Costa Rica defeated El Salvador 2-1 in an international friendly Tuesday to mark the final match in charge of the Ticos for interim coach Ronald Gonzalez.
Jose Sanchez gave Costa Rica a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute before Rafael Burgos equalized in the 50th. Josue Martinez scored the winner in the 86th.
Gonzalez steps aside for new coach Ricardo La Volpe, who will take over the Costa Rica team on Nov. 1. La Volpe, an Argentine, coached Mexico at the 2006 World Cup.
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Lineups:
Costa Rica: Victor Bolivar, Gabriel Badilla, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Bryan Oviedo (Cristopher Meneses, 66), Ricardo Blanco, Pablo Herrera (Josue Martinez, 56), Manfred Russell, Michael Barrantes (David Guzman, 77), Bismark Acosta (Josimar Arias, 66), Jose Sanchez (Roy Smith, 80), Ever Alfaro (Juan Diego Monge, 60).
El Salvador: Henry Hernandez, Jose Henriquez, Manuel Salazar, Marvin Gonzalez, Victor Turcios, Reynaldo Hernandez, Ramon Sanchez (Dennis Alas, 69), Jaime Alas (Herberth Sosa, 83), Andres Flores (Shawn Hasani, 45), Osael Romero (Rafael Burgos, 45), Mark Blanco (Edwin Sanchez, 45).
