Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: World Cup Qualification Match Report

Costa Rica ✓

4–1Match Finished

HT 2–1

Nicaragua

Match Summary

The clash between Costa Rica and Nicaragua ended with a convincing 4-1 scoreline in favor of the hosts. Played at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, the match saw Costa Rica take control early, demonstrating their strength in the World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF. Nicaragua struggled to keep pace, and despite their efforts, they could only manage one goal against a dominant Costa Rican side.

Match Events

6'K. Waston Costa Rica
12'A. Martinez (M. Ugalde) Costa Rica
26'J. Arteaga (B. Hernandez) Nicaragua
28'A. Martinez (K. Waston) Costa Rica
32'A. Murillo (G. Villalobos Alfaro) Costa Rica
45'C. Reyes Nicaragua
46'C. Reyes (O. Acevedo) Nicaragua
49'M. Ugalde Costa Rica
58'E. Gomez (B. Bonilla) Nicaragua
62'A. Martinez (A. Cruz) Costa Rica
65'A. Arauz (M. Lopez) Nicaragua
65'J. Arteaga (W. Talavera) Nicaragua
73'J. Barrera (J. Moncada) Nicaragua
74'K. Vargas (A. Rojas) Costa Rica
74'M. Ugalde (W. Madrigal) Costa Rica
76'O. Acevedo Nicaragua
79'H. Quiros Costa Rica
90+1'Goal Disallowed - offside Costa Rica
90'F. Calvo Costa Rica

Statistics

Costa Rica		Nicaragua
10	Shots on Goal	2
7	Shots off Goal	4
21	Total Shots	7
4	Blocked Shots	1
14	Shots insidebox	3
7	Shots outsidebox	4
17	Fouls	11
7	Corner Kicks	3
3	Offsides	1
35%	Ball Possession	65%
2	Yellow Cards	2
	Red Cards
1	Goalkeeper Saves	6
241	Total passes	449
181	Passes accurate	381
75%	Passes %	85%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Costa Rica 5-3-2

1K. Navas

8J. Mora

15F. Calvo

4J. Vargas

19K. Waston

20H. Quiros

10J. Alcocer

2A. Murillo

11K. Vargas

9M. Ugalde

12A. Martinez

1 K. Navas G
20 H. Quiros D
19 K. Waston D
4 J. Vargas D
15 F. Calvo D
8 J. Mora D
11 K. Vargas M
2 A. Murillo M
10 J. Alcocer M
12 A. Martinez F
9 M. Ugalde F

Substitutes

18 A. Lezcano G
23 E. Alvarado G
3 J. Mitchell D
5 J. Cascante D
6 G. Villalobos Alfaro D
13 A. Cruz M
14 C. Perez M
16 A. J. Bran Flores M
21 A. Zamora F
7 A. Rojas F
17 W. Madrigal F
22 C. Mora F

Coach: Fernando Batista

Nicaragua 3-4-1-2

1M. Rodriguez

6E. Gomez

4H. Nino

13A. Arauz

16J. Arteaga

1 M. Rodriguez G
4 H. Nino D
5 J. Cano
6 E. Gomez
2 J. Quijano M
21 C. Reyes
13 A. Arauz
14 J. Coronel
16 J. Arteaga
11 J. Barrera F
18 B. Hernandez F

Substitutes

12 A. Lopez
23 B. Mayorga
3 O. Acevedo D
7 A. Smith F
8 J. Moncada
9 J. Garcia
10 B. Bonilla F
15 J. Delgado
17 M. Lopez M
19 E. J. Martinez D
20 W. Talavera F
22 A. Velásquez

Coach: Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero

Player Stats

Top Rated: Manfred Ugalde (highest match rating)

Costa Rica

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Keylor Navas	G	90'	—	0	6.3
Haxzel Quirós	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Kendall Waston	D	90'	—	1	7.3
Juan Pablo Vargas	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Francisco Calvo	D	90'	1	0	7.2
Joseph Mora	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Kenneth Vargas	M	74'	—	0	6.7
Aaron Murillo	M	32'	—	0	7.3
Josimar Alcócer	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Alonso Martínez	F	62'	2	0	7.9
Manfred Ugalde ★ Top Rated	F	74'	1	1	8.3
Guillermo Villalobos sub	D	58'	—	0	7.3
Allan Cruz sub	M	28'	—	0	6.7
Andy Rojas sub	F	16'	—	0	6.5
Warren Madrigal sub	F	16'	—	0	6.6
Esteban Alvarado sub	G	—	—	—	—
Alexandre Lezcano sub	G	—	—	—	—
Julio Cascante sub	D	—	—	—	—
Carlos Mora sub	F	—	—	—	—
Jeyland Mitchell sub	D	—	—	—	—
Creichel Perez sub	M	—	—	—	—
Alejandro Bran sub	M	—	—	—	—
Álvaro Zamora sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Keylor Navas	—	19/–/13%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Haxzel Quirós	1/2	16/1/11%	2	4/7	1/2	–/2	1/0
Kendall Waston	–/2	20/1/15%	—	4/6	—	1/2	1/0
Juan Pablo Vargas	1/1	26/–/21%	—	1/4	—	–/1	0/0
Francisco Calvo	1/2	38/–/26%	1	4/7	2/3	1/–	0/0
Joseph Mora	—	17/1/11%	4	5/6	1/1	—	0/0
Kenneth Vargas	–/1	10/1/8%	1	4/11	–/2	3/2	0/0
Aaron Murillo	—	11/–/10%	6	9/9	—	1/–	0/0
Josimar Alcócer	1/1	25/3/22%	2	5/13	2/3	–/4	0/0
Alonso Martínez	4/5	6/1/3%	—	2/5	—	—	0/0
Manfred Ugalde	1/2	20/2/17%	1	6/12	2/3	1/1	0/0
Guillermo Villalobos	—	19/1/14%	6	11/16	1/2	1/3	0/0
Allan Cruz	—	10/1/6%	—	1/2	—	—	0/0
Andy Rojas	—	1/–/1%	—	1/6	—	1/2	0/0
Warren Madrigal	1/1	3/–/3%	—	2/5	–/1	1/–	0/0
Esteban Alvarado	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alexandre Lezcano	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Julio Cascante	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Carlos Mora	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jeyland Mitchell	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Creichel Perez	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alejandro Bran	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Álvaro Zamora	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Nicaragua

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Miguel Rodríguez	G	90'	—	0	6.3
Henry Niño	D	90'	—	0	6.2
Justing Cano	D	90'	—	0	6.2
Christian Reyes	D	45'	—	0	6.5
Josué Quijano	M	90'	—	0	6.2
Junior Arteaga	M	65'	1	0	6.9
Jason Coronel	M	90'	—	0	6.2
Emmanuel Gomez	M	58'	—	0	6.2
Ariel Arauz	F	65'	—	0	6.3
Juan Barrera	F	73'	—	0	6.6
Bancy Hernandez	F	90'	—	1	6.9
Óscar Acevedo sub	D	45'	—	0	6.2
Byron Bonilla sub	F	32'	—	0	7.3
Marlon López sub	M	25'	—	0	6.2
Widman Talavera sub	F	25'	—	0	6.7
Jonathan Moncada sub	M	17'	—	0	6.5
Alyer López sub	G	—	—	—	—
Brandón Mayorga sub	G	—	—	—	—
Junior Delgado sub	D	—	—	—	—
Evert Martínez sub	D	—	—	—	—
Anyelo Velásquez sub	F	—	—	—	—
Ariagner Smith sub	F	—	—	—	—
Jorge García sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Miguel Rodríguez	—	26/–/20%	—	2/2	—	—	0/0
Henry Niño	—	56/–/50%	2	3/8	—	—	0/0
Justing Cano	—	58/–/45%	1	5/9	—	3/–	0/0
Christian Reyes	—	22/–/20%	—	1/4	—	—	1/0
Josué Quijano	–/1	30/–/22%	—	2/3	—	1/–	0/0
Junior Arteaga	1/1	28/–/25%	4	5/11	–/3	—	0/0
Jason Coronel	—	50/–/42%	2	5/9	1/1	2/–	0/0
Emmanuel Gomez	—	18/–/15%	—	1/3	—	1/–	0/0
Ariel Arauz	—	34/–/29%	4	5/12	—	1/2	0/0
Juan Barrera	—	12/–/11%	—	3/6	2/2	1/1	0/0
Bancy Hernandez	1/2	29/2/25%	1	7/15	1/3	4/1	0/0
Óscar Acevedo	—	44/1/39%	—	2/7	—	–/5	1/0
Byron Bonilla	—	22/–/21%	—	7/10	3/3	4/1	0/0
Marlon López	—	10/–/9%	1	1/5	—	–/1	0/0
Widman Talavera	–/1	6/2/4%	—	–/2	—	—	0/0
Jonathan Moncada	–/1	4/1/4%	—	1/3	–/2	—	0/0
Alyer López	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Brandón Mayorga	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Junior Delgado	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Evert Martínez	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Anyelo Velásquez	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ariagner Smith	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jorge García	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF
Round: Final Round - 4
Venue: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Referee: Ismael Cornejo, El Salvador