José Fajardo distinguished himself as the most outstanding player of the match. The Panama forward showed his best level by scoring 1 goal.
Another fundamental player in the defense was José Córdoba. The Panama defender was important.
The technical director of El Salvador, Hernán Darío Gómez, proposed a 4-4-2 strategy with Mario González in goal; Julio Sibrián, Brayan Landaverde, Ronald Rodríguez and Roberto Domínguez on the defensive line; Jefferson Valladares, Darwin Cerén, Mauricio Cerritos and Adán Clímaco in the middle; and Styven Vásquez and Brayan Gil in attack.
For their part, those led by Thomas Christiansen stood with a 5-4-1 formation with Orlando Mosquera between the three sticks; Michael Murillo, Fidel Escobar, José Córdoba, Andrés Andrade and Éric Davis in defense; Édgar Bárcenas, Cristian Martínez, Adalberto Carrasquilla and José Rodríguez in the midfield; and José Fajardo up front.
The judge selected for the match at the Cuscatlán stadium was Drew Fischer.
El Salvador will host Guatemala on the next matchday. On the Panama side, they will play at home against Suriname.
Changes in El Salvador
- 45′ 2T – Brayan Landaverde came out for Herberth Díaz and Mauricio Cerritos came out for Christian Martínez
- 58′ 2T – Christian Martínez came out for Nathan Ordaz
- 59′ 2T – Styven Vásquez came out for Josh Pérez
- 77′ 2T – Roberto Domínguez came out for Noel Rivera
Reprimanded in El Salvador:
- 21′ 1T Brayan Landaverde, 26′ 1T Roberto Domínguez, 36′ 1T Mauricio Cerritos and 19′ 2T Herberth Díaz
Changes in Panama
- 12′ 1T – José Córdoba came out for Jiovany Ramos
- 83′ 2T – José Fajardo left for Cecilio Waterman and Édgar Bárcenas for Edward Cedeño
- 91′ 2T – José Rodríguez came out for Omar Browne and Cristian Martínez for César Blackman