<h3 style="text-align: justify"><em>England-based striker Jobi McAnuff scored a superb individual goal to give Jamaica a surprise 2-2 draw with highly-rated Costa Rica in the CONCACAF Gold Cup here Wednesday.</em></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">McAnuff, who plays for English lower league side Leyton Orient, jinked his way past a series of Costa Rican defenders to prod home a 48th-minute equaliser at Los Angeles's StubHub Center.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The Group B result came as a disappointment to Costa Rica, the highest placed CONCACAF team in the FIFA world rankings at 14th.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">In the late contest Wednesday, Canada and El Salvador played to a 0-0 draw as all four teams in the Group B earned a single point in their openers.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Los Ticos, one of the surprise packages at last year's World Cup where they defeated Italy and Uruguay during a fairytale run to the quarter-finals, trailed early on after Jamaica took the lead through Garath McCleary on 13 minutes.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">However the Central Americans soon took the lead through goals from Roy Miller and David Ramirez.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Ramirez gave Costa Rica a 2-1 lead in the 37th minute as he won a foot race and chipped the ball over the head of Jamaican goalkeeper Dwayne Miller into the net.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">His goal came just four minutes after Roy Miller headed home from a set piece to cancel out McCleary's opener.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Both teams had chances to get the go-ahead goal in the final minutes but couldn't capitalize.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">Jamaica failed to get a shot on goal after a four-on-two fast break in the 85th minute and Costa Rica goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado made a brilliant diving save off a blast by Simon Dawkins in the 88th.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Costa Rica are aiming to win their first Gold Cup title in the 12-team, 19-day tournament.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Despite their ranking, Costa Rica are not coming into the tournament on a high note as they have lost three and drawn two in their last five contests.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Caribbean minnows Jamaica meanwhile will be satisfied with a point, after a difficult campaign at the Copa America last month where they lost all three group games.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">After a sloppy first half defensively, Canada settled down in the second to earn a tie with El Salvador.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Forward Tosaint Ricketts had Canada's best chance to score but his overhead kick, as he was falling backwards, sailed over the crossbar in the 80th minute.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Russell Teibert's left foot shot also went over the bar five minutes later and forward Marcus Haber outjumped an El Salvador defender for a header in close but goalkeeper Derby Carrilo made a nice save in the final minutes of regulation.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Up for grabs in the tournament is a spot in the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p>