El Salvador v Costa Rica, 19 November 2008
| Score | 3-1 to Costa Rica |
| Referee | Silviu Petrescu |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup North and Central America semi-final round group C |
| Venue | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
View El Salvador v Costa Rica head to head
Kick Off: 19:30 Local (01:30 GMT)
1
El Salvador
Manager: Carlos de los Cobos
Goals:
| Rudis Corrales | 18 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Juan Jose Gomez
Defender
Ramón Flores
Defender
Marvin González
Defender
Luis Miguel Hernandez
Defender
Manuel Salazar
Defender/Midfielder
Alfredo Pacheco
(captain)
Midfielder
Ramón Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward
Eliseo Quintanilla
Forward
Christian Castillo
Forward
Salvador Coreas
Forward
Rudis Corrales
Substitutions:
| William Torres for Ramón Flores | 46 |
| William Reyes for Christian Castillo | 58 |
| Osael Romero for Eliseo Quintanilla | 64 |
Cards:
| Ramón Flores | 44 | Y |
| Manuel Salazar | 45 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Miguel Montes
Defender
William Torres
Midfielder
Oscar Jimenez
Midfielder
Osael Romero
Midfielder
Victor Turcios
Forward
Cesar Alexander Larios
Forward
William Reyes
3
Costa Rica
Manager: Rodrigo Kenton
Goals:
| Roy Myrie | 24 |
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| Freddy Fernandez | 30 |
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| Roy Myrie | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Ricardo Gonzalez
Goalkeeper
Freddy Fernandez
Defender
Christian Montero
Defender
Roy Myrie
Defender
Gonzalo Segares
Defender
Celso Borges
Midfielder
Walter Centeno
Midfielder
(captain)
Oscar Rojas
Midfielder
Froylan Ledezma
Forward
Alvaro Saborío
Forward
William Sunsing
Forward
Substitutions:
| Pablo Brenes for Gonzalo Segares | 14 |
| Jose Luis Lopez for Alvaro Saborío | 56 |
| Armando Alonso for Froylan Ledezma | 73 |
Cards:
| Walter Centeno | 45 | Y |
| Ricardo Gonzalez | 54 | Y |
| Froylan Ledezma | 66 | Y |
| Christian Montero | 70 | Y |
| Armando Alonso | 75 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Keylor Navas
Defender
Michael Umaña
Defender/Midfielder
Harold Wallace
Midfielder
Armando Alonso
Midfielder
Pablo Brenes
Midfielder
Jose Luis Lopez
Forward
Victor Núñez