Ecuador		Costa Rica
ALFARONETA	Tactics	comenzamos
47%	Possession	53%
59%	Play in the half	41%
8	Shots	6
3	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	3
72.7	average mark	64.1
outstanding	Shooting	excellent
formidable	Passing	very good
formidable	Defending	formidable

3 minute.
Here comes Bolaños, having a little trouble catching the ball. Figueira wins the ball from behind. Figueira makes an instep pass. González approaches the ball. González takes a swing and hits it... Calderón palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Ursino cleverly intercepts the pass.
It was close.

10 minute.
Sanabria has problems with catching the ball. George cleverly intercepts the pass. Quintana trips an opponent. That`s a foul! George was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Martos is likely to take the free-kick. Cardoso tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Bonifaz just manages to reach the ball first. Bonifaz has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ecuador - Costa Rica 1:0

12 minute.
Flores just manages to reach the ball first. Flores makes an instep pass. George approaches the ball. George has a fantastic effort at goal. Cardoso desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball hits the bar.

29 minute.
the ball bounces off Ramírez`s chest. Figueira approaches the ball. Ramírez trips an opponent. That`s a foul! The harmed player, Figueira, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! The distance from the goal is not that far. Quintana takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick.
It was close.

36 minute.
Maron plays the ball off with his head. Martos just manages to reach the ball first. Martos passes, it`s a high ball. George makes a diving header. Cardoso makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball hits the bar.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Ecuador 66%, Costa Rica 34%.
Ecuador - Costa Rica 1:0

46 minute.
Cuero comes on to the pitch. Espinel comes on to the pitch.

58 minute.
Ursino centers. Kikut just manages to reach the ball first. Espinel cleverly intercepts the pass. Espinel passes, it`s a high ball. Cuero gets his head on it. Post!
Missed by few inches.

61 minute.
Torrealba lobs the ball high into the air. Ursino just manages to reach the ball first. We are going to have another corner. Quintana approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Figueira makes a diving header. Calderón miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

68 minute.
Chávez approaches the ball. Maron attempts to pass. Espinel just manages to reach the ball first. Espinel takes a swing and hits it... Post!
Missed by few inches.

70 minute.
Espinel just manages to reach the ball first. Kikut wins the ball from behind. Kikut lobs the ball high into the air. Chávez takes over possession. Chávez lobs the ball high into the air.
It was close.

79 minute.
Maron makes a sublime pass. Martos approaches the ball. Martos makes an instep pass. Cuero takes over possession. Cuero shoots.
Missed by few inches.

86 minute.
Cienfuejo plays the ball through. Abajo approaches the ball. Espinel wins the ball from behind. Espinel has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ecuador - Costa Rica 2:0

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Ecuador 52%, Costa Rica 48%.
Ecuador - Costa Rica 2:0