Dustin Correa scores late to earn El Salvador draw against Costa Rica

Dustin Correa scored an injury-time equaliser to earn El Salvador a 1-1 draw with Costa Rica in the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Saturday evening.

The World Cup quarter-finalists went close through an early Alvaro Saborio shot, while Bryan Ruiz missed a glorious chance from a few yards out.

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The Ticas upped the tempo after the break and almost found the breakthrough as Pablo Herrera shot wide, but Ruiz gave them the lead minutes later when he calmly side-footed the ball home following a whipped cross.

El Salvador sent a warning midway through the half as Esteban Alvorado was forced into a low save to keep out Alexander Larin's effort, before Correa popped up in added time to fire the ball into the back of the net to confirm a draw.