U.S. Beats El Salvador, but a Rally Is Required
Comments OffThe U.S. men’s national soccer team is trudging closer to a berth in the 2010 World Cup, one barely satisfying match after another.
The Americans labored Saturday night with an El Salvador squad that hadn’t beaten them in 17 years. They fell behind in the first half before storming back with two goals before intermission [...]
Canada edges El Salvador 1-0
Comments OffAli Gerba scored for the second straight game and Canada strengthened its hold on Group A of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 1-0 win over El Salvador on Tuesday.
Defender Manuel Salazar headed the ball out of the penalty area, but it fell to the feet of Canada’s Patrice Bernier, who fired toward goal, leaving [...]
El Salvador savouring biggest regional win
Comments OffEl Salvador is celebrating the country’s biggest victory in a regional soccer tournament.
Hundreds of fans greeted the team when it arrived at the airport this week from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, fresh from Sunday’s 6-3 victory over neighbour Costa Rica in the regional final of the Beach Soccer World Cup. Both El Salvador and Costa Rica [...]
El Salvador crowned CONCACAF kings
Salvador beat Costa Rica 6-3 in the final of the CONCACAF qualifying competition for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai 2009, the country’s first ever success in a regional football tournament. In reaching the final both sides made sure of their place in the global showpiece event, which will take place from 16 to [...]
El Salvador stuns Mexico with 2-1 win
Comments OffSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Eliseo Quintanilla’s penalty in the 85th minute lifted El Salvador to a critical 2-1 victory over Mexico in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday.
The result boosts El Salvador’s hopes of reaching next year’s World Cup finals in South Africa, while plunging Mexico into a deeper hole.
Julio Martinez gave El [...]
