| 10.12.1972 | San Salvador | Estadio Flor Blanca | 24 828 |
| El Salvador | 0:1(0:0) | Guatemala |
| Mauricio Alvarenga, Julio Ruano, Rigoberto Cruz-Alas, Mario Castro, Guillermo Pérez, Víctor Valencia, Felix Flores, Jorge Vásquez, Mario Rosas, Jaime Portillo, Baltazar Zapata | Julio García Guzmán, Octavio de Leon, Armando Melgar, Roberto Camposeco, Luis Villavicencio, Jorge Hurtarte, Benjamin Monterroso, Nelson Melgar, Hugo Torres, Julio César Anderson, Selvin Pennant |
| Coach:Héctor D'Angelo | Néstor Valdéz (CHI) |
| Scorers: | 65' Nelson Melgar |
| Substitutions:8' in Luis Rivas out Jaime Portillo | 35' in Peter Sandoval out Selvin Pennant, 50' in Jorge Roldán out Benjamin Monterroso |
| Referee:Toros Kibritjian (USA) | Assistant referee:Roger Schott (USA), John Di Salvatore (USA) |