Second half goals by Amado Guevara and Carlo Costly led to the 2:0 triumph as the Catrachos extend their unbeaten streak to five games.
Meanwhile, Guatemala's first-ever meeting against Argentina they were beaten 5:0 at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California USA. Gonzalo Higuain scored twice, while Ezequiel Lavezzi, Jonathan Maidana and Marco Ruben each added another for the Gauchos in the victory over the Chapines.
Also on Wednesday, several other CONCACAF teams played friendlies in preparation for the World Cup Qualifiers.
Costa Rica's winless streak reached 10 matches as they were held to a 1:1 draw against the host, Jamaica at the National Stadium in Kingston. Victor Nuñez gave the Ticos the lead late in the second half, but Tyrone Marshall notched the equalizer for the Reggae Boyz just before time expired.
Elsewhere, Haiti earned a 1:1 tie on the road against Venezuela at Puerto La Cruz's Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui. Brunel Fucien opened the scoring for the Bicolores, but Alexander Rondon leveled it for the Vinotinto just before halftime.
Trinidad & Tobago played to a scoreless draw against visiting Guadeloupe at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. The result continue the Soca Warriors' winless streak to eight games.
Rounding out Wednesday's friendlies, the USA battled Mexico to a 2:2 tie at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Jozy Altidore and Oguchi Onyewu scored for the Stars & Stripes, while the Tricolores answered with two goals from Jonny Magallon.
Friendlies
06.02.2008: Kingston, JAMAICA; National Stadium
JAMAICA - COSTA RICA 1:1 (0:0)
Tyrone MARSHALL 90'+ - Victor NUÑEZ 78'
JAM: Donovan Ricketts - Ian Goodison, Damion Stewart, Ricardo Gardner, Tyrone Marshall, Rudolph Austin, Jason Morrison (61: Omar Daley), Demar Phillips (80: Wolry Wolfe), Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Ricardo Fuller (85: Roen Nelson), Marlon King. Booked: none
TD: Rene SIMOES
CRC: Ricardo Gonzalez - Victor Cordero, Jervis Drummond, Andres Nuñez, Walter Centeno (71: Douglas Sequeira 71st), Junior Diaz, Pablo Chinchilla, Carlos Hernandez (54: Oscar Rojas) (66: Victor Nuñez ), Randall Azofeifa, Bryan Ruiz (66: Ronald Gomez), Alvaro Saborio (76: William Sunsing). Booked: Sunsing 90'+, Diaz 90'+
TD: Hernan MEDFORD
R: Neal BRIZAN (TRI)
06.02.2008: San Pedro Sula, HONDURAS; Estadio Olímpico (A: 5000)
HONDURAS - PARAGUAY 2:0 (0:0)
Amado GUEVARA 47'; Carlo COSTLY 54'
HON: Jhon Bodden - Sergio Mendoza (61: Mariano Acevedo), Osman Chávez, Víctor Bernárdez, Maynor Figueroa, Amado Guevara (70: Carlos Oliva), Hendry Thomas, Elvis Turcios (79: Melvin Valladares), Ramón Núñez (85: Johnny Calderón), Walter Martínez (87: Marvin Chávez), Carlo Costly (70: Michael Brown). Booked: Mendoza 18', Chávez 82', Bodden 90'
TD: Reinaldo RUEDA
PAR: Aldo Bobadilla - Marcos Cáceres (56: Enrique Meza), Julio Manzur (68: Darío Verón), Pablo Da Silva, Edgar Balbuena (68: Carlos Bonet), Sergio Aquino, Víctor Cáceres (78: Edgar González), Jonathan Santana, Nelson Romero, Oscar Cardozo (64: Pablo Zeballos), Dante López (56: Manuel Maciel). Booked: Santana 24', Da Silva 76'
TD: Gerardo MARTINO
R: Edgard RODRIGUEZ (CRC)
06.02.2008: Los Angeles, California USA; L.A. Memorial Coliseum (A: 20000)
GUATEMALA - ARGENTINA 0:5 (0:2)
Gonzalo HIGUAIN 14', 71'; Ezequiel LAVEZZI 33'; Jonathan MAIDANA 84'; Marco RUBEN 88'
GUA: Luis Pedro Molina (46: Ricardo Trigueño) - Jhony Flores, Pablo Melgar (73: Cristian Noriega), Jaime Vides (56: José López), Gustavo Cabrera, Leonel Noriega, Fredy Thompson, Rigoberto Gómez (60: Selvin Motta), Marvin Avila, José Contreras, Mario Rodríguez. Booked: Vides 46'
TD: Hernán Dario GOMEZ
ARG: Oscar Ustari - Pablo Zabaleta (67: Jonatan Maidana), Martín Demichelis, Federico Fazio, Javier Mascherano, Ever Banega (89: Augusto Fernández), José Sosa (46: Cristian Ansaldi), Damián Escudero (82: Angel Di Maria), Juan Román Riquelme, Gonzalo Higuaín, Ezequiel Lavezzi (84: Marco Ruben). Booked: Escudero 37', Mascherano 65'
TD: Sergio BATISTA
R: Mauricio NAVARRO (CAN)
06.02.2008: Puerto La Cruz, VENEZUELA; Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui (A: 30000)
VENEZUELA - HAITI 1:1 (1:1)
Alexander RONDON 31' - Brunel FUCIEN 12'
VEN: Leonardo Morales - Leonel Vielma, Jose Manuel Rey, Grendy Perozo (84: Evelio Hernández), Andrés Rouga, Franklin Lucena (75: Giácomo Di Giorgi), Tomás Rincón, Jorge Rojas (46: Carlos Fernández), Juan Arango, Daniel Arismendi (71: José Salomón Rondón), Alexander Rondón (62: Armando Maita). Booked: Rojas 6'
TD: César FARIAS
HAI: Fenelon Gabart - Frantz Bertin, Windsor Noncet, Bruny Pierre Richard, Frantz Gilles, Peter Germain, Alcenat Jean Sony (76: Pierre Mercier), Brunel Fucien, Alain Vubert, Charles Davinson (87: James Doncellus), Abel Thermeus (90: Eliphene Cadet). Booked: Germain 5', Davinson 87'
TD: Carlos MARCELLIN
R: Giovanny PERLUZZO (VEN)
06.02.2008: Port of Spain, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Queen's Park Oval
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - GUADELOUPE 0:0
06.02.2008: Houston, Texas USA; Reliant Stadium (A: 70103)
USA - MEXICO 2:2 (2:1)
Oguchi ONYEWU 30'; Jozy ALTIDORE 40' - Jonny MAGALLON 35', 47'
USA: Tim Howard - Drew Moor, Carlos Bocanegra , Oguchi Onyewu, Ramiro Corrales, Landon Donovan, Ricardo Clark (79: Maurice Edu), Michael Bradley (63: Benny Feilhaber), Bobby Convey (70: Eddie Lewis); Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey (63: Freddy Adu). Booked: Bradley 45', Onyewu 69', Altidore 76', Corrales 89'
TD: Bob BRADLEY
MEX: Guillermo Ochoa - Jonny Magallon, Carlos Salcido (59: Fausto Pinto), Rafael Marquez, Israel Castro, Gerado Torrado, Fernando Arce (90: Cesar Villaluz), Pavel Pardo, Carlos Vela (71: Giovanni Dos Santos), Antonio De Nigris (67: Juan Carlos Cacho), Adolfo Bautista (71: Antonio Naelson). Booked: Salcido 38', Torrado 90'+
TD: Hugo SANCHEZ
R: Carlos BATRES (GUA)
Photo #1 - Guatemala vs. Argentina, by Chris Carlson/AP
Photo #2 - Honduras vs. Paraguay, by Orlando Sierra/AFP
