The Savior Y Guatemala they engaged in a tough battle that ended goalless in the end. The two teams looked for a victory that would allow them to arrive more calmly facing the gold Cup, but the tie paid better dividends for Guatemala.
The Banc of California Stadium saw a close match in which Guatemala dominated in the first half, while the Salvadorans did it in the complementary part, however, none could open the arch, and in the end the tie was the most fair.
El Salvador started much better trying to take advantage of the bands and knowing that they are better in terms of quality than their rival, and just two minutes after the start of the match a ball burst on the crossbar.
However, as the minutes progressed, Amarini Villatoro’s squad improved to the point of surpassing Hugo Pérez’s at times. The clearest play for the chapines came in the 32nd minute when Rómulo Villalobos saved the ‘Selecta’ team on the line.
At 66 minutes, The ‘Selecta’ had in the head of Joshua Pérez the opportunity to go up on the scoreboardHowever, the auction of the Ibiza player from the second division of Spain, ended up going just one side.
El Salvador continued to grow as the minutes passed. At 79 minutes, the ‘Selecta’ had the clearest opportunity by crashing the ball on the crossbar and minutes before Hagen took away a volley goal from Gerson Mayén.
What’s next for both teams?
El Salvador is preparing to face the Gold Cup, but before it will face the Qatari national team, the guest for the tournament next Saturday, July 3, with a schedule that has not yet been defined. For its part, Guatemala is preparing for the Preliminary Round against Guyana on Saturday, July 3 and if they win, they will play on July 6 against the winner of Guadeloupe-Bahamas.