Nicaragua vs Costa Rica
World Cup Qual. CONCACAF · Round 1No events available
Nicaragua 1-1 Costa Rica in the World Cup Qual. CONCACAF, round 1 at Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua (20,000 capacity).
Nicaragua won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–L–W), scoring 4 and conceding 7.
Costa Rica won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–W–W), scoring 13 and conceding 11.
The two sides have met 7 times: Nicaragua 0 wins, Costa Rica 5, 2 draws.
Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card.
Marlon López (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
Offside, Nicaragua. Bancy Hernández is caught offside.
Corner, Nicaragua. Conceded by Alejandro Bran.
Attempt blocked. Byron Bonilla (Nicaragua) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Alexis Gamboa (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Byron Bonilla (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alexis Gamboa (Costa Rica).
Attempt blocked. Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Contreras.
Offside, Costa Rica. Alonso Martínez is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Juan Vargas (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Bran with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Justing Cano.
Attempt blocked. Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Calvo with a cross.
Substitution, Nicaragua. Ebert Martínez replaces Ariel Arauz.
Foul by Marlon López (Nicaragua).
Ariel Lassiter (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Costa Rica. Ariel Lassiter replaces Josimar Alcócer.
Substitution, Costa Rica. Kenay Myrie replaces Carlos Mora.
Corner, Nicaragua. Conceded by Josimar Alcócer.
Attempt missed. Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Mora.
Goal! Nicaragua 1, Costa Rica 1. Byron Bonilla (Nicaragua) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
VAR Decision: Penalty Nicaragua.
Penalty conceded by Juan Vargas (Costa Rica) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Nicaragua. Ariel Arauz draws a foul in the penalty area.
Handball by Josimar Alcócer (Costa Rica).
Attempt saved. Óscar Acevedo (Nicaragua) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Keylor Navas (Costa Rica). Assisted by Bancy Hernández.
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