Hosts Guatemala and Costa Rica today confirmed their place in Saturday’s final of the IBSA Blind Football Central American Championships in Ciudad de Guatemala.

It was a busy day at the office for Guatemala, who faced two games in the space of six hours, but they were up to the task and defeated Nicaragua 2-0 in the opening match and El Salvador 1-0 in today’s final fixture.

Zapeta and López were on the mark to overcome Nicaragua, and López scored the winner against El Salvador to secure a slot in the final.

In today’s other match, Costa Rica were too strong for Honduras and won 5-0 thanks to goals from Contreras (3) and Chávez (2).

Caption: free kick for El Salvador against Guatemala.

Guatemala tops the table on ten points, having completed its group-stage matches, while Costa Rica has seven and a game in hand. Honduras and El Salvador are third and fourth respectively on three points, and Nicaragua lies fifth.

Daniel Contreras (Costa Rica) moves to the top of the goal-scorers table on seven, ahead of Fredy Oliva (Honduras) on five.

For what may be the first time in the history of blind football, a woman referee led the team of officials in an international IBSA match. Hilary Ramírez from Costa Rica was number one referee in the game between Guatemala and El Salvador.

Caption: Hilary Ramírez took charge of the match between El Salvador and Guatemala.

Match day 4 – Friday 10th November

09:00 Nicaragua vs Honduras
11:30 El Salvador vs Costa Rica

Honduras will look to secure its place in Saturday’s 3rd-4th place play-off in tomorrow’s opener against Nicaragua, while a win from Costa Rica will secure first place in the group on goal difference from Guatemala.

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The IBSA Blind Football Central American Championships Guatemala 2017, hosted by the Guatemalan Committee for the Blind and Deaf, are the first ever official championships in the region. The winning team will qualify for the IBSA Blind Football World Championships in Madrid, Spain, in June next year.

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Caption: championships logo.