Costa Rica 1 - 2 El Salvador
Romero brace stuns Costa Rica
| Scoring Summary | |
| Costa Rica | El Salvador |
| Warren Granados (63) | Osael Romero (19) |
| Osael Romero (85) | |
| Match Stats | ||
| Costa Rica | El Salvador | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 7(1) | 5(3) |
| Fouls | 5 | 6 |
| Corner Kicks | 9 | 4 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Time of Possession | 0% | 0% |
| Yellow Cards | 2 | 0 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Match Information |
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Stadium:
The Home Depot Center, United States
Attendance: Match Time: 03:00 UK Official(s): Archundia, Armando (Referee) |
| Teams | |
| Costa Rica | El Salvador |
| 1 K Navas | 1 Miguel Montes |
| 13 Gonzalo Segares | 2 Alexander Escobar Rosales |
| 12 Leonardo Arce Gonzalez | 15 Alfredo Alberto Pacheco |
| 16 Esteban Sirias | 12 Manuel Salazar |
| 3 Freddy Fernández | 3 Marvin González |
| 17 Pablo Herrera Barrantes | 8 Osael Romero |
| 15 Harold Wallace Mcdonald | 7 Ramón Sánchez |
| 10 Walter Centeno | 18 Salvador Coreas |
| 5 Celso Borges Mota | 6 Julio Martínez Rivera |
| 21 Froylan Ledezma | 17 Cristian Castillo |
| 9 Alvaro Saborío | 19 Williams Enrique Rodriguez Reyes |
| Substitutes | |
| 19 Warren Granados | Jose Mardoqueo Dubon Henriquez 4 |
| 7 Pablo Brenes | Dennis Alas 14 |
| 11 Andy Herron | Rudis Corrales 9 |
| Substitutions | |
| Andy Herron for Harold Wallace Mcdonald (31) | Rudis Corrales for Julio Martínez Rivera (61) |
| Warren Granados for Froylan Ledezma (54) | Dennis Alas for Cristian Castillo (79) |
| Pablo Brenes for Esteban Sirias (72) | Jose Mardoqueo Dubon Henriquez for Williams Enrique Rodriguez Reyes (90) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Freddy Fernández (0) | |
| Leonardo Arce Gonzalez (7) | |
| · Club Squads: Costa Rica | El Salvador | |
Updated: July 3, 2009, 8:00 AM UK
CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- Osael Romero scored two goals, including the winner in the 86th minute, to give El Salvador a 2-1 victory over Costa Rica in Group A at the Gold Cup on Friday night.El Salvador and Canada share first place with three points apiece after Canada defeated Jamaica 1-0.Romero broke a 1-1 tie by intercepting an attempted defensive clearance and scoring on a low 16-yard shot before an overwhelmingly pro-El Salvador crowd that erupted after the goal. One man ran onto the field with a flag to give to El Salvador coach Carlos de los Cobos, but security stopped him.El Salvador broke a 12-game winless streak against Costa Rica dating from 1997.Romero scored his first goal in the 20th minute on a diagonal 8-yard shot. Warren Granados tied the score in the 64th minute with a sliding 5-yard shot under the crossbar.Friday, July 3, 2009
| Canada | 1 | |
| Jamaica | 0 | FT |
| Costa Rica | 1 | |
| El Salvador | 2 | FT |