<p style="text-align: justify">Dustin Corea scored off a free kick in injury time to lift El Salvador to a 1-1 draw with winless Costa Rica in the Gold Cup tournament on Saturday.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Corea snuck between two defenders and got the toe of his left foot on a cross by Arturo Alvarez to score the late equalizer in front of a raucous crowd at BBVA Compass Stadium.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The tie leaves struggling Costa Rica with a share of second place with El Salvador in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B standings with two points. Jamaica is first with four points while Canada is last with one point.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">With Costa Rica seemingly en route to their first win of the tournament, El Salvador got a lucky break when American referee Jair Marrufo awarded a controversial free kick to El Salvador.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Costa Rica midfielder Bryan Ruiz was standing next to Alexander Larin who drew the foul with a quick spin and melodramatic dive that caught Marrufo's attention. Television replays showed that Ruiz did not make contact with Larin but it was too late.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Alvarez's kick off the set piece sailed into the center of the box and Corea timed his run perfectly to slot it home.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">It was another bitter disappointment for highly-ranked Costa Rica, who have failed to build off their quarter-final run at last year's FIFA World Cup.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Ruiz scored in the 61st minute by hammering a left footed shot near post past goalkeeper Derby Carrillo to make it 1-0 for Costa Rica.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">As they celebrated the goal, Ruiz and his teammates were then pelted with cups of water thrown by the unruly Houston crowd.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">One soccer fan managed to make his way past security in the 85th minute and onto the field where he took a picture with Costa Rican goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado Brown who didn't object.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">In the early game Saturday, Rodolph Austin headed the winner home two minutes into stoppage time, lifting Jamaica to a 1-0 triumph over winless Canada.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The winning goal came off some sloppy defense by Canada. Adrian Mariappa started the sequence from the right side by sending a cross into the center of the box where Austin was waiting unchecked as he easily headed the ball clean past Canadian goalkeeper Kenny Stamatopoulos.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Canada's David Edgar, who plays for English second division side Birmingham City, helped save a goal in the 27th minute when he cleared a ball off the line.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Jamaica had another superb opportunity to score in the 60th minute but Giles Barnes's shot from a set piece deflected off the crossbar.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p>