Haiti vs Costa Rica, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf, Third Round
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Celso Borges (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Haiti).
- 2': Foul by Léverton Pierre (Haiti).
- 2': Kenneth Vargas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Frantzdy Pierrot (Haiti) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 6': Attempt missed. Josué Casimir (Haiti) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Frantzdy Pierrot.
- 8': Duke Lacroix (Haiti) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Kenneth Vargas (Costa Rica).
- 9': Foul by Léverton Pierre (Haiti).
- 9': Josimar Alcócer (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Johny Placide (Haiti). Assisted by Celso Borges.
- 11': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Johny Placide.
- 11': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Celso Borges with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Attempt saved. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Haiti) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Keylor Navas (Costa Rica).
- 12': Corner, Haiti. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Frantzdy Pierrot (Haiti) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlens Arcus.
- 21': Attempt missed. Josué Casimir (Haiti) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Haxzel Quirós (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Vargas.
- 22': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Duke Lacroix.
- 25': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Haiti).
- 25': Kendall Waston (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Handball by Carlens Arcus (Haiti).
- 32': Foul by Kendall Waston (Costa Rica).
- 32': Frantzdy Pierrot (Haiti) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Juan Vargas (Costa Rica).
- 34': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Handball by Frantzdy Pierrot (Haiti).
- 40': Foul by Aaron Murillo (Costa Rica).
- 40': Hannes Delcroix (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Kenneth Vargas (Costa Rica).
- 41': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Goal! Haiti 1, Costa Rica 0. Frantzdy Pierrot (Haiti) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Providence.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Haiti).
- 45'+1': Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Celso Borges (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Johny Placide (Haiti).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Haiti 1, Costa Rica 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Haiti 1, Costa Rica 0.
- 45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Manfred Ugalde replaces Kenneth Vargas.
- 46': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Haiti).
- 46': Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Haiti).
- 47': Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Danley Jean Jacques (Haiti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kendall Waston with a headed pass.
- 49': Foul by Léverton Pierre (Haiti).
- 49': Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Johny Placide (Haiti). Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
- 50': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Johny Placide.
- 51': Attempt missed. Léverton Pierre (Haiti) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Duke Lacroix.
- 52': Aaron Murillo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Hannes Delcroix (Haiti).
- 53': Offside, Costa Rica. Alonso Martínez is caught offside.
- 54': Handball by Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica).
- 54': Foul by Léverton Pierre (Haiti).
- 54': Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Léverton Pierre (Haiti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Foul by Josimar Alcócer (Costa Rica).
- 56': Léverton Pierre (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Offside, Haiti. Carlens Arcus is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Josué Casimir (Haiti).
- 59': Josimar Alcócer (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Substitution, Costa Rica. Joel Campbell replaces Haxzel Quirós.
- 59': Substitution, Costa Rica. Carlos Mora replaces Aaron Murillo.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Josué Casimir (Haiti).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Substitution, Haiti. Louicius Deedson replaces Josué Casimir because of an injury.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Celso Borges with a cross.
- 61': Celso Borges (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Louicius Deedson (Haiti).
- 62': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Frantzdy Pierrot.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Josimar Alcócer (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Danley Jean Jacques.
- 64': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Haiti).
- 64': Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Alexis Gamboa (Costa Rica).
- 64': Johny Placide (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Johny Placide (Haiti).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Foul by Juan Vargas (Costa Rica).
- 67': Frantzdy Pierrot (Haiti) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Handball by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Haiti).
- 70': Attempt blocked. Josimar Alcócer (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Calvo.
- 71': Carlos Mora (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Léverton Pierre (Haiti).
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Josimar Alcócer (Costa Rica).
- 72': Substitution, Costa Rica. Creichel Pérez replaces Alexis Gamboa.
- 72': Substitution, Costa Rica. Álvaro Zamora replaces Josimar Alcócer because of an injury.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, Haiti. Duckens Nazon replaces Frantzdy Pierrot.
- 75': Foul by Louicius Deedson (Haiti).
- 75': Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Louicius Deedson (Haiti).
- 78': Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Delay in match (Haiti).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Celso Borges (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Duckens Nazon (Haiti).
- 80': Carlens Arcus (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Álvaro Zamora (Costa Rica).
- 80': Álvaro Zamora (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Haiti. Christopher Attys replaces Léverton Pierre.
- 83': Substitution, Haiti. Stéphane Lambese replaces Carlens Arcus.
- 84': Foul by Alonso Martínez (Costa Rica).
- 84': Ricardo Adé (Haiti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Louicius Deedson (Haiti) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Keylor Navas (Costa Rica).
- 86': Attempt saved. Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Johny Placide (Haiti).
- 86': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Johny Placide.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Kendall Waston (Costa Rica).
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Ricardo Adé (Haiti).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Duke Lacroix (Haiti) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Manfred Ugalde (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Kendall Waston (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Johny Placide (Haiti). Assisted by Creichel Pérez.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Johny Placide (Haiti). Assisted by Kendall Waston with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Duke Lacroix.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Kendall Waston (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Zamora with a cross.
- 90'+5': Offside, Costa Rica. Álvaro Zamora is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Haiti 1, Costa Rica 0.
- 0': Match ends, Haiti 1, Costa Rica 0.
Statistics
CRC |
HAI![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 53.5 | Possession | 46.5 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 351 | Accurate Passes | 294 |
| 449 | Passes | 398 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 20 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 16 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 13 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadion Ergilio Hato
Location: Willemstad, Curaçao
Attendance: 1,571
WCQ - Concacaf Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 6 | +3 | 11 |
| 2 | Honduras | 6 | +3 | 9 |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 6 | -8 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Haiti (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Johny Placide (GK) |
| 5 | Hannes Delcroix |
| 4 | Ricardo Adé |
| 13 | Duke Lacroix |
| 2 | Carlens Arcus |
| 10 | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde |
| 14 | Leverton Pierre |
| 17 | Danley Jean Jacques |
| 20 | Frantzdy Pierrot |
| 15 | Ruben Providence |
| 21 | Josué Casimir |
Costa Rica (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Vargas |
| 6 | Alexis Gamboa |
| 19 | Kendall Waston |
| 15 | Francisco Calvo |
| 20 | Haxzel Quirós |
| 13 | Aaron Murillo |
| 5 | Celso Borges |
| 10 | Josimar Alcócer |
| 7 | Kenneth Vargas |
| 11 | Alonso Martínez |
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