La Azulita did not draw against his counterpart in Honduras and must beat Haiti in the last match and that Honduras will not draw with Canada to enter the pre-Olympic semifinals
There is still hope for azulita. Select Pre-Olympic drew 1-1 against his Honduran counterpart in a very open match in which anyone could get all three points. The national teams are left with only one point and they have to beat Haiti in the last match and that the Hondurans and Canadians will not draw in their match, so we can go to the pre-Olympic semifinals.
Hugo Pérez made three changes to the team that lost 2-0 to Canada on Friday: Lisandro Claros, Isaac Portillo and Eric Calvillo replaced Kevin Menjivar, Marvin Márquez and Melvin Cartagena at the start. Ours already knew that Canada drew 0-0 with Haiti, in the other match of the date.
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El Salvador started the game wanting to control possession of the ball, but the errors were immediate and only in the two minutes an error on the way out of Enrico Dueñas gave the first danger to Honduras. Luis Palma from outside the box tested the reflexes of Mario González, who controlled the shot of the player Catracho well.
Ronald Gómez (d) and Herberth Díaz (l) from El Salvador play ball with Jonathan Núñez (c) from Honduras today during a CONCACAF men’s Olympic football tournament match at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco ( Mexico). Photo: EFE
Five minutes later, Honduras began to take control of the game. It was up to 14 minutes when El Salvador managed to cross the field. Azulita’s first danger was in the 17th minute where José Villalobos almost headed a cross from a free kick. After 25 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field. Both teams played on midfield.
With 35 minutes played, the El Salvador coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. In the 40th minute El Salvador had the clearest when Wesly Decas threw Elvin Cavillo on the edge of the box, but Joshua Pérez did not take advantage of the free kick.
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The second half would have all the excitement that did not appear in the first half, even in the 46th minute, when the teams had not even settled, Luis Palma took a great center almost half the field where he found Douglas Martínez who defined as “Popcorn” To put the first match for Honduras. A nightmare for the blue and white box.
Enrico Dueñas Hernández from El Salvador in the match of the match with Honduras on the 2nd of the Concacaf Pre-Olympic at the Akron stadium. Photo / Kindness COES
H’s goal fell like a bucket of cold water for those led by Hugo Pérez, they got lost on the ground and the Hondurans began to have more dangers that did not extend the advantage of a miracle.
In the 64th minute, when it seemed that the second for Honduras was closer to El Salvador’s equalizer, a genius of Enrico Dueñas left him alone on the edge of the large area where he hit him hard, the goalkeeper catracho rejected but the ball was free for Marvin Márquez to score. A dust of hope for the azulita who needed to win to have it easier at the last meeting.
At 81´El Salvador was saved by a miracle, first González covered a shot with his face, the return was left by Juan Carlos Obregón, who sent the ball into the top post when he was alone in front of the goal. Finally, Selecta still had the last one in the discount with Marvin Márquez, who sent it. Everything remains for the last meeting to see who qualifies in group B for the pre-Olympic semifinals.
Lizandro Claros (l) from El Salvador plays the ball with Darixon Vuelta (Honduras) today during a CONCACAF men’s Olympic football tournament, played at Akron Stadium, in Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico). Photo: EFE