Costa Rica		Nicaragua
TICOS NEW	Tactics	Cosita Rica
52%	Possession	48%
40%	Play in the half	60%
8	Shots	12
4	Fouls	5
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	9
66.6	average mark	71.1
formidable	Shooting	outstanding
excellent	Passing	formidable
outstanding	Defending	brilliant

2 minute.
Solís takes over possession. Garnier wins the ball from behind. Caravaca just manages to reach the ball first. Caravaca lobs the ball high into the air. Lozano makes a diving header. Dixon palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

6 minute.
Lascarez approaches the ball. Throw-in. Hormigos throws the ball in. Lascarez lobs the ball high into the air. Coronado gets his head on it. Cardenal palms the ball clear.

12 minute.
Kikut centers. Barriomartín takes over possession. Mahoney cleverly intercepts the pass. Mahoney shoots. Cardenal hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

14 minute.
Lozano takes over possession. Kikut cleverly intercepts the pass. Almendra wins the ball from behind. Almendra has a fantastic effort at goal. Dixon makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica - Nicaragua 0:1

33 minute.
Coronado tries to claim a difficult ball. Hormigos approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Almendra is guilty of misconduct. Almendra is cautioned.

34 minute.
Lascarez, swiftly takes the throw-in. Núñez approaches the ball. Lascarez approaches the ball. Lascarez centers. Mahoney rises up and heads the ball.
It was close.

35 minute.
Almendra approaches the ball. Almendra centers. Lozano plays the ball off with his head. Serrano approaches the ball. Serrano shoots. Dixon palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica - Nicaragua 0:2

39 minute.
Garnier centers. Drake has problems with catching the ball. Serrano just manages to reach the ball first. Serrano shoots. Dixon desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica - Nicaragua 0:3

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: Costa Rica 30%, Nicaragua 70%.
Costa Rica - Nicaragua 0:3

46 minute.
Pizarro comes on to the pitch.

47 minute.
Serrano takes over possession. Drake cleverly intercepts the pass. Drake passes, it`s a high ball. Caravaca approaches the ball. Caravaca has a fantastic effort at goal. Dixon miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Lozano just manages to reach the ball first. Lozano shoots. The ball hits the bar.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica - Nicaragua 0:4

54 minute.
Baquedano takes over possession. Baquedano lobs the ball high into the air. Serrano plays the ball off with his head. Lozano just manages to reach the ball first. Lozano has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

57 minute.
Almendra makes a sublime pass. Garnier just manages to reach the ball first. Garnier makes a one-touch pass. Lozano takes over possession. Lozano shoots. Dixon tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

60 minute.
Garnier wins the ball from behind. We are going to have another corner. Lascarez approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Mahoney gets his head on it. Cardenal desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

66 minute.
Baquedano approaches the ball. Baquedano makes a sublime pass. Serrano attempts to pass. Lozano just manages to reach the ball first. Lozano has a fantastic effort at goal. Dixon palms the ball clear.

69 minute.
Throw-in. Figueres comes on to the pitch. Domínguez comes on to the pitch.

71 minute.
Garnier approaches the ball. Núñez fouls. The harmed player, Garnier, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Chinchilla comes on to the pitch.

71 minute.
Almendra just manages to reach the ball first. Solano fouls. The harmed player, Almendra, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Almendra approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Baquedano plays the ball off with his head. Serrano takes over possession. Serrano takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

81 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Sandí comes on to the pitch.

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: Costa Rica 51%, Nicaragua 49%.
Costa Rica - Nicaragua 0:4