Costa Rica 1-0 Canada: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by C. Borges
SAN JOSé. Costa Rica beats Canada 1-0 after C. Borges scored just 1 goal (45').
SAN JOSé. Costa Rica beats Canada 1-0 after C. Borges scored just 1 goal (45′). Canada was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
M. Kaye received a red card (34′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Canada lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica stadium in San José on Thursday and it started at 8:05 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.78 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.
Match Statistics
Canada was in firm control of the ball 68% while Costa Rica was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Canada was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Costa Rica succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Costa Rica shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Canada shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Costa Rica received 2 yellow cards (J. Venegas and R. Matarrita). On the other side, Canada received 1 yellow card (M. Kaye).
Also, Canada didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after M. Kaye (Canada) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (34′).
After this match, Costa Rica will have 16 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Canada will stay with 25 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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15'15'
M. Kaye
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34'34'
M. Kaye
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35'35'
J. Venegas
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45'45'
C. Borges
G. Torres
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46'46'
Bryan Ruiz
Gerson Torres Barrantes
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46'46'
Yeltsin Tejeda
Orlando Galo Calderón
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54'54'
R. Matarrita
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61'61'
Adrian Martínez Batista
Celso Borges
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61'61'
Daniel Chacón Salas
Anthony Contreras Enríquez
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69'69'
Juan Pablo Vargas
Ronald Matarrita
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69'69'
Junior Hoilett
Alistair Johnston
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80'80'
I. Kone
J. Osorio
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80'80'
I. Ugbo
C. Larin
Next match
In the upcoming WC Qualification Concacaf match, Costa Rica will play away against El Salvador on the 27th of March with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Costa Rica (3 draws).
Canada will host Jamaica on the 27th of March with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Canada (2 draws).
Costa Rica: Formation and Lineups
Costa Rica started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luis Fernando Suárez Guzman chose to play with the following team: Keylor Navas , Keysher Fuller , Kendall Waston , Francisco Calvo , Ronald Matarrita , Gerson Torres , Celso Borges , Orlando Galo Calderon , Joel Campbell , Anthony Contreras and Johan Venegas .
Substitutes
Costa Rica made 5 changes: O. Galo for Y. Tejeda (46′), G. Torres for B. Ruiz (46′), A. Contreras for D. Chacon (61′), C. Borges for A. Martinez (68′) and R. Matarrita for J. Vargas (69′).
Top player: Celso Borges
The player who no doubt impressed Costa Rica the most was Celso Borges.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Canada: Formation and Lineups
Canada started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, John Herdman played with: Milan Borjan , Alistair Johnston , Atiba Hutchinson , Kamal Miller , Richie Laryea , Tajon Buchanan , Stephen Eustáquio , Mark-Anthony Kaye , Jonathan Osorio , Jonathan David and Cyle Larin .
Canada could not rely on the presence of I. Kone (injured).
Substitutes
Canada made 3 changes: A. Johnston for J. Hoilett (75′), J. Osorio for I. Kone (80′) and C. Larin for I. Ugbo (80′).
Top player: Stephen Eustáquio
Probably the most impressive player in Canada was Stephen Eustáquio.
His rating is with 96 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Concacaf
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
