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CONCACAF Gold Cup: Panama ties Honduras; Costa Rica earns Gold Cup berth

11.2.07 - Panama played Honduras to a 1:1 tie in a Group 2 encounter of the Copa de Naciones Digicel 2007 de UNCAF, which is the Central American Qualification to the CONCACAF Gold Cup?, at the Cuscatlán Stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador on Sunday.

Honduras (0-1-1, 1 Point) took the lead in the 25th minute with a own goal scored by the canaleros? Ubaldo Guardia, but Carlos Rivera got the equalizer for Panama (0-0-1, 1 Point) in the 78th minute.

The result gave the other Group 2 team, Costa Rica (1-0-0, 3 Points) a place in the semifinals of the Copa de Naciones Digicel de UNCAF (Union Centroamericana de Fútbol) and its qualificiation berth to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup?.

The Copa de Naciones Digicel 2007 de UNCAF continues on Monday at the Cuscatlán Stadium with Group 1 as Nicaragua (0-2-0, 0 Points) takes on Belize (0-2-0, 0 Points) at 17:15 and then El Salvador (2-0-0, 6 Points) hosts Guatemala (2-0-0, 6 Points) at 19:30. COMPETE SCHEDULE

Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala along with two more Central American qualifiers will join Caribbean representatives Cuba, Guadeloupe, Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago and the previous Gold Cup champions (Canada, Mexico, USA) in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup? that takes place from 6-24 June in six venues across the USA.

2007 CONCACAF GOLD CUP? QUALIFICATION

Central American Zone ? Copa de Naciones Digicel 2007 de UNCAF

San Salvador, EL SALVADOR; Cuscatlán Stadium

Group 1

12.02.2007: NICARAGUA ? BELIZE (17:15)

EL SALVADOR ? GUATEMALA (19:30)

Group 2

11.02.2007: HONDURAS ? PANAMA 1:1 (1:0)

OG 25? ? Carlos RIVERA 78?

HON: Victor Coello ? Maynor Figueroa, Erick Cecilio Vallecio, Jairo Martinez, Wilmer Velasquez, Jorge Claros (75: Sergio Mendoza), Dennis Ferrera, Oscar Boniek, Yermi Adalberto Hernandez (64: Emilio Izaguirre), Mauricio Castro (30: Emil Martinez), Victor Bernardez. Booked: Bernardez 24?, Velásquez 30?, Hernandez 43?, Castro 59?, E. Martinez 89?

TD: Jose DE LA PAZ

PAN: Oscar McFarlane ? Carlos Rivera, Rolando Escobar, Joel Solanilla, Ricardo Philips (57: Reggie Arosemena), Ubaldo Guardia (34: Alberto Blanco), Luis Tejada, Anel Canales (67: Gabriel Torres), Engin Mitre, Amilcar Henriquez, Felipe Baloy. Booked: Henriquez 11?, Tejada 26?, Solanilla 70?, Arosemena 84?

TD: Alexandre GUIMARAES

R: José AGUILAR (SLV)

13.02.2007: PANAMA ? COSTA RICA (19:30)