El Salvador achieved a 5-4 victory over the United States in the closing of the women’s group and was crowned champion of the ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023- Qualifier El Salvador, which ended today at the Estadio Nacional Costa del Sol.
The women’s Selecta dedicated themselves to touching the ball to find spaces, but the first goal came thanks to a shot by goalkeeper Yahaira Maravilla, who made it 1-0 and lifted the many fans from their seats.
With two minutes remaining to finish the first half, a long-distance shot found the goalkeeper Maravilla ahead, who despite managing to reject the ball, it was headed by Hannah Adler to make it 1-1 and with 30 seconds to go, the American goalkeeper Melissa Lowder, in a goal kick made it 1-2.
In the second period, both teams left everything to the last minute, as Cindy Turcios deflected a goal kick with 41 seconds left to make it 2-2; then, Jeane Sunseri-warp, with 33 seconds left, made it 2-3 for the Americans and by putting the ball in motion, Marisa Gonzáles made it 3-3 with a powerful shot.
In the last period, Rachel Hunter achieved a new lead for the United States, this time 3-4, but Maravilla, it’s a free spin evened the score again.
Three minutes from the end of the game, with a lot of dedication, Daniela Rivera achieved the advantage for El Salvador by putting the final 5-4.
In the qualifying round for Qatar in 2019, the Selecta beat the Bahamas 6-3 and then lost 6-9 to the United States and 2-6 to Mexico.
