Costa Rica vs Nicaragua
Ref: Ismael Cornejo, El SalvadorNeutral venue (TBC)
Match recap
Costa Rica beat Nicaragua 4–1 in their World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF fixture. Martínez, Martínez, Ugalde, and Calvo scored for Costa Rica. Costa Rica held 35% possession to 65% for Nicaragua.
First Half
Waston
Yellow Card
⚽
Martínez
Assist: Ugalde
26'
⚽
Goal
Assist: Hernández
⚽
Martínez
Assist: Waston
⇄
Murillo
45'
Reyes
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Reyes
⚽
Ugalde
58'
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Martínez
65'
⇄
Unknown
65'
⇄
Unknown
73'
⇄
Barrera
⇄
Vargas
⇄
Ugalde
76'
Acevedo
Yellow Card
Quirós
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal Disallowed - offside
⚽
Calvo
Match Statistics
Costa RicaNicaragua
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
7
10
Shots on target
2
14
Shots in the box
3
7
Shots outside box
4
7
Shots off goal
4
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
35%
Possession
65%
241
Total passes
449
181
Accurate passes
381
75%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline0 · 2 won
17
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
4
Blocked shots
1
Costa Rica
5-3-2
Nicaragua
3-4-1-2
Costa Rica
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1K. NavasG
- 2A. MurilloM
- 4J. VargasD
- 8J. MoraD
- 9M. UgaldeF
- 10J. AlcócerM
- 11K. VargasM
- 12A. MartínezF
- 15F. CalvoD
- 19K. WastonD
- 20H. QuirósD
Substitutes
- 3J. MitchellD
- 5J. CascanteD
- 6G. VillalobosD
- 7A. RojasF
- 13A. CruzM
- 14C. PérezM
- 16A. BranM
- 17W. MadrigalF
- 18A. LezcanoG
- 21Á. ZamoraF
- 22C. MoraF
- 23E. AlvaradoG
Nicaragua
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1M. RodríguezG
- 2J. QuijanoM
- 4H. NiñoD
- 5J. Cano
- 11J. BarreraF
- 18B. HernándezF
- 21C. Reyes
Substitutes
- 3Ó. AcevedoD
- 7A. SmithF
- 10B. BonillaF
- 15J. Delgado
- 17M. LópezM
- 19E. MartínezD
- 20W. TalaveraF
Costa Rica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manfred Ugalde | F | 74 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Alonso Martínez | F | 62 | 7.9 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Aaron Murillo | M | 32 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kendall Waston | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Francisco Calvo | D | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Josimar Alcócer | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Haxzel Quirós | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Joseph Mora | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kenneth Vargas | M | 74 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Juan Pablo Vargas | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Keylor Navas(C) | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Creichel Perez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeyland Mitchell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Bran | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Esteban Alvarado | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Cascante | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandre Lezcano | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álvaro Zamora | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Mora | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guillermo Villalobos | D | 58 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Allan Cruz | M | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Warren Madrigal | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Andy Rojas | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nicaragua
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Arteaga | M | 65 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Bancy Hernandez | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Juan Barrera(C) | F | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Christian Reyes | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ariel Arauz | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Rodríguez | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josué Quijano | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Gomez | M | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Niño | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Coronel | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alyer López | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anyelo Velásquez | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evert Martínez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ariagner Smith | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandón Mayorga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge García | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Byron Bonilla | F | 32 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Widman Talavera | F | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Jonathan Moncada | M | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Óscar Acevedo | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marlon López | M | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |