FIFA World Cup

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Costa Rica LWLDW 1
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Italy DLDDW 0
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CRC101
ITA000
Arena Pernambuco · 40,285 att.

Match Report

Team Stats

24
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
11
5
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
4
42
Possession
58
10
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
287
Accurate Passes
513
370
Passes
576
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
9
0.5
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
47
30
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
2
20
Effective Tackles
9
23
Tackles
14
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
17
16
Clearances
17

Lineups

ITA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Gianluigi BuffonG
  2. 3Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 15Andrea BarzagliCD-R
  4. 16Daniele De RossiDM
  5. 4Matteo DarmianLB
  6. 7Ignazio AbateRB
  7. 21Andrea PirloCM-L
  8. 5Thiago MottaCM-R
  9. 8Claudio MarchisioLM
  10. 6Antonio CandrevaRM
  11. 9Mario BalotelliF

Substitutes

  1. 12Salvatore SiriguSUB
  2. 11Alessio CerciSUB
  3. 22Lorenzo InsigneSUB
  4. 20Gabriel PalettaSUB
  5. 13Mattia PerinSUB
  6. 18Marco ParoloSUB
  7. 19Leonardo BonucciSUB
  8. 17Ciro ImmobileSUB
  9. 14Alberto AquilaniSUB
  10. 10Antonio CassanoSUB
  11. 2Mattia De SciglioSUB
  12. 23Marco VerrattiSUB

CRC · 5-4-1

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 3Giancarlo GonzálezCD
  3. 4Michael UmañaCD-L
  4. 6Óscar DuarteCD-R
  5. 15Júnior DíazLB
  6. 16Cristian GamboaRB
  7. 17Yeltsin TejedaCM-L
  8. 5Celso BorgesCM-R
  9. 7Christian BolañosLM
  10. 10Bryan RuizRM
  11. 9Joel CampbellF

Substitutes

  1. 21Marco UreñaSUB
  2. 23Daniel CambroneroSUB
  3. 2Johnny AcostaSUB
  4. 19Roy MillerSUB
  5. 14Randall BrenesSUB
  6. 20Diego CalvoSUB
  7. 11Michael BarrantesSUB
  8. 8Dave MyrieSUB
  9. 22José CuberoSUB
  10. 12Waylon FrancisSUB
  11. 18Patrick PembertonSUB
  12. 13Óscar GranadosSUB

Timeline

  1. 44' Goal! Italy 0, Costa Rica 1. Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Júnior Díaz with a cross.
  2. 45' Substitution, Italy. Antonio Cassano replaces Thiago Motta.
  3. 57' Substitution, Italy. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Antonio Candreva.
  4. 68' Substitution, Costa Rica. José Cubero replaces Yeltsin Tejeda.
  5. 69' Mario Balotelli (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 69' Substitution, Italy. Alessio Cerci replaces Claudio Marchisio.
  7. 71' José Cubero (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 74' Substitution, Costa Rica. Marco Ureña replaces Joel Campbell.
  9. 81' Substitution, Costa Rica. Randall Brenes replaces Bryan Ruiz.

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