The National team of Costa Rica This Tuesday they qualified for the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League by defeating Guatemala 3-0 on the fourth day of Group A, with the first goal from Warren Madrigal of Valencia. As a result, Guatemala is out of the Concacaf Nations League by falling to third position, while Costa Rica finished first with eight points and Suriname second with seven points, the same amount as Guatemala, but with more big difference in purpose.
Costa Rica dominated the match from the start, constantly attacking and defining key moments, they could have even increased the score. The 1-0 came early thanks to Costa Rican midfielder Warren Madrigal, who scored in the 8th minute after receiving an assist from Manfred Ugalde.
Mexican coach Luis Fernando Tena’s Guatemalan team tried to shake off their rival’s dominance, but found themselves trapped. The duo of Alejandro Bran and Brandon Aguilera are a headache for the Guatemalan defense, providing solidity in the midfield and speed of printing to continue the attack.
The second score came in the 38th minute on a counterattack, when Kenneth Vargas scored alone against goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen, while a superb bicycle kick goal from veteran captain Francisco Calvo sealed the eventual 3-0 victory for Costa Rica in the 71st minute.
TECHNICAL SHEET
3 – Costa Rica: Patrick Sequeira, Haxzel Quirós, Jeyland Mitchell (Julio Cascante, m.78), Juan Pablo Vargas, Francisco Calvo, Brandon Aguilera (Rashir Parkins, m.88), Alejandro Bran (Sebastián Acuña, m.66), Kenneth Vargas, Manfred Ugalde, Alonso Martínez (Joel Campbell, m.66) and Warren Madrigal (Ariel Lassiter, m.78).
0 – Guatemala: Nicholas Hagen, José Ardón, Nicolás Samayoa, Kevin Ruiz, Aarón Herrera, Jonathan Franco (Marco Domínguez, m.76), Óscar Castellanos (Rodrigo Saravia, m.76), Elmer Cardoza (Pedro Altán, m.46), Óscar Santis (Olger Escobar, m.76), Nathaniel Méndez-Laing and Rubio Rubín (Darwin Low, m.81).
Objectives: 1-0, Warren Madrigal (m. 8); 2-0, Kenneth Vargas (m. 38); 3-0, Francisco Calvo (m. 71)
Referee: American Joe Dickerson warned José Ardón, Óscar Castellanos, Nathaniel Méndez-Laing, Alejandro Bran, Jeyland Mitchell and Haxzel Quirós.
Events: The match on the fourth day of Group A of the Concacaf Nations League was played at the National Stadium of Costa Rica in front of 20,000 in attendance.
Source: La Verdad
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