GOLD CUP: EL SALVADOR ADVANCES TO MEET U.S.Byline: Fred J. Robledo Staff Writer PASADENA - Guatemala might have been the most entertaining team during round-robin play in the Gold Cup, but its inability to finish chances ultimately sent them home early. And El Salvador El Salvador (ĕl sälväthōr`), officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,705,000), 8,260 sq mi (21,393 sq km), Central America. , needing only a tie to finish second in Group A to advance to Sunday's quarterfinals against the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , got more than it expected. The El Salvadorans spent most of the evening chasing and defending, but a Guatemalan miscue mis·cue n. 1. Games A stroke in billiards that misses or just brushes the ball because of a slip of the cue. 2. A mistake. intr.v. mis·cued, mis·cu·ing, mis·cues 1. led to a 1-0 victory for the El Salvador on Wednesday in front of an estimated 20,000 at the Rose Bowl. Guatemalan defender Alvaro Jimenez was chasing a ball toward his own end line, and instead of clearing the ball out of bounds or away from his own goal, he sent it across his own penalty to area to the far side. El Salvadoran midfielder Santos Cabrera ran in from the right side to intercept it and directed a 15-yard shot to the left corner past goalkeeper Edgar Estrada Edgar Eladio Estrada Solís (born November 16, 1967), popularly known as "El Gato" (the cat) is a Guatemalan footballer who has played goalkeeper for several clubs in Guatemala's top division. He was capped 80 times for the Guatemala national football team. for the game-winner in the 58th minute. Guatemala outshot El Salvador 9-4 in the first half but never seriously challenged El Salvadoran goalkeeper Santos Rivera. In the second game of Wednesday's double-header, South Korea and Cuba played to a zero-zero tie. Because of goal differential, Korea will advance to Sunday's other quarterfinal against Mexico. --U.S. women lose: Unni Lehn scored in the fifth minute as Norway defeated the United States 1-0 in the first round of a four-nation women's soccer tournament in Shanghai, China. Hege Riise Hege Riise (born July 18, 1969 in Lørenskog) is female soccer player from Norway, whose name is pronounced as Ree-Seh. She is captain of the Norwegian National Team, making her debut for her country in 1990. came in on a breakaway and passed back to Lehn, who beat goalkeeper Lakeysia Beene from close range. The United States, playing without injured star Mia Hamm Mia Hamm (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17,1972 in Selma, Alabama) is a former American soccer player. Playing for many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team, she scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male , outshot Norway 17-7. U.S. captain Julie Foudy Julie Maurine Foudy (born 23 January 1971 in San Diego, California) was a midfielder for the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 through 2004, finishing with a remarkable 271 caps. , celebrating her 31st birthday, hit the crossbar in the 32nd minute. ``We are very disappointed in the loss and very disappointed in our performance in the first 20 minutes,'' U.S. coach April Heinrichs said. ``We were dominant in the air and outshot them by a wide margin, yet we were down 1-0. Norway is a great team and they play smart. GOLD CUP AT A GLANCE Quarterfinals Saturday, Orange Bowl Costa Rica vs. Haiti, noon Canada vs. Martinique, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Rose Bowl Mexico vs. Cuba or South Korea, noon U.S. vs. El Salvador, 2:30 p.m. CAPTION(S): box Box: GOLD CUP AT A GLANCE (see text) |
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