Panama advance, Costa Rica heldAFP, NEW YORKPanama on Friday moved into the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 2-1 win over Martinique after Costa Rica and El Salvador produced a frantic, but goalless draw. Martinique, surprisingly, made eight changes from the team who had beaten El Salvador in their opening game and faced relentless pressure from Panama from the outset. El Salvador’s Leonardo Menjivar leaps over Kendall Waston of Costa Rica during their CONCACAF Gold Cup match at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, on Friday. Joshua Perez’s long-range effort was tipped wide by Costa Rica goalkeeper Kevin Chamorro, while at the other end veteran Celso Borges’ thunderbolt from outside the box brought a fine save out of Mario Gonzalez. Costa Rica threw centerhalf Kendall Waston into attack and he had the ball in the net with a delicate flick, but the effort was ruled out for offside.
