 Other than the tournament , El Salvador only played international friendlies ( all against Costa Rica and Honduras ) for the rest of the 1920s . El Salvador lost their first friendly 3 – 0 against Costa Rica , while the second and third ended in a 1 – 0 loss and 0 – 0 draw against Honduras . On 7 December 1928 , El Salvador recorded its first ever win : a 5 – 0 victory over Honduras , the team that would become their traditional rivals . The game was played at Campo Marte , San Salvador , and was not only El Salvador 's first ever recorded win , but also the first time the team had scored in an international match . Gustavo " <unk> " Marroquín scored every goal , becoming the first ever Salvadoran player to score five goals in a single game for the El Salvador national football team ( a feat later equaled by Miguel Cruz and <unk> Corrales . ) 
