That was a pure Concacaf win. Pre-match shenanigans, choppy and scrappy, dives, a complete fluke garbage goal, and a very real chance that could've ended up in an undeserved draw for El Salvador. I actually think that the ref did a decent job and waved away a lot of softies that we've all seen called before. He didn't take the bait.
Make no mistake, the old Canada would find a way to lose matches like that. Regularly.
But this is not the old Canada, and I couldn't be happier with that ugly win. We have been treated to some entertaining matches in this cycle and some huge wins, but the key has always been to find a way to win matches like this.
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