Gold Cup 2013 Results: Scores and Highlights from Day 2

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Published: July 9, 2013

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Day 2 is in the books at the 2013 Gold Cup, and it provided some enthralling football.

The first day of the tournament featured some of the bigger sides in the tournament, but the football was definitely lacking at times.

That wasn't the case on Monday, as fans were treated with two pretty fun matches. They had about everything you could have asked for.

Here are quick recaps of the two Group B matches.

 

El Salvador 2, Trinidad and Tobago 2



Day 2 certainly got started with a bang after El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago began the proceedings with a fun 2-2 draw.

Trinidad and Tobago wasted little time in getting going. Eleven minutes in, Keon Daniel found himself some space about 25 yards from goal. Honduras was playing a pretty high line. Daniel was onside and simply ran straight at the goal and fired in a shot from about 10 yards out to put Trinidad and Tobago up, 1-0.

It was a nice touch from Daniel to control the pass and immediately make his run.

Fox Soccer posted a highlight of the goal:



Just 10 minutes later, Rodolfo Zelaya equalized for El Salvador. He had a free kick from about 25 yards out. It was a threatening position, but you knew Zelaya would really have to hit it well to get in the back of the net. That's exactly what Zelaya did as he curled the free kick over the wall and got it to dip just below the crossbar.



It's still early in the tournament, but the goal will likely be one of the best of the Gold Cup.

The first half ended with both teams tied at 1-1. Fox Soccer thought it was a great first 45:



El Salvador went ahead in the 69th minute, and it was that man again.

El Salvador hit back with a great counter that resulted in Zelaya getting his head on the end of a cross from Darwin Ceren. Jan-Michael Williams looks to have gotten a piece of it, but...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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