Concacaf Nations League

Honduras vs Costa Rica, 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League, Third Place

· Honduras win 5-4 on penalties
Honduras
  • 48': Edwin Rodríguez
  • 80': Alberth Elis
FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Honduras win 5-4 on penalties
Costa Rica
  • 8': Joel Campbell
  • 85': Francisco Calvo

Honduras beats Costa Rica to claim Nations League 3rd place

Honduras beat Costa Rica 5-4 on penalties following a 2-2 draw to claim third place of the CONCACAF Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Honduras).
  • 2': Randall Leal (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Anthony Lozano (Honduras).
  • 5': Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Goal! Honduras 0, Costa Rica 1. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Óscar Duarte.
  • 11': Edwin Rodriguez (Honduras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
  • 12': Foul by Randall Leal (Costa Rica).
  • 12': Marcelo Pereira (Honduras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Bryan Acosta (Honduras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Celso Borges (Costa Rica).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Bryan Acosta (Honduras) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 17': Foul by Rigoberto Rivas (Honduras).
  • 17': Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Bryan Acosta (Honduras).
  • 17': Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Celso Borges (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Deybi Flores (Honduras).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Anthony Lozano (Honduras) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rigoberto Rivas.
  • 23': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Óscar Duarte.
  • 24': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Maynor Figueroa (Honduras) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edwin Rodriguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Honduras).
  • 27': Randall Leal (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Offside, Costa Rica. Yeltsin Tejeda tries a through ball, but Joel Campbell is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
  • 31': Rigoberto Rivas (Honduras) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Yeltsin Tejeda.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Alberth Elis (Honduras) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edwin Rodriguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Edwin Rodriguez (Honduras) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alberth Elis.
  • 34': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Honduras).
  • 34': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Deybi Flores (Honduras).
  • 35': Randall Leal (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Deybi Flores (Honduras) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberth Elis.
  • 37': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
  • 40': Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Deybi Flores (Honduras).
  • 41': Offside, Honduras. Diego Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Rigoberto Rivas is caught offside.
  • 43': Adrián Martínez (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Diego Rodríguez (Honduras).
  • 44': Hand ball by Diego Rodríguez (Honduras).
  • 45': Attempt missed. Randall Leal (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yeltsin Tejeda.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Honduras 0, Costa Rica 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Honduras 0, Costa Rica 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Honduras. Alexander López replaces Rigoberto Rivas.
  • 48': Goal! Honduras 1, Costa Rica 1. Edwin Rodriguez (Honduras) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin Álvarez with a cross.
  • 48': Substitution, Costa Rica. Joseph Mora replaces Bryan Oviedo because of an injury.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Mora with a cross.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Anthony Lozano (Honduras) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right.
  • 51': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Leonel Moreira.
  • 57': Substitution, Costa Rica. Johan Venegas replaces Bryan Ruiz.
  • 57': Substitution, Costa Rica. Allan Cruz replaces Celso Borges.
  • 57': Substitution, Costa Rica. Ariel Lassiter replaces Randall Leal.
  • 59': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Leonel Moreira.
  • 61': Foul by Maynor Figueroa (Honduras).
  • 61': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Kevin Álvarez.
  • 63': Substitution, Honduras. Jorge Benguché replaces Anthony Lozano.
  • 65': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Óscar Duarte.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Jorge Benguché (Honduras) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Pereira following a corner.
  • 67': Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Bryan Acosta (Honduras).
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Deybi Flores (Honduras) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander López.
  • 69': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Ariel Lassiter.
  • 69': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Joseph Mora.
  • 70': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Honduras).
  • 70': Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Kevin Álvarez (Honduras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Foul by Bryan Acosta (Honduras).
  • 70': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Substitution, Costa Rica. Gerson Torres replaces Joel Campbell.
  • 73': Foul by Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica).
  • 73': Jorge Benguché (Honduras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Ariel Lassiter (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Alexander López (Honduras).
  • 73': Foul by Maynor Figueroa (Honduras).
  • 73': Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Johan Venegas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 75': Alexander López (Honduras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica).
  • 75': Diego Rodríguez (Honduras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Adrián Martínez (Costa Rica).
  • 76': Adrián Martínez (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Edwin Rodriguez (Honduras) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 78': Substitution, Honduras. Éver Alvarado replaces Diego Rodríguez.
  • 78': Substitution, Honduras. Jonathan Rubio replaces Edwin Rodriguez.
  • 78': Foul by Johan Venegas (Costa Rica).
  • 78': Jonathan Rubio (Honduras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Joseph Mora.
  • 80': Foul by Alberth Elis (Honduras).
  • 80': Leonel Moreira (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Goal! Honduras 2, Costa Rica 1. Alberth Elis (Honduras) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander López.
  • 82': Alberth Elis (Honduras) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Alexander López.
  • 84': Adrián Martínez (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Jonathan Rubio (Honduras).
  • 85': Goal! Honduras 2, Costa Rica 2. Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johan Venegas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Foul by Jonathan Rubio (Honduras).
  • 86': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Adrián Martínez (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óscar Duarte.
  • 87': Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Bryan Acosta (Honduras).
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Rubio (Honduras) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander López.
  • 88': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Ariel Lassiter.
  • 89': Alberth Elis (Honduras) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
  • 90': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Keysher Fuller.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Deybi Flores (Honduras) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Álvarez.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jonathan Rubio (Honduras) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander López.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Honduras 2, Costa Rica 2.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Honduras 2, Costa Rica 2.
  • 91': Goal! Honduras 2, Costa Rica 2(1). Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 92': Goal! Honduras 2(1), Costa Rica 2(1). Alexander López (Honduras) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 93': Goal! Honduras 2(1), Costa Rica 2(2). Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 94': Goal! Honduras 2(2), Costa Rica 2(2). Alberth Elis (Honduras) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 95': Penalty saved! Ariel Lassiter (Costa Rica) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the top right corner.
  • 95': Goal! Honduras 2(3), Costa Rica 2(2). Jorge Benguché (Honduras) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 96': Goal! Honduras 2(3), Costa Rica 2(3). Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 97': Penalty saved! Jonathan Rubio (Honduras) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 98': Goal! Honduras 2(3), Costa Rica 2(4). Joseph Mora (Costa Rica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 99': Goal! Honduras 2(4), Costa Rica 2(4). Bryan Acosta (Honduras) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 100': Penalty saved! Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 101': Goal! Honduras 2(5), Costa Rica 2(4). Éver Alvarado (Honduras) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 101': Penalty Shootout ends, Honduras 2(5), Costa Rica 2(4).
  • 0': Match ends, Honduras 2(5), Costa Rica 2(4).

Statistics

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9 Fouls 21
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 13
2 Saves 1
46.7 Possession 53.3
6 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
294 Accurate Passes 336
379 Passes 407
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
11 Crosses 34
0.5 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 50
28 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 8
31 Effective Clearances 5
31 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Nations League

Venue: Empower Field at Mile High
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA

Line-Ups

HON Honduras (4-4-2)

No. Name
22 Luis López (GK)
3 Maynor Figueroa
4 Marcelo Pereira
23 Diego Rodríguez
2 Kevin Álvarez
6 Bryan Acosta
20 Deybi Flores
8 Edwin Rodríguez
11 Rigoberto Rivas
7 Alberth Elis
9 Choco Lozano
Honduras Substitutes:
Éver Alvarado, Walter Martinez, Jhow Benavídez, Alex Güity, Jorge Benguche, Edrick Menjivar, Johnny Leverón, Jonathan Toro, Kervin Arriaga, Boniek García, Alexander López, Elvin Oliva.

CRC Costa Rica (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
23 Leonel Moreira (GK)
15 Francisco Calvo
6 Óscar Duarte
8 Bryan Oviedo
4 Keysher Fuller
17 Yeltsin Tejeda
5 Celso Borges
11 Randall Leal
21 Alonso Martínez Yellow Card
12 Joel Campbell
10 Bryan Ruiz
Costa Rica Substitutes:
Allan Cruz, Bernald Alfaro, Jurguens Montenegro, Patrick Sequeira, Aarón Salazar, Gerson Torres, Esteban Alvarado, Ariel Lassiter, Johan Venegas, Joseph Mora, Giancarlo González.

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