Honduras 2-0 El Salvador Highlights, Concacaf Gold Cup: HON Beat SLV To Earn Three Vital Points In Texas

With this result, Los Catrachos earn a crucial three points in Group B of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup.

Greetings and welcome to everyone joining us. We will bring to you the build-up as well as live updates from the Group B encounter between Honduras and El Salvador.

The match will kick off at 7:30am India time. The Honduras vs El Salvador, Concacaf Gold Cup group B game will be live streamed on the Concacaf YouTube channel in India. It will not be live streamed on any TV channel in the country.

These two nations have met 71 times with Honduras winning 37 of those games while El Salvador have won 15 times, with their other 19 contests ending level.

Honduras Playing XI: Menjivar, Martinez, Rosales, Flores, Maldonado, Crisanto, Benguche, Arriaga, Rodriguez, Alvarez and Quioto.

And players from both sides walking out as we near kick-off in the game between the two rivals. Honduras and El Salvador are lined up for the national anthems. 

And we are underway at Shell Energy Stadium as Honduras and El Salvador lock horns in a must-win match in Group B of the Concacaf Gold Cup 2025.

1' Honduras 0-0 El Salvador

El Salvador win the first corner of the game as they look to take early control. They send it in with intent, but Honduras deal with it comfortably.\

2' Honduras 0-0 El Salvador

Honduras' Joseph Rosales takes a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick but his shot is way wide off the goal.

12' Honduras 0-0 El Salvador

El Salvador win a free kick in a dangerous area after a handball near the edge of the Honduras box. Enrico Duenas Hernandez lines up to take it, but his effort crashes into the wall and deflects out for a corner. They take it quickly, but Honduras clear the danger.

Two missed set pieces already for El Salvador!

16' Honduras 0-0 El Salvador

La Selecta are playing aggressively and look to dominate the rhythm of the match.

26' Honduras 0-0 El Salvador

Well what do you know! With all that positive play from El Salvador, it's Honduras who take the lead. Romell Quioto's finish with an assist from Edwin Rodríguez.

33' Honduras 1-0 El Salvador

Brayan Gil capitalizes on a Honduras defensive lapse by receiving a precise pass from Dueñas behind the backline. However his shot is a tame one, and sails just over the crossbar.

41' Honduras 1-0 El Salvador

First Half ends, Honduras 1, El Salvador 0.

El Salvador ring in the changes for the second-half as Jefferson Valladares replaces Bryan Tamacas and Darwin Cerén replaces Melvin Cartagena.

SLV have come out all guns blazing in the 2nd half as they push to take control and find an equalizer in this crucial match.

48' Honduras 1-0 El Salvador

Set piece awarded to Honduras, who take it short but waste it as El Salvador win the ball back and clear the danger.

62' Honduras 1-0 El Salvador

Deybi Flores is clear through on goal and attempts to shoot via his right foot from the left side of the box but hits it straight to the El Salvador keeper, Mario González.

65' Honduras 1-0 El Salvador

With El Salvador searching for the equaliser, there are spaces in behind and Honduras are exploiting the wide-open spaces. One ball over the top and HON could break on the counter.

70' Honduras 1-0 El Salvador

El Salvador are pushing for an equalizer, but are lacking with creativity in the final third. Despite their effort, there has been lack of clear cut chance. Honduras, are calm at the back and strong as they absorb the pressure.

75' Honduras 1-0 El Salvador

Honduras makes further changes as Luis Vega and Kevin Pineda come on, replacing Joseph Rosales and Jorge Álvarez.

80' Honduras 1-0 El Salvador

5 minutes and stoppages remaining for El Salvador to manage something out of this game. Honduras are not hesitant and are defending their 1-0 lead with all their might.

85' Honduras 1-0 El Salvador

Dixon Ramirez seals the victory for Honduras as the forward is through on goal and he beats the El Salvador keeper as then finishes off the move with a neat finish and celebrates in the corner with is fans.

90'+5' Honduras 1-0 El Salvador