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Canada Overwhelms Depleted El Salvador in Houston
In a match played at the Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas, Canada convincingly defeated El Salvador in a game marked by high Canadian possession and broken Salvadoran discipline. The match, corresponding to the group stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025, saw Canada dominate with an overwhelming 80% possession, reflecting their control of the game.
El Salvador, on the other hand, fought with intensity but was compromised by a series of yellow cards and two expulsions. The first half was particularly tense, with several early cautions and the expulsion of S. Ortiz in the 35th minute. Before halftime, Canada had the opportunity to open the scoring with a penalty, but J. David missed the shot.
The situation became even more complicated for El Salvador just before halftime with the expulsion of J. Henriquez. In the second half, Canada took advantage of their numerical superiority and scored three goals. J. David redeemed himself for his previous mistake and scored in the 53rd minute, assisted by M. Choiniere. Shortly after, in the 56th minute, T. Buchanan extended the lead with a goal assisted by N. Sigur.
The final statistics reflected Canadian dominance: 14 total shots (4 on target), 12 corners, and 11 fouls. El Salvador, with only 2 total shots (none on target) and 19 fouls committed, highlighted the difficulty of competing with fewer players. Referee Joseph Dickerson had a busy night, showing 6 yellow cards and 2 red cards in a CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 match that proved to be tenser than expected. The final score was 3 to 0.
Substitutions canada: at minute 57 D. Jebbison came in and J. David went out., at minute 57 I. Kone came in and A. Johnston went out., at minute 57 J. Waterman came in and D. Cornelius went out., at minute 62 C. Larin came in and P. David went out., at minute 77 J. Knight-Lebel came in and L. De Fougerolles went out.
Substitutions el salvador: at minute 60 J. Sibrian came in and E. Mauricio went out., at minute 60 B. B. Landaverde Alvarez came in and H. Osorio went out., at minute 61 R. Tejada came in and D. Ceren went out., at minute 89 J. Rivera came in and M. Cerritos went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Canada
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El Salvador
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