bryan Ruiz (65: Christian Bolaños), Alonso Solís (70: Allan Alemán), Víctor Núñez (77: David Diach). Booked: Rodriguez, Ruiz, Umaña
TD: Hernán MEDFORD
R: José RIVERA (SLV)
17.10.2007: San José, COSTA RICA; Estadio Ricardo Saprissa (20:00)
COSTA RICA – HAITI
Photo from Diario de Hoy (SLV)
National Associations
16.10.07 - Seven CONCACAF teams in international action this week
14.10.07 - Mexico tie Nigeria in friendly; Honduras defeats Panama
13.10.07 - El Salvador tie Costa Rica in friendly
There soccer seems to hit a pothole.