El Salvador and Canada drew 0-0 in a match between Spanish strategists that took place on Wednesday night in the Stub Hub Center in Los Angeles, California, for the Group B of the Gold Cup.
The match between Spanish strategists, Benito Floro for the Canadian team and Albert Roca for the Central American team, left a trail of emotions due to the constant dangerous plays on both sides of the field.
In the first half, the most contested, the goalkeeper Kenny Stamatopoulos became the hero after saving two powerful shots from Irvin Herrera inside the box.
The other reason why the score remained unchanged was the forward Cyle Larin, who missed a clear chance to score when he shot the ball over the crossbar after successfully avoiding the Salvadoran goalkeeper Derby Carrillo.
If there were no goals in the first half, it was because of the Canadian team, thanks to the outstanding performances of the Canadian goalkeeper of Greek origin and Larin's mistake in the clearest goal opportunity.
In the second half, the substitutions made by Canada, Marcus Haber for Larin, Russell Teibert for Samuel Piette, and Jonathan Osorio for Kyle Bekker, as well as the substitutions made by El Salvador, Andrés Flores for Jaime Alas and Raúl Renderos for Pablo Punyed, did not make a difference for both strategists who had to settle for the 0-0 tie.
In the second matchday, Jamaica will face Canada, and Costa Rica will play against El Salvador in two matches to be played next Saturday at the Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas.
The Gold Cup continues this Thursday with the matches corresponding to Group C: Trinidad and Tobago vs Guatemala, and Mexico vs Cuba at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.
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