The El Salvador National Team lost 1-0 to Qatar in Croatia, in the last friendly match prior to the 2021 Gold Cup
The National Team of El Salvador could not win against its similar of Taste and lost 1-0 in the match played at the Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula, Croatia, at the end of their preparation for the 2021 Gold Cup, where they will be part of Group A along with Mexico, Curaçao and a rival to be defined.
The squad led by Hugo Perez He could not take advantage of the numerical superiority he had on the court for 70 minutes, after the expulsion of Qatar’s captain Abdelaziz Hatim Mohamed in the first half and ended up losing the commitment.
Qatar’s lone score came in the 69th minute through Almoez, who took advantage of a center from the right wing and after Roberto Domínguez’s defensive error inside the area, allowed the shot with his right foot to defeat Mario González and convert the winning goal.
With the score, goalkeeper González’s unbeaten streak ended with ‘La Selecta’ by reaching 518 minutes undefeated.
🎥 | Almoez Ali scores the opening goal for Qatar against El Salvador! pic.twitter.com/vB5iunjowu
– Qatar Football Association (@QFA_EN) July 4, 2021
“We had an extra man, but we didn’t really take the opportunities, we couldn’t open up. We needed to face more, exploit the speed in one on one and finally, they take advantage of a counterattack in our mistake and from there comes their goal. Then we had the ball, but we did not hurt, “said Hugo Pérez, coach of El Salvador at the end of the game.
The first match played in Croatia against the NK Istra 1961 team, El Salvador lost 1-2, for which they closed their tour with two defeats prior to their first presentation against Curaçao on July 10 at the Toyota Stadium.
“We have to improve, sometimes the problem is not the other team, but us. We didn’t have speed, we didn’t have one-on-one either, and that’s what he takes many times to break a five-man defense. With this preparation game I realize where we are and what we have to do to improve ”, added Pérez.