CONCACAF

Minute		Description
90' +4		E. Quintanilla has scored a goal for El Salvador! Assist by A. Álvarez.
90' +4		Goal El Salvador. Quintanilla with a superb effort, he cuts inside his defender and curls a classic past Pichardo. The referee blows for full time and an emphatic 6-1 victory for El Salvador. They needed the win and are now in the mix to qualify for the quarter finals.
90' +3		Lahera has the ball in the net but is pulled back for off side.
90' +1		El Salvador’s best finish was in 2002 and 2003 where they reached the quarter finals on both occasions. They lost 4-0 to the USA in 2002 and lost 5-2 to Costa Rica in 2003.
89'		Gómez clean through again for Cuba, he scuffs his shot and same old story for Cuba tonight.
86'		Don't blink, there's more goals in this one with less than five minutes left to this second half.
84'		A. Álvarez has scored a goal for El Salvador! Assist by E. Quintanilla.
84'		Goal El Salvador. Quintanilla lays the ball through to Álvarez and his shot from a tight angle beats Pichardo.
83'		Y. Márquez has scored a goal for Cuba! Assist by F. Carrazana.
83'		Goal Cuba. The free kick is sent in by Carrazana and Márquez with a header that beats Montes.
82'		X. García gets yellow.
82'		A decent pass into the El Salvador area almost finds Lahera, the substitute can't manage to get anything on it and the ball trundles through to Montes. yellow card to García for the challenge on Fernández.
80'		Márquez has a tame shot from the edge of the El Salvador area that Montes collects with ease.
78'		Too fancy from Cuba on the edge of the El Salvador area, no one seems to want to take the responsibility to shoot as the chance goes begging.

Minute		Description
75'		D. Quesada enters the game and replaces J. Colomé.
75'		El Salvador now in full control as a two goal burst has all but put the Cuban's out.
74'		Cuba lost 5-0 to Costa Rica in their opening Group A match then went on to lose 5-0 to Mexico
72'		E. Quintanilla enters the game and replaces R. Hernández.
71'		R. Zelaya has scored a goal for El Salvador!
71'		Goal El Salvador. Zelaya with a super effort, takes on his defender and curls one into the top corner with Pichardo beaten.
69'		L. Blanco has scored a goal for El Salvador! Assist by O. Romero.
69'		Goal El Salvador. A deep pass from Zelaya into the Cuban area finds Blanco, he chests down and beats Pichardo for El Salvador's third of the night.
68'		L. Blanco enters the game and replaces R. Corrales.
68'		Cuba’s best finish was in 2003 where they reached the quarter finals losing to the United States 5-0.
67'		Corrales with a rare second half effort for El Salvador and Pichardo makes a comfortable save.
64'		Corner kick to Cuba doesn't clear the man on the near post and El Salvador clear.
63'		A. Álvarez enters the game and replaces A. Flores.
63'		The Cuban's are giving it a go here in the second half. If they could just get their finishing boots on they could have been level.
62'		Y. Lahera enters the game and replaces R. Linares.
61'		Hernández with a superb volley for Cuba but once again over Montes's bar.
60'		Corner kick to Cuba taken by Y. Colomé and headed over by Hernández.
58'		El Salvador and Cuba have met 12 times dating back to 1930. El Salvador has the advantage with 6 victories to Cuba’s 3.
56'		Free kick to Cuba which Y. Colomé floats into the area, Francisco's looping header is just over Montes' bar.
55'		Linares almost gets onto a a decent ball across the face of the El Salvador area.
54'		The last time these two countries met El Salvador came out on top with a 1-0 victory in a 2011 friendly game. Alas scoring the winning goal.
52'		F. Carrazana enters the game and replaces J. Colomé.
51'		A decent start to this second half from Cuba. Need more improvement on the finishing and they could find themselves back in this game.
50'		A Cuban free kick is sent into the back post but the referee spots an infringement and Montes has a free kick.
46'		El Salvador get the second half underway.
45' +2		The referee blows for half time and El Salvador can be pleased with their first half performance. Goals from Zelaya on 13 minutes and Romero on 29 minutes have the Central Americans in a commanding position in this Group A clash.
45' +1		Corner kick is finally taken and the ball goes out for a throw in.
45'		A. Urgellés gets yellow.
45'		Corner kick to El Salvador as Urgellés receives a yellow card for some shenanigans in the Cuba area.
43'		First half coming to a close and a good job well done for El Salvador. Lots to do for Cuba in the second half.
39'		El Salvador lost 5-0 to Mexico in their opening Group A match then went on to draw 1-1 with Costa Rica.
37'		A combination of poor defending and slack finishing is keeping the score down to just 2-0. Should have been a few more scored in this one to this point.
36'		A perfect ball over the top of the El Salvador defense finds Gómez but he can't make contact and Montes collects.
33'		Free kick is rifled in by Zelaya and a good stop from Pichardo falls to Alas in the 6-yard box with an open goal, amazingly he manages to strike the ball over the bar.
32'		R. Fernández gets yellow.
32'		Free kick to El Salvador as Fernández gets a yellow card for bringing down Zelaya from behind.
30'		Cuba almost grab one back. Hernández is through on goal and his shot is saved by Montes, Gómez on the rebound hits the side netting.
29'		O. Romero has scored a goal for El Salvador!
29'		Goal El Salvador. Romero beats his defender and chips the encroaching Pichardo for El Salvador's second.
28'		Linares has other ideas though for Cuba and almost gets on the end of a through ball. Still hope for the Cubans, when they have a rare attack.
27'		El Salvador in full control of this match at this juncture. A second goal at this stage would surely put the Cubans away.
24'		El Salvador has made seven appearances at the Gold Cup final tournament, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2011.
22'		Corner to Cuba is an out-swinger and El Salvador clear with a defensive header.
20'		Zelaya goes on a run into the Cuba penalty area, he beats one defender and with just the keeper to beat blazes over the bar.
16'		Just what El Salvador needed, an early goal to settle those nerves.
13'		R. Zelaya has scored a goal for El Salvador! Assist by O. Romero.
13'		Goal El Salvador. A mix up in the Cuban defense as Romero finds Zelaya, his shot from the edge of the area creeps into Pichardo's left hand post.
11'		Current Group A standings have Mexico on top with 6 points, Costa Rica in 2nd place with 4 points, El Salvador in 3rd place with 1 point and Cuba in 4th with zero points.
10'		Linares tries to latch onto a through ball for Cuba as the referee blows for off side.
9'		Pretty good start from Cuba, El Salvador looking a little nervous in these early stages.
8'		Free kick to El Salvaor about 30-yards out hits the Cuban wall.
4'		El Salvador in need of a win tonight to have any aspirations of qualifying for the quarter finals.
3'		Cuba with the first meaningful attack as Urgellés finds Hernández alone in the El Salvador area and his header is wide.
2'		Linares with a golden chance to grab a goal back, but the big man takes too much time, the angle closes down and his shot is just wide.
1'		Cuba get the first half underway.
		Welcome to Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois. Tonight we have a CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A match between El Salvador and Cuba.

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R. Zelaya 13'	1 - 0
O. Romero 29'	2 - 0
L. Blanco 69'	3 - 0
R. Zelaya 71'	4 - 0
	4 - 1	83' Y. Márquez
A. Álvarez 84'	5 - 1
E. Quintanilla 90'	6 - 1

Date	Competition	Outcome	Home team	Score/Time	Visiting Team
01/18/2013	Copa Ce…	D	Honduras	1 - 1	El Salvador	View events	More info
01/20/2013	Copa Ce…	D	El Salvador	0 - 0	Panama		More info
01/25/2013	Copa Ce…	L	Costa Rica	1 - 0	El Salvador	View events	More info
01/27/2013	Copa Ce…	W	El Salvador	1 - 0	Belize	View events	More info
02/06/2013	Friendlies	L	Paraguay	3 - 0	El Salvador	View events	More info
03/21/2013	Friendlies	L	Ecuador	5 - 0	El Salvador	View events	More info
05/22/2013	Friendlies	L	Venezuela	2 - 1	El Salvador	View events	More info
07/08/2013	Gold Cup		El Salvador	7:00 PM EST	Trinidad an…		More info
07/12/2013	Gold Cup		Honduras	9:30 PM EST	El Salvador		More info
07/15/2013	Gold Cup		El Salvador	7:00 PM EST	Haiti		More info

Date	Competition	Outcome	Home team	Score/Time	Visiting Team
11/16/2012	Caribbe…	D	St. Vincen…	1 - 1	Cuba	View events	More info
11/18/2012	Caribbe…	L	Trinidad an…	1 - 0	Cuba	View events	More info
12/08/2012	Caribbe…	L	Martinique	1 - 0	Cuba	View events	More info
12/10/2012	Caribbe…	W	Cuba	2 - 1	French Guyana	View events	More info
12/12/2012	Caribbe…	W	Jamaica	0 - 1	Cuba	View events	More info
12/14/2012	Caribbe…	W	Haiti	0 - 1	Cuba	View events	More info
12/16/2012	Caribbe…	W	Cuba	1 - 0 AET	Trinidad an…	View events	More info
07/09/2013	Gold Cup		Costa Rica	8:30 PM EST	Cuba		More info
07/13/2013	Gold Cup		United States	4:30 PM EST	Cuba		More info
07/16/2013	Gold Cup		Cuba	5:30 PM EST	Belize		More info

El Salvador vs. Cuba

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Cuba matches

Player	Disciplinary
M. Montes
L. Anaya
D. Alas
V. Turcios
X. García	82'
R. Hernández
O. Romero
A. Flores
J. Alas
R. Zelaya
R. Corrales

Player	Disciplinary
J. Ramos
R. Fernández	32'
A. Urgellés	45'
Y. Márquez
H. Dranguet
J. Colomé
J. Colomé
C. Francisco
M. Hernández
A. Gómez
R. Linares