FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf, Hexagonal

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf
Costa Rica
  • 1': Francisco Calvo
  • 44': Bryan Ruiz
FT
2 - 1
Trinidad and Tobago
  • 35': Kevin Molino

About

Costa Rica are hosting Trinidad and Tobago at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Daneil Cyrus.
  • 1': Goal! Costa Rica 1, Trinidad and Tobago 0. Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joel Campbell with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Foul by Kendall Waston (Costa Rica).
  • 5': Jamille Boatswain (Trinidad and Tobago) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Corner, Trinidad and Tobago. Conceded by Kendall Waston.
  • 6': Corner, Trinidad and Tobago. Conceded by Johnny Acosta.
  • 7': Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Kevin Molino (Trinidad and Tobago).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 12': Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Joevin Jones (Trinidad and Tobago).
  • 13': Foul by Aubrey David (Trinidad and Tobago).
  • 13': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica).
  • 15': Nathan Lewis (Trinidad and Tobago) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marco Ureña.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Celso Borges (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Venegas.
  • 18': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Sheldon Bateau.
  • 21': Delay in match Kendall Waston (Costa Rica) because of an injury.
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Substitution, Costa Rica. Michael Umaña replaces Kendall Waston because of an injury.
  • 24': Aubrey David (Trinidad and Tobago) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Johan Venegas (Costa Rica).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Celso Borges (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Gamboa.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
  • 27': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
  • 27': Nathan Lewis (Trinidad and Tobago) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Joevin Jones (Trinidad and Tobago) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Campbell.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Hachim Arcia (Trinidad and Tobago) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Lewis.
  • 31': Offside, Trinidad and Tobago. Hachim Arcia tries a through ball, but Jamille Boatswain is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Hachim Arcia (Trinidad and Tobago) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Lewis with a through ball.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Hachim Arcia (Trinidad and Tobago) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Jamille Boatswain (Trinidad and Tobago) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 35': Goal! Costa Rica 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1. Kevin Molino (Trinidad and Tobago) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joevin Jones.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 38': Offside, Trinidad and Tobago. Jan-Michael Williams tries a through ball, but Jamille Boatswain is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Hachim Arcia (Trinidad and Tobago) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joevin Jones.
  • 41': Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Sheldon Bateau (Trinidad and Tobago).
  • 41': Sheldon Bateau (Trinidad and Tobago) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Cristian Gamboa.
  • 43': Corner, Trinidad and Tobago. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
  • 44': Goal! Costa Rica 2, Trinidad and Tobago 1. Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Ureña.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Curtis Gonzales.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Costa Rica 2, Trinidad and Tobago 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Costa Rica 2, Trinidad and Tobago 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Trinidad and Tobago. Khaleem Hyland replaces Hachim Arcia.
  • 50': Foul by Khaleem Hyland (Trinidad and Tobago).
  • 50': Johnny Acosta (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Trinidad and Tobago. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Kevin Molino (Trinidad and Tobago) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Lewis.
  • 55': Offside, Trinidad and Tobago. Nathan Lewis tries a through ball, but Jamille Boatswain is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Kevin Molino (Trinidad and Tobago) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Lewis.
  • 56': Foul by Mekeil Williams (Trinidad and Tobago).
  • 56': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Jamille Boatswain (Trinidad and Tobago) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joevin Jones.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Khaleem Hyland (Trinidad and Tobago) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Johan Venegas.
  • 60': Substitution, Costa Rica. David Guzmán replaces Johan Venegas.
  • 61': Foul by Celso Borges (Costa Rica).
  • 61': Khaleem Hyland (Trinidad and Tobago) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Marco Ureña (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 63': Foul by Michael Umaña (Costa Rica).
  • 63': Kevin Molino (Trinidad and Tobago) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Michael Umaña (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Joevin Jones (Trinidad and Tobago) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Joevin Jones (Trinidad and Tobago) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Curtis Gonzales.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz.
  • 69': David Guzmán (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Foul by Curtis Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago).
  • 70': Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Nathan Lewis (Trinidad and Tobago).
  • 75': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
  • 75': Kevin Molino (Trinidad and Tobago) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
  • 76': Joevin Jones (Trinidad and Tobago) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica).
  • 78': Nathan Lewis (Trinidad and Tobago) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Trinidad and Tobago. Carlos Edwards replaces Joevin Jones.
  • 81': Delay in match Marco Ureña (Costa Rica) because of an injury.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, Costa Rica. Rodney Wallace replaces Marco Ureña because of an injury.
  • 83': Attempt missed. David Guzmán (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 85': Foul by Curtis Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago).
  • 85': Rodney Wallace (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz.
  • 90': Substitution, Trinidad and Tobago. Shahdon Winchester replaces Mekeil Williams.
  • 90': Curtis Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Rodney Wallace (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Celso Borges with a headed pass.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Rodney Wallace (Costa Rica).
  • 90'+2': Jan-Michael Williams (Trinidad and Tobago) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Costa Rica 2, Trinidad and Tobago 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Costa Rica 2, Trinidad and Tobago 1.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/tri.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originTRI CRChttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/crc.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
9 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 4
53.4 Possession 46.6
13 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
367 Accurate Passes 309
452 Passes 392
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 2
11 Crosses 11
0.1 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 65
30 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 5
14 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
18 Effective Clearances 13
18 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

Venue: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Location: San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 34,429

WCQ - Concacaf Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Honduras 2 +7 6
2 Cuba 3 +2 6
3 Bermuda 3 0 4
4 Cayman Islands 3 -7 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CRC Costa Rica (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
2 Johnny Acosta
15 Francisco Calvo
19 Kendall Waston
8 Bryan Oviedo
16 Cristian Gamboa
10 Bryan Ruiz
5 Celso Borges
11 Johan Venegas
12 Joel Campbell
21 Marco Ureña
Costa Rica Substitutes:
José Salvatierra, Daniel Colindres, Michael Umaña, Patrick Pemberton, Ariel Rodríguez, Yeltsin Tejeda, David Guzmán, Kenner Gutiérrez, Rónald Matarrita, Rodney Wallace, Leonel Moreira, Randall Azofeifa.

TRI Trinidad and Tobago (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
Jan Michael Williams (GK)
Sheldon Bateau Yellow Card
Daneil Cyrus
Curtis Gonzales
Mekeil Williams
Aubrey David
Kevin Molino
Hashim Arcia
Joevin Jones
Nathan Lewis
Jamille Boatswain
Trinidad and Tobago Substitutes:
Radanfah Abu Bakr, Marvin Phillip, Kevan George, Shahdon Winchester, Hughtun Hector, Carlos Edwards, Adrian Foncette, André Boucaud, Kenwyne Jones, Alvin Jones, Leston Paul, Khaleem Hyland.

WCQ - Concacaf News

2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it
2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it

The race for the 2026 World Cup has begun in earnest. Here's how it's looking around the globe.

What will the USMNT learn from the Gold Cup?
What will the USMNT learn from the Gold Cup?

Jeff Carlisle and Ryan O'Hanlon look ahead to the Gold Cup for the USMNT.

Mexico confirms co-hosting 2031 Women's World Cup with United States
Mexico confirms co-hosting 2031 Women's World Cup with United States

Mexico confirmed it will co-host the 2031 Women's World Cup with the United States in FIFA's first expanded 48-team tournament.

Keller, Gomez puzzled by 'strange messaging' from U.S. Soccer
Keller, Gomez puzzled by 'strange messaging' from U.S. Soccer

Kasey Keller and Herculez Gomez chime in on the omission of Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson and Yunus Musah from the USMNT's squad for the Gold Cup.

Gomez: Ricardo Pepi is USMNT's main man
Gomez: Ricardo Pepi is USMNT's main man

Herc Gomez discusses the USMNT's striker options ahead of the upcoming Concacaf Gold Cup