Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Costa Rica 2 - Jamaica 0

Costa Rica welcomed Jamaica to San Jose for their CONCACAF Fourth Round matchup on Tuesday night.  Midway through the first period, Ariel Rodriguez stood over a medium-distance free kick for Costa Rica.  The ball he put into the box was well-collected by Alvaro Saborio who in turn gave a soft pass to an oncoming Michael Umaña, who finished from short range to put Costa Rica ahead 1-0.  Luton Shelton had a nice solo run to put himself in with a chance at goal, but a defensive slide by Cristian Gamboa (pictured, red) forced Shelton to come to a standstill, and in the meantime Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas had closed the gap enough to make a simple save on the ensuing Shelton effort.  The half ended with the Ticos up one goal to nil.

With less than a quarter hour to play, Ticos playmaker Joel Campbell sucked the entire Jamaican defense out of position, but his excellent play and pass were ruined by a botched Saborio shot from close range.  With under ten minutes left to make a change in the scoreboard, Diego Calvo took it upon himself to make something happen.  He cut inside Jamaica defender Jermaine Taylor and then cut behind a second defender to release a shot to the far post side netting that was never in danger of being saved.  Costa Rica remained sound defensively for the final push, and they win 2-0.

Goals
Costa Rica
Michael Umaña 22
Diego Calvo 82

Match Reports:
http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/3/26/4151348/costa-rica-vs-jamaica-final-score-result-2013

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHo534dliSI

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