Costa Rica Women's Selecta are on the brink of elimination

The Salvadorans are one and a half feet out of the W Gold Cup after losing their second game in Group C in front of 5,018 fans in Houston.

The Women's Choice Lost 2-0 tonight against El Salvador Costa Rica at the Shell Energy Stadium and will finish last in Group C Gold Cup WThis time with zero points, no goals against eight.

Salvatore's to beat Paraguay Next Wednesday and get the calculator and qualify for the quarter-finals, which is hard to come by.

Eric Acuna: “We've been beaten by Costa Rica all our lives”

Costa Ricans under the technical guidance of the Spanish Jose Benito Rubido, They found the weaknesses of the women's team, they had more control over the match, they defended themselves well and showed a lot of success in the few scoring chances they were given as the game progressed.

Two things were repeated yesterday regarding El Salvador's previous two games on American soil: the same starting eleven and unconditional support in the stands. Coach Eric Agun noted that Idalia Serrano, Juana Plata, Priscila Ortíz, Elaily Hernández, Nicolle Amaya, Alejandra Chirino, Danielle Fuentes, Victoria Meza, Makenna Domínguez, Samantha Fisher and Brenda Cerén received a new vote of confidence. “All our lives we have been beaten by Costa Rica. Now, with everything we have been able to achieve and grow, we believe we will be a worthy competitor.”

Andrea Amaya #5 of El Salvador lines up to kick the ball during the first half of the Group C – 2024 Concacaf Gold Cup W match against Costa Rica at Shell Energy Stadium on February 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Photo: AFP

At 8', the Costa Ricans wiped the Salvadorans' smiles with tactical genius. Captain of La Selle, Rahul Rodriguez, So put a dream pass Priscilla chincilla Broke the zero with the right hand. Serrano tackled the ball, but his effort could not prevent the opponent from scoring.

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At the age of 20, Rodriguez, who is playing for Angel City in the National Women's Soccer League this year, surprised the Salvadoran goalkeeper with a shot that hit the crossbar. Seren had the same luck in the 30th minute. A distant shot from the Atlas player collided with metal. Earlier, Fisher pulled off a scare with a shot that caused a lot of anxiety in the Costa Rica defensive zone.

American Referee Natalie Simon The game was forced to stop on several occasions during the first half, especially in the half court due to continued fouls. Despite infractions on both sides, only Victoria saw a yellow card. Costa Rica gave El Salvador a fresh scare with a hatter Alexa Herrera. Italia Serrano The objective of the 17th Dika received a good response.

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Makena Dominguez #9 of El Salvador dribbles the ball during the first half of the 2024 Group C – Concacaf Gold Cup W match against Costa Rica at Shell Energy Stadium on February 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Photo: AFP

Acuna started the second half with two changes: Samantha Fisher and Makena Dominguez were out. They entered Tanya Gutierrez and Samaria Gomez. Once again, El Salvador's plans collapsed with the opposition's goal. At 49'. Serrano scored his double by finishing left-footed with an empty net after a poor start by Serrano with a failed clearance from the Chinchilla defence.

Vasti Delgado, Isabella Recinos and Joselyn Lopez They saw minutes in the fill-in for El Salvador, who struggled to create scoring runs and couldn't close the gap.

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