Participating in the Copa Centramericana in Costa Rica, Timbers midfielder/defender Rodney Wallace came on as a second half sub Friday night for the Ticos in their semi-final battle against El Salvador in the 65nd minute.
Seven minutes later, Wallace scored in front of the home crowd catapulting Costa Rica to a 1-0 victory and into the Cup final next week against regional rival Honduras.
Wallace has been a key man for head coach Jorge Luis Pinto's side throughout the tournament playing each of Costa Rica's group stage matches. Copa Centramericana, now in its twelfth edition, is a cup tournament for Central American teams affiliated with the CONCACAF region. The top five teams from the tournament qualify for this summer's 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament to be held in the U.S.
Watch Wallace's flying header at the 2:30 mark:
Club
International Notebook: Wallace with game-winner against El Salvador
Flex Plans | Create your plan and save
Mix and match as you pick a plan that works best for you. Choose between three-, five- or seven-game options, all of which also include a credit to PTFC Authentics.
-
Matchday | Timbers on the road Saturday to play Minnesota United FC
-
1:25
Brandon Bye shares his journey to the Timbers | The Pathway, presented by Allstate
-
1:09
The Matchup | Timbers on road to face a Minnesota team that's won two in a row
-
Brandon Bye, the big win over LAFC and a preview of MINvPOR | Timbers Fan Podcast
-
2:20
"We've got to keep fighting, stay consistent" | Brandon Bye checks in from training
-
8:06
"We've now got to turn it up" | Phil Neville on the win over LAFC and looking forward to next matches
-
7:28
A Timbers win over LAFC | Behind-the-scenes of the big spring victory
