International Friendly

FT Thursday, October 11, 2018
Costa Rica LDLLL 2
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Mexico LLLLW 3
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CRC202
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Match Report

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Raul Jimenez penalty gives Mexico win over Costa Rica

Raul Jimenez converted a penalty in the 71st minute to give Mexico a 3-2 win over Costa Rica in a back-and-forth friendly match on Thursday night.

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Head to Head

MEX leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MEX · 4-3-3

  1. 12Gibrán LajudG
  2. 6Jesús AnguloCD-L
  3. 4Edson ÁlvarezCD-R
  4. 25Gerardo ArteagaLB
  5. 26José Van RankinRB
  6. 19Érick AguirreCM
  7. 3Víctor GuzmánLM
  8. 20Jesús DueñasRM
  9. 14Ángel ZaldívarF
  10. 24Roberto AlvaradoLF
  11. 11Isaac BrizuelaRF

CRC · 5-3-2

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 3Giancarlo GonzálezCD
  3. 15Francisco CalvoCD-L
  4. 6Óscar DuarteCD-R
  5. 8Bryan OviedoLB
  6. 16Cristian GamboaRB
  7. 10Bryan RuizCM
  8. 20David GuzmánCM-L
  9. 13Allan CruzCM-R
  10. 12Joel CampbellCF-L
  11. 11Johan VenegasCF-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 29' Goal! Mexico 0, Costa Rica 1. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo with a cross.
  3. 33' Goal! Mexico 1, Costa Rica 1. Víctor Guzmán (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by José Van Rankin with a cross.
  4. 43' José Van Rankin (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  5. 44' Goal! Mexico 1, Costa Rica 2. Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 45' Substitution, Mexico. Jürgen Damm replaces José Van Rankin.
  7. 45' Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Gudiño replaces Gibran Lajud.
  8. 46' Substitution, Mexico. Henry Martín replaces Ángel Zaldívar.
  9. 56' Goal! Mexico 2, Costa Rica 2. Henry Martín (Mexico) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jürgen Damm with a cross.
  10. 61' Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez replaces Isaác Brizuela.
  11. 61' Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Manuel Corona replaces Roberto Alvarado.
  12. 62' Substitution, Costa Rica. Randall Leal replaces Bryan Ruiz.
  13. 67' Substitution, Costa Rica. Ronald Matarrita replaces Bryan Oviedo.
  14. 70' David Guzmán (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 71' Goal! Mexico 3, Costa Rica 2. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  16. 76' Substitution, Costa Rica. Ulises Segura replaces Allan Cruz.
  17. 76' Substitution, Costa Rica. Jimmy Marín replaces Joel Campbell.
  18. 79' Substitution, Costa Rica. Jaylon Hadden replaces David Guzmán.
  19. 85' Substitution, Costa Rica. Ian Smith replaces Cristian Gamboa.
  20. 86' Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+2' Gerardo Arteaga (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.

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