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Minute		Description
90' +4		No time for the corner kick as the referee blows for full time, extraordinary ending and El Salvador take the three points
90' +3		Free kick to Costa Rica in a dangerous position - last chance here and barging in the area delays kick and it's deflected for a corner
90' +2		Pandemonium in the stadium, its great stuff here from El salvador
90' +1		4 minutes of added time
89'		J. Henríquez enters the game and replaces W. Reyes.
87'		O. Romero has scored a goal for El Salvador!
87'		Romero with his second of the game - a great cross from Reyes and the Costa Rican Herrera makes a hash of the clearance and Romero finishes with style
85'		Costa Rica looking the more likely to score at this stage
84'		Centeno with a header at the far post, saved by Montes
83'		Corner Costa Rica - taken short this time and once again cleared with comfort
81'		Corner Costa Rica - defended well by El Salvador - results in open play

Minute		Description
79'		D. Alas enters the game and replaces C. Castillo.
79'		Both teams pressing for the full compliment of points
78'		Corner El Salvador but Navas gathers well
77'		Costa Rica almost take the lead, but it's offside. Costa Rica have reached the Semi Finals on four occasions, 1991, 1993, 2002 and 2003, losing on three occasions and reaching the final in 2002 when they lost 2-0 to the USA
76'		Herrera with an effort that hits the side netting
73'		Sirias, the goal provider, has gone off and El Salvador nearly put through their own net with a defensive header - Corner - results in open play
72'		P. Brenes enters the game and replaces E. Sirias.
71'		Foul on El Salvador - results in open play
70'		Granados has only been on the field ten minutes and has made an immediate impact for Costa Rica
69'		Costa Rica almost through on goal again, they now look the more lively
66'		A great goal, a great game and we have a feast on our hands
65'		Goal Costa Rica - fine work down the wing by Sirias and he finds Granados free in the area - a fine finish and its 1-1
64'		W. Granados has scored a goal for Costa Rica! Assist by E. Sirias.
63'		Costa Rica has a significant advantage regarding FIFA rankings, they are currently ranked 30 in the world and that’s up eleven places from their previous position in June, El Salvador are also on the rise, up to ninety and that’s up ten places.
62'		Free kick to El Salvador - as Martinez limps off for El Salvador - results in open play
61'		R. Corrales enters the game and replaces J. Martínez.
61'		Borges chips in with an effort, keeper gathers well
60'		Somewhat of a frantic passage of play results in a weak effort on goal from Costa Rica
57'		Soborio almost puts through his own net for a corner - results in open play
56'		The game is very open and both teams capable of producing a moment of magic to score
55'		Costa Rica make the change and there is a party of El Salvadorians warming up on the side lines
54'		W. Granados enters the game and replaces F. Ledezma.
53'		Although a disappointing history against Costa Rica, there is some salvation for El Salvador, they did beat Costa Rica 6-3 last Sunday for the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, it's El Salvador’s first regional title since 1943. It’s strictly no sun tan lotion and boots on in this game tonight!
51'		Costa Rica come back with a effort of their own, great game boiling up - end to end stuff here
50'		Almost 2-0 Reyes' effort saved well by Navas - corner El Salvador results in open play
47'		Coreas has a long range effort go over the bar - similar pattern to the first half, El Salvador looking to break at every oppotunity
46'		Costa Rica get the second half underway and they will be desperate to get a good start to this half
45' +1		1 minute of added time as El Salvador almost sneak past the last line of defense again, its off side, good call from the linesman - the whistle goes for half time
45'		W. Reyes gets yellow.
44'		Costa Rica knocking on the door - they look very threatening although El Salvador still look dangerous on the break
42'		Corner to Costa Rica - this time it's wasted
41'		Corner to Costa Rica - Borges header hits the post and El Salvador survive
38'		Corner to Costa Rica - Centeno crosses and once again El Salvador breaks and they have an effort on goal to relieve the pressure
37'		Costa Rica are having a lot of possession, El Salvador finding it difficult to get out of their own half
36'		A great crowd here for this game, good atmosphere - These two countries have met before in CONCACAF Gold Cup action; at the 2003 tournament when the ‘Ticos’ demolished El Salvador 5-2.
35'		Dangerous play there as Costa Rica press, results in a free kick for El Salvador in their own area
33'		An early substitution for Costa Rica, Herron comes on for Wallace
32'		A. Herrón is substituted in.
32'		H. Wallace is substituted out.
30'		The linesman flags for off-side and ends an El Salvador attack when the player looked clean through
28'		Good response here from Costa Rica, a bicycle kick is needed to defend a Costa Rica attack
26'		Foul for El Salvador - Costa Rica come right back and win a corner - taken by Centeno, taken by keeper Montes and straight away El Salvador go on the attack, this time Costa Rica are sharp to it
25'		Head to Head doesn't look good for the Salvadorians, since 2003 these two Central American rivals have met seven times with six wins for the Costa Ricans' and one draw.
23'		El Salvador look good value here, busier of the two nations by far
20'		Free kick Costa Rica - Centeno with a wasted cross that Montes gathers he then throws out for a counter attack and Romero scores, a great individual effort as he takes on his defender and slots home with aplomb
19'		O. Romero has scored a goal for El Salvador! Assist by S. Coreas.
17'		Some sloppy defense from El Salvador lets in Soborio, he shoots wide, should have done better
16'		Good work from Segares results in a corner for Costa Rica - cross comes in and Montes gathers well in goal for El Salvador, they break quickly and have two efforts on goal before the referee blows for a foul
14'		A slightly bruising battle up to now, as Herrera has a weak shot for Costa Rica
11'		The excellent weather is still with us in Los Angeles, temperatures around the 73 Degree Fahrenheit mark, some early evening sunshine, players should thrive in these conditions.
10'		Costa Rica find room in the Salvadorian area but the referee calls a foul, good passage of play from the Costa Rican's
9'		A good opening to this match, has the potential for a good match
8'		L. González gets yellow.
8'		Costa Rica settling a little better now, although Gonzalez gets a yellow for a cynical pull back
6'		Sanchez raises his foot and a free kick to Costa Rica - game a little snippy
5'		El Salvador the more feisty, Costa Rica still to wake up here
4'		Foul to El Salvador - results in open play
3'		Corner to El Salvador - header by Reyes and Navas saves well - good start from El Salvador
1'		F. Fernández gets yellow.
1'		Yellow to Fernandez of Costa Rica, pulling his opponent back - free kick to El Salvador results in open play
		Welcome to the second Group A match of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup where Costa Rica will take on El Salvador at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Some countries that did not make this tournament: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Martinique, Saint-Martin and St. Kitts & Nevis.

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	0 - 1	19' O. Romero
W. Granados 64'	1 - 1
	1 - 2	87' O. Romero

Player	Disciplinary
K. Navas
L. González	8'
H. Wallace
G. Segares
F. Fernández	1'
E. Sirias
W. Centeno
C. Borges
P. Herrera
F. Ledezma
A. Saborío

Player	Disciplinary
M. Montes
A. Pacheco
M. Salazar
M. González
R. Sánchez
O. Romero
C. Castillo
S. Coreas
J. Martínez
Á. Escobar
W. Reyes	45'

Date	Competition	Outcome	Home team	Score/Time	Visiting Team
01/25/2013	Copa Ce…	W	Costa Rica	1 - 0	El Salvador	View events	More info
01/27/2013	Copa Ce…	W	Costa Rica	1 - 0	Honduras	View events	More info
02/06/2013	WC Qual…	D	Panama	2 - 2	Costa Rica	View events	More info
03/22/2013	WC Qual…	L	United States	1 - 0	Costa Rica	View events	More info
03/26/2013	WC Qual…	W	Costa Rica	2 - 0	Jamaica	View events	More info
05/28/2013	Friendlies		Canada	8:00 PM EDT	Costa Rica		More info
06/07/2013	WC Qual…		Costa Rica	10:00 PM EDT	Honduras		More info
06/11/2013	WC Qual…		Mexico	8:00 PM EDT	Costa Rica		More info
06/18/2013	WC Qual…		Costa Rica	10:00 PM EDT	Panama		More info
07/09/2013	Gold Cup		Costa Rica	8:30 PM EDT	Cuba		More info

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 EDT	Trinidad an…		More info
07/12/2013	Gold Cup		Honduras	9:30 PM EDT	El Salvador		More info
07/15/2013	Gold Cup		El Salvador	7:00 PM EDT	Haiti		More info

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