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| Thursday, January 24, 2002 03:07 EST |
South Korea, El Salvador advance
[Associated Press]
PASADENA, Calif. -- South Korea and El Salvador advanced to the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup soccer tournament after first-round play ended in a 0-0 tie Wednesday night.
South Korea played Cuba in the second game of the doubleheader at the Rose Bowl. In the first game, Santos Cabrera scored to give El Salvador a 1-0 victory against Guatemala.
South Korea will face Mexico in the first game of Sunday's quarterfinal doubleheader at the Rose Bowl. El Salvador and the United States will play in the second game.
Cuba and South Korea each earn a point from their tie. But South Korea advances because it scored one goal in the tournament, whereas Cuba failed to score.
South Korea had the best chance to break the scoreless tie in the 89th minute. But an unmarked Lee Young-Pyo kicked a weak 14-yard shot that deflected off defender Lazaro Dalcourt.
Cabrera scored in the 58th minute on a 16-yard shot inside the left post. Goalkeeper Santos Rivera made seven saves to earn the shutout.
Guatemalan starting defender Denis Chen did not play because of a one-game suspension for receiving a red card Monday night against Mexico.
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