Costa Rica		USA
DeffAtt2Close1	Tactics	cio-532-lw
53%	Possession	47%
42%	Play in the half	58%
9	Shots	3
3	Fouls	6
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	1
3	Offsides	1
71.7	average mark	72.8
excellent	Shooting	formidable
outstanding	Passing	formidable
outstanding	Defending	outstanding

4 minute.
Quiróz takes over possession. Valentino cleverly intercepts the pass. Dinarte fouls inside the box. Penalty! Dinarte is cautioned. The harmed player, Valentino, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Parrish may influence the final score. Parrish runs up to the ball and takes a clever kick.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica - USA 0:1

13 minute.
Steinbrenner plays the ball off with his head. Ponce ineptly catches the ball. Valentino takes over possession. Valentino takes a swing and hits it... Aguilar tries to claim a difficult ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica - USA 0:2

19 minute.
Steinbrenner approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Wells approaches the ball. Wells makes an instep pass. Steinbrenner takes over possession. Steinbrenner centers. Jackson tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

41 minute.
Xander has problems with catching the ball. Xander passes, it`s a high ball. Valentino plays the ball off with his head. Parrish approaches the ball. Parrish takes a swing and hits it... Jackson tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

44 minute.
Throw-in. Sakami throws the ball in. Matamoros plays the ball through. Sakami takes over possession. Sakami passes, it`s a high ball. Branch palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Aguilar approaches the ball. Aguilar has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica - USA 1:2

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Costa Rica 52%, USA 48%.
Costa Rica - USA 1:2

47 minute.
Wells makes an instep pass. Shump approaches the ball. Ponce cleverly intercepts the pass. Ponce makes a sublime pass. Aguilar lobs the ball high into the air.
What a tremendous chance!

50 minute.
Sakami makes a one-touch pass. Aguilar has problems with catching the ball. Altamirano takes over possession. Aguilar takes over possession. Aguilar has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

55 minute.
Howard approaches the set piece. Altamirano just manages to reach the ball first. Busch fouls. Altamirano was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Altamirano is likely to take the free-kick.
What a tremendous chance!

59 minute.
Herrera centers. Altamirano just manages to reach the ball first. Busch tripped the opponent on purpose. The referee takes the red card out of his top pocket, Busch goes straight to the changing room for an early bath.

67 minute.
Guzan ineptly catches the ball. Aguilar takes over possession. Guzan fouls inside the box. Penalty! The harmed player, Aguilar, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Aguilar confidently approaches the penalty spot, kicks, after a short run-up. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

68 minute.
Ponce attempts to pass. Sakami makes a sublime pass. Altamirano takes over possession. Aguilar approaches the ball. Aguilar takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

71 minute.
Quiróz attempts to pass. Altamirano has problems with catching the ball. Altamirano passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Aguilar just manages to reach the ball first. Aguilar shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

79 minute.
Sakami approaches the ball. Sakami plays the ball through. Altamirano approaches the ball. Altamirano centers. Aguilar makes a diving header. The ball hits the post. Branch palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Altamirano approaches the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Costa Rica - USA 2:2

82 minute.
Aguilar approaches the ball. Aguilar makes a one-touch pass. Altamirano takes over possession. Altamirano shoots. Branch makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica - USA 3:2

87 minute.
Quiróz centers. Altamirano plays the ball off with his head. Guzan has problems with catching the ball. Aguilar just manages to reach the ball first. Aguilar takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Costa Rica 33%, USA 67%.
Costa Rica - USA 3:2