FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

FT Sunday, September 5, 2021
Mexico WWWLW 1
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Costa Rica WWLDD 0
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Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica · 3,000 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco

Mexico beat Costa Rica 1-0 in World Cup qualifier

Orbelin Pineda's penalty just before halftime gave Mexico a 1-0 win over Costa Rica in San Jose on Sunday in World Cup qualifying.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
2
49.7
Possession
50.3
9
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
356
Accurate Passes
359
428
Passes
431
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.3
62
Long Balls
53
34
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
3
9
Tackles
7
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
11
Interceptions
7
21
Effective Clearances
16
21
Clearances
16

Head to Head

MEX leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CRC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 15Francisco CalvoCD-L
  3. 6Óscar DuarteCD-R
  4. 8Bryan OviedoLB
  5. 2Ricardo Blanco MoraRB
  6. 10Bryan RuizAM
  7. 5Celso BorgesLM
  8. 20David GuzmánRM
  9. 21Jonathan MoyaF
  10. 22Rónald MatarritaAM-L
  11. 17Randall LealAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Kendall WastonSUB
  2. 18Aarón CruzSUB
  3. 13Jefferson BrenesSUB
  4. 7José Mora CamposSUB
  5. 4Keysher FullerSUB
  6. 14Jimmy MarínSUB
  7. 11Ariel LassiterSUB
  8. 9Manfred UgaldeSUB
  9. 3Juan Pablo VargasSUB
  10. 23Leonel MoreiraSUB
  11. 12Joel CampbellSUB
  12. 16Jurguens MontenegroSUB

MEX · 4-1-4-1

  1. 13Guillermo OchoaG
  2. 2Néstor AraujoCD-L
  3. 3César MontesCD-R
  4. 4Edson ÁlvarezDM
  5. 23Jesús GallardoLB
  6. 19Julio DomínguezRB
  7. 18Andrés GuardadoCM-L
  8. 8Carlos RodríguezCM-R
  9. 20Alexis VegaLM
  10. 17Jesús CoronaRM
  11. 11Rogelio Funes MoriF

Substitutes

  1. 1Jonathan OrozcoSUB
  2. 7Roberto AlvaradoSUB
  3. 9Henry MartínSUB
  4. 14Sebastián CórdovaSUB
  5. 16Jonathan dos SantosSUB
  6. 22Gilberto SepúlvedaSUB
  7. 5Luis RomoSUB
  8. 10Orbelín PinedaSUB
  9. 6Jorge SánchezSUB
  10. 15Osvaldo RodríguezSUB
  11. 21Uriel AntunaSUB
  12. 12Rodolfo CotaSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' Ricardo Blanco (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 37' Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Alexis Vega because of an injury.
  4. 42' Jonathan Moya (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Costa Rica 0, Mexico 1. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 45'+3' Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Costa Rica. Joel Campbell replaces Bryan Oviedo.
  8. 65' Substitution, Costa Rica. Jimmy Marín replaces Jonathan Moya.
  9. 68' David Guzmán (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 71' Substitution, Mexico. Roberto Alvarado replaces Jesús Corona.
  11. 71' Substitution, Mexico. Henry Martín replaces Rogelio Funes Mori.
  12. 73' César Montes (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 75' Edson Álvarez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 76' Substitution, Mexico. Luis Romo replaces Andrés Guardado.
  15. 81' Substitution, Costa Rica. Keysher Fuller replaces Randall Leal.
  16. 81' Substitution, Costa Rica. Jurguens Montenegro replaces Bryan Ruiz.
  17. 89' Substitution, Costa Rica. Kendall Waston replaces Ricardo Blanco.

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