Costa Rica picked up three points in World Cup Qualifying in San Jose on Friday night, beating the United States 3-1. With the US losing midfielder Michael Bradley to a pregame ankle sprain, Costa Rica were up three minutes in at Estadio Nacional when Johnny Acosta scored. Celso Borges made it 2-0 in the 10th minute. Clint Dempsey pulled a goal back for the US from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute. Costa Rica’s Joel Campbell scored their third goal in the 76th minute.
The United States plays Mexico on Tuesday, Sep 10, 2013 in Columbus, OH (8pm ET – ESPN). They will be without Geoff Cameron, Matt Besler, and Jozy Altidore due to yellow card accumulation.
Elsewhere in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying, Mexico lost to Honduras 2-1 at Azteca and Panama – Jamaica finished 0-0.
— GAME REPORT —
Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Costa Rica
Date: Sept. 6, 2013
Competition: 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying – Final Round
Venue: Estadio Nacional; San Jose, Costa Rica
Kickoff: 8 p.m. MT
Attendance: 35,000
Weather: 68 degrees, rainy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 1 0 1
CRC 2 1 3
CRC – Johnny Acosta (Joel Campbell) 2nd minute
CRC – Celso Borges (Christian Bolanos) 9
USA – Clint Dempsey (penalty kick) 43
CRC – Joel Campbell (Jose Miguel Cubero) 75
Lineups:
USA: 1-Tim Howard; 21-Michael Orozco, 3-Omar Gonzalez, 5-Matt Besler, 7-DaMarcus Beasley; 20-Geoff Cameron, 13-Jermaine Jones; 19-Graham Zusi (18-Eddie Johnson, 58), 10-Landon Donovan, 23-Fabian Johnson (17-Jozy Altidore, 71); 8-Clint Dempsey (capt.) (9-Aron Johannsson, 90)
Substitutions Not Used: 12-Brad Guzan,22-Nick Rimando, 2-Edgar Castillo, 6-Michael Parkhurst, 11-Alejandro Bedoya, 14-Kyle Beckerman, 15-John Brooks, 16-Mix Diskerud, 4-Michael Bradley
Head coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
CRC: 1-Keylor Navas; 4-Michael Umana, 3-Giancarlo Gonzalez, 2-Johnny Acosta, 8-Bryan Oviedo; 16-Christian Gamboa, 5-Celso Borges, 17-Yeltsin Tejeda (22-Jose Miguel Cubero, 73), 7-Christian Bolanos (14-Randall Brenes, 86); 12-Joel Campbell, 10-Bryan Ruiz (9-Alvaro Saborio, 80)
Substitutions Not Used: 18-Patrick Pemberton, 6-Oscar Duarte, 13-Carlos Johnson, 15-Junior Diaz, 20-Diego Calvo, 21-Victor Nunez, 19-Mauricio Castillo, 11-Michael Barrantes
Head coach: Jorge Luis Pinto
Stats Summary: USA / CRC
Shots: 7 / 13
Shots on Goal: 4 / 6
Saves: 3 / 3
Corner Kicks: 4 / 2
Fouls: 9 / 13
Offside: 1 / 5
Misconduct Summary:
CRC – Michael Umana (Caution) 32nd minute
CRC – Christian Bolanos (Caution) 36
CRC – Keylor Navas (Caution) 41
USA – Geoff Cameron (Caution) 62
USA – Matt Besler (Caution) 78
USA – Jozy Altidore (Caution) 90+3
Officials:
Referee: Marco Rodriguez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Marvin Torrentera (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcos Quintero (MEX)
Fourth Official: Jose Penaloza (MEX)
