CONCACAF GOLD CUP: HONDURAS DEFEATS EL SALVADOR 2-0
- Michael Thervil
- Jun 23
- 2 min read
Written by Michael Thervil
[CONCACAF Gold Cup Honduras El Salvador] Over the weekend a highly electric game was played between Honduras and El Salvador at the shell energy stadium as they faced off on the pitch to see who would advance to the next round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. With the head-to-head record of the last five games played between the two teams prior to Saturday's game being fairly equal, it would be Honduras that would break the tie and advance to the next level of play. In doing so it made the new head-to-head record being Honduras having 2 wins, El Salvador having 1 win, with 2 draws between the two teams.
The game play between the two teams were indeed dynamic attack-wise with Honduras taking 8 shots, landing 3 shots on target with 4 shots off target. while El Salvador fell behind by taking 7 shots, landing 1 shot on target with 3 shots off target. El Salvador possessed the ball roughly 2/3 of the match; 63% of the time while Honduras possessed the ball 37% of the time. With these possessions Honduras fell short by having 307 passes with 250 accurate passes earning them an accuracy rate of 81%. El Salvador had a total of 493 passes, with 436 of those passes being accurate passes earning them a pass accuracy rate of 88%. Honduras had 2 big chances and missed none, while El Salvador had 0 big chances and thus had 0 big chances missed.
Looking at the defense of both teams, it would be Honduras that can out on top (68%) earning 20 clearances, 5 interceptions, and 3 blocks. El Salvador in contrast stood at (36%) performing not as well defensively by earning 15 clearances, 2 interceptions, and 1 block. Both teams tied in terms of keeper saves with one a piece. Honduras was called for being offside 2 times while El Salvador received 1 call for being offsides. El Salvador led when it came to taking corners as they took 6 corners to Honduras's 1. In terms of discipline, both teams tied in terms of receiving both yellow cards – 1 apiece and red cards – 0. Lastly when it came to fouls, it resulted in Honduras receiving 14 fouls while El Salvador received 17. The final score of the match would be Honduras 2 – El Salvador 0.
No matter which team you were rooting for, it can easily be said that both teams did a fantastic job not only on the pitch, but also in terms of keeping the crowd entertained in their seats. How far Honduras can advance in the CONCACAF Gold Cup is unknown, but the one thing that is known is that it's all up to Honduras as to how far they can/will go.
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