MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — El Salvador rallied from a two-goal deficit in the final eight minutes to force a 2-2 draw with Honduras in the Group B opener for both teams in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship on Saturday.
Juan Barahona’s header halved the lead in the 82nd minute, before Jose Villavicencio converted a dramatic penalty kick in an encounter between Central American rivals at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.
Bryan Rochez gave the Hondurans a sixth minute lead, striking from the spot after Barahona was assessed the first yellow card of the night for committing a foul in the area. The recent Orlando City SC signing drilled his shot on one bounce into the lower right corner beyond goalkeeper Carlos Cañas.
Alberth Elis doubled the Catrachos’ lead by connecting from six yards following the Salvadorans inability to clear properly a free kick from the penalty area in the 27th minute.
El Salvador reacciono en los ultimos minutos para recuperar el deficit de dos goles y terminar igualados 2-2 en el clásico Centro-Americano en el marco del Sub-20 de Concacaf…
Juan Barahona lidero la reaccion en el minuto 82, antes que un dramatico penalti ejecutado por Jose Villavicencio le diera el empate a los Salvadoreños…
Hondruas habia tomado la delantera muy temprano a los 6 minutos con gol de Bryan Rochez….a los 27 el segundo tanto catracho fue obra de Alberth Elis en remate dentro del area que la defensa Salvadoreña no pudo evacuar.
El Lunes Honduras se mide a Cuba y El Salvador a Haiti, en la segunda jornada del grupo B.
