National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 13604 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 3316, VIP seats: 288) Henry Hernández made the kick off and thus started the match. Manotham Chaiket's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Januario Alfaro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. Montri Keelawong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Hernández, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute El Salvador were awarded a corner. Arnoldo Ancheta went to the cornerflag to take it. El Salvador's Januario Alfaro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save El Salvador from getting a goal against them. Henry Hernández's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Montri Keelawong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Thailand's Montri Keelawong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Hernández in the 10th minute of play. Januario Alfaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manotham Chaiket, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Januario Alfaro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manotham Chaiket in the 14th minute. After a rather tough play, El Salvador's Henry Hernández got a free kick in the 16th minute. After some careless play in the Thailand defense, Henry Hernández kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Montri Keelawong. The Thailand fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Montri Keelawong should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henry Hernández in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Montri Keelawong saved Thailand from getting behind. The supporters of Thailand booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. William Corpeño didn't get a good kick on the ball. Januario Alfaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tawat Chaiprakhon in the 28th minute of play. Montri Keelawong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Hernández, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute El Salvador were awarded a corner. Arnoldo Ancheta went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Arnoldo Ancheta got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Montri Keelawong quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tananan Makeh kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Montri Keelawong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Hernández, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tawat Chaiprakhon in the 45th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Januario Alfaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. El Salvador's Arnoldo Guzman was substituted for Henry Hernández. El Salvador's Waldir Olmedo was substituted for Felipe Pinho. El Salvador's Isaac Carranza was substituted for Rolando Melendez. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tawat Chaiprakhon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tawat Chaiprakhon in the 53rd minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Januario Alfaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Mira kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. El Salvador were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Thailand's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arnoldo Ancheta took the corner. After taking down the ball on El Salvador's corner Arnoldo Ancheta fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Montri Keelawong quite easily take care of the ball. Januario Alfaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manotham Chaiket in the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnoldo Guzman in the 74th minute of play forced Thailand's goalkeeper Montri Keelawong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manotham Chaiket scored 2-3 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Januario Alfaro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 81 minutes into the match, Thailand's goalkeeper Montri Keelawong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnoldo Guzman. Montri Keelawong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnoldo Guzman's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. After some careless play in the Thailand defense, Arnoldo Guzman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Montri Keelawong. The Thailand fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Montri Keelawong should have stopped the shot. 93 minutes into the game, Arnoldo Guzman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Montri Keelawong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched El Salvador eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.