Gold Cup 2011

#	Player	Disciplinary
1	K. Navas (GK)
15	J. Díaz
6	H. Mora
20	D. Marshall
3	J. Acosta	63'
4	J. Salvatierra	37'
5	C. Borges	56'
24	A. Guevara
7	C. Bolaños
9	A. Saborío
16	M. Ureña
Coach: R. La Volpe

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
1	M. Montes (GK)		53'
23	L. Anaya		90'
5	V. Turcios		77'
2	X. García
19	R. Hernández
14	D. Alas
21	G. Baires		10'
20	A. Flores
16	J. Alas
11	R. Zelaya	45'	75'
9	R. Corrales
Coach: R. Israel

#	Player	Goals
10	B. Ruiz for M. Ureña 46'
12	J. Campbell for C. Bolaños 62'
21	R. Brenes for H. Mora 80'	90'

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
7	R. Sánchez for G. Baires 46'
10	E. Quintanilla for R. Corrales 62'
6	S. Martín for A. Flores 72'

Minute		Description
90' +6		Stunning end to this one as the referee blows for full time. Costa Rica grab a late equalizer to break the hearts of the El Salvadorians. Honors even in this Group A clash.
90' +5		R. Brenes has scored a goal for Costa Rica! Assist by A. Guevara.
90' +5		Goal Costa Rica. Brenes picks the ball up in the El Salvador area and his strike is through the legs of a defender and beats Montes. Dramatic end to this one.
90' +3		Free kick to Costa Rica just outside the box. Bryan striles it and the El Salvador wall stands firm. The rebound strikes another El Salvadorian desperate dive as they try to hang on.
90' +1		4 minutes of additional time.
90'		L. Anaya gets yellow.
90'		Corner taken short, El Salvador make a bit of a mess with that as Costa Rica clear up field.
89'		Quintanilla stings the hands of Navas as his rasping drive goes out for an El Salvador corner.
86'		Costa Rica and El Salvador have met 51 times dating back to 1935. Costa Rica has the advantage with 32 victories to El Salvador’s 9.
85'		Corner kick to Costa Rica taken to the near post by Brenes and headed clear.
84'		El Salvador hanging on here for an important victory in Group A
80'		R. Brenes enters the game and replaces H. Mora.
80'		El Salvador’s best finish was in 2002 and 2003 where they reached the quarter finals on both occasions.

Minute		Description
79'		Free kick to Costa Rica hits the El Salvador wall and cleared up field.
77'		V. Turcios gets yellow.
77'		Bryan beats his defender and his cross finds Saborío in the 6-yard box with an open goal, amazingly he manages to deflect the ball over the bar. What an escape for El Salvador.
76'		The free kick is curled in but a good solid defensive header clears the danger.
75'		R. Zelaya gets yellow.
75'		Zelaya receives a yellow card for pulling back Guevara.
74'		Bryan with the corner, Montes is beat but the ball is headed out for a second corner. Second effort is swung in and El Salvador can clear their lines.
73'		Bryan with a deflected effort for Costa Rica that curls out for a corner kick.
72'		S. Martín enters the game and replaces A. Flores.
72'		These two have met twice in Gold Cup play. Back in 2003 Costa Rica won 5-2 at the quarter final stage and El Salvador won 2-1 in a 2009 group match.
69'		Saborío has the ball in the back of the net but the referee blows for off side.
67'		Zelaya almost through as he latches onto a decent through ball, his effort is high though and Costa Rica breath a sigh of relief.
65'		Corner to Costa Rica taken by Campbell and caught by Montes.
63'		J. Acosta gets yellow.
63'		Yellow card to Acosta as Quintanilla is brought down outside the area for El Salvador. Zelaya's effort this time is high and wide.
62'		E. Quintanilla enters the game and replaces R. Corrales.
62'		J. Campbell enters the game and replaces C. Bolaños.
61'		Zelaya is back on the field after some treatment on the sidelines.
56'		C. Borges gets yellow.
56'		Borges receives a yellow card for complaining to the referee after Hernández trips Ruiz in the box.
55'		Anaya with a strong challenge on Mora in the El Salvador area. Shouts for a penalty are waved away.
53'		M. Montes gets yellow.
53'		Yellow card to Montes for wasting time.
50'		The last time these two countries met Costa Rica came out on top with a 2-1 victory in a 2010 friendly.
49'		Bolaños with a free kick for Costa Rica is just too high for the attackers and the ball goes out for a goal kick.
48'		Corner to El Salvador is swung in and Navas makes a comfortable catch.
47'		A substitution for each team at half time. Ureña the surprise for Costa Rica but he has been quiet in the first half.
46'		B. Ruiz enters the game and replaces M. Ureña.
		R. Sánchez enters the game and replaces G. Baires.
		El Salvador get the second half underway.
45' +2		The referee blows for half time and Zelaya's outstanding strike from the free kick separates these two Central American rivals.
45' +1		One minute of additional time.
45'		R. Zelaya has scored a goal for El Salvador!
45'		Goal El Salvador. Free kick to El Salvador in a central position just outside the Costa Rica box. Zelaya strikes an absolute beauty into Navas' top left corner and El Salvador take the lead.
43'		Bolaños with a corner kick that Montes makes a mess of, Mora couldn't get to the rebound as the referee blows for a foul to El Salvador.
41'		Saborío, again with a decent cross, but no Costa Rica players attacking the ball in the 6-yard box.
38'		Yellow to Costa Rica's Salvatierra for the challenge on García
37'		J. Salvatierra gets yellow.
36'		Alas with some good work for El Salvador. he cuts back inside two defenders and his strike is deflected out for a corner. Corner is sent in and Navas catches. Zelaya finds room in the Costa Rica box and his effort is saved by Navas.
33'		Ureña is the man on fire for Costa Rica, he scored twice for the Central Americans in their opening Group A match.
32'		Bolaños plays a couple of one-two's and his strike is low and Montes saves comfortably low down to his left.
29'		Corrales finds Flores with plenty of space but he elects for the long range strike that is well over Navas' bar.
28'		La Volpe, the Costa Rica coach looking very debonaire on the sidelines with open buttoned shirt and a pensive look.
27'		Bolaños goes on a run into the 18-yard box but loses control and out for a goal kick.
25'		Free kick to El Salvador out wide. Alas curls it in but the referee blows for a foul on keeper Navas.
21'		Corrales for El Salvador has an effort from outside the Costa Rica box that takes a deflection and into Navas's hands. Goal kick.
20'		Saborío gets on the end of a far post cross and his header is just wide of Montes' post. Best chance of the match there.
16'		Saborío makes a nuisance of himself and wins a free kick. The kick is taken square and El Salvador break the play down.
15'		The stadium was opened in 1996 and is home to the Carolina Panthers NFL team and has a capacity of just under 74,000.
13'		Corner kick is taken and Costa Rica clear with ease.
12'		Zelaya with a chance for El Salvador but holds onto the ball too long and Costa Rica close him down. Corner kick El Salvador.
10'		G. Baires gets yellow.
10'		Yellow to Baires for a late challenge on Borges.
9'		Bolaños again with plenty of room out on the left flank, another long range effort is well over Montes' bar.
8'		Costa Rica made a fantastic start to this years Gold Cup tournament, beating Cuba 5-0 in their opening Group A game.
7'		Bolaños tries an effort from distance that takes a deflection and Montes collects.
4'		Corner kick taken by Costa Rica and El Salvador clear.
3'		Saborío in acres of space in the 6-yard box and his touch is parried over by Montes.
2'		Corrales makes a dash for a loose ball but the Costa Rica covering defender clears the danger.
1'		Costa Rica get the first half underway.
		Welcome to Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina. Tonight we have a CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A match between Costa Rica and El Salvador.

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	Costa Rica	El Salvador
Shots on goal	3	5
Shots wide	7	5
Fouls	11	14
Corner Kicks	7	4
Offsides	3	0
Possession	56%	44%

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