Late Claros winner fires Honduras into quarters

MIAMI, Fl. (Reuters) – An injury-time winner from Jorge Claros gave Honduras a 1-0 victory over old rivals El Salvador on Friday and sealed a place in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Honduras lead Group B with a maximum six points from two games, with Haiti, who beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 on Friday, second on three points.
El Salvador and Trinidad both have just a single point ahead of the final round of games.
A crowd of nearly 28 000 turned out for the clash of the Central American neighbours and the Honduran fans went wild in the 21st minute when Mario Berrios collected the ball, turned his marker and curled a magnificent shot into the top corner.
However, American referee Jair Marrufo ruled that Berrios had been narrowly offside, cancelling out what would have been the goal of the tournament so far.
After that moment of controversy, the game became increasingly scrappy with both sides pushing forward with urgency but little poise.
Three minutes from the end of normal time, El Salvador went close to a winner when substitute Kevin Santamaria struck the post with a sweet left-foot drive from the edge of the area.
That prompted a wave of Honduras attacks and El Salvador finally succumbed when, after a free-kick was cleared, Eder Delgado hit the ball into the box and Claros turned and fired home.
In tomorrow’s final round of games in Group B, El Salvador face Haiti while Honduras take on Trinidad and Tobago.

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