FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

United States vs Costa Rica, 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf
United States
  • 25': Sergiño Dest
  • 66': Leonel Moreira (OG)
FT
2 - 1
Costa Rica
  • 1': Keysher Fuller

United States comes back to beat Costa Rica as Sergino Dest strikes

The United States came from behind in impressive fashion to beat Costa Rica in its CONCACAF World Cup qualifier at the new home of Columbus Crew.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, USA. Antonee Robinson tries a through ball, but Brenden Aaronson is caught offside.
  • 1': Goal! USA 0, Costa Rica 1. Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita with a cross.
  • 3': Foul by Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica).
  • 3': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Weston McKennie (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
  • 14': Corner, USA. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
  • 15': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Johan Venegas (Costa Rica).
  • 17': Foul by Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica).
  • 17': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Sergiño Dest (USA).
  • 18': Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica).
  • 21': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (USA) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 25': Goal! USA 1, Costa Rica 1. Sergiño Dest (USA) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
  • 28': Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA).
  • 28': Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Corner, USA. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
  • 34': Foul by Jonathan Moya (Costa Rica).
  • 34': Tyler Adams (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Offside, USA. Weston McKennie tries a through ball, but Antonee Robinson is caught offside.
  • 39': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Timothy Weah.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Celso Borges (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Yeltsin Tejeda.
  • 39': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
  • 40': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Celso Borges (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pepi (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
  • 44': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
  • 44': Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Ricardo Pepi (USA).
  • 45': Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Costa Rica. Óscar Duarte tries a through ball, but Keysher Fuller is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Weston McKennie (USA).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, USA 1, Costa Rica 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins USA 1, Costa Rica 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Leonel Moreira replaces Keylor Navas.
  • 48': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica).
  • 48': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Brenden Aaronson (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
  • 55': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Ricardo Blanco (Costa Rica).
  • 56': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
  • 56': Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 58': Foul by Ricardo Pepi (USA).
  • 58': Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica).
  • 59': Timothy Weah (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Ricardo Pepi (USA).
  • 59': Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica).
  • 60': Tyler Adams (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Offside, USA. Chris Richards tries a through ball, but Ricardo Pepi is caught offside.
  • 66': Timothy Weah (USA) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a through ball.
  • 66': Own Goal by Leonel Moreira, Costa Rica. USA 2, Costa Rica 1.
  • 67': Substitution, Costa Rica. Randall Leal replaces Jonathan Moya.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
  • 70': Offside, USA. Sergiño Dest tries a through ball, but Timothy Weah is caught offside.
  • 72': Foul by Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica).
  • 72': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Substitution, USA. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Sergiño Dest.
  • 73': Substitution, USA. Matthew Hoppe replaces Timothy Weah.
  • 78': Substitution, USA. Gianluca Busio replaces Yunus Musah.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Hoppe.
  • 84': Substitution, Costa Rica. Christian Bolaños replaces Keysher Fuller.
  • 84': Substitution, Costa Rica. Álvaro Saborio replaces Johan Venegas.
  • 84': Substitution, Costa Rica. Kendall Waston replaces Óscar Duarte because of an injury.
  • 85': Foul by Miles Robinson (USA).
  • 85': Randall Leal (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Substitution, USA. Walker Zimmerman replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  • 87': Substitution, USA. Gyasi Zardes replaces Ricardo Pepi.
  • 87': Foul by Celso Borges (Costa Rica).
  • 87': Miles Robinson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Busio (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Hoppe.
  • 90': Corner, USA. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Álvaro Saborio (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeltsin Tejeda with a headed pass.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Gianluca Busio (USA).
  • 90'+4': Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, USA 2, Costa Rica 1.
  • 0': Match ends, USA 2, Costa Rica 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 2
36.3 Possession 63.7
4 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.8 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
281 Accurate Passes 555
372 Passes 644
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 6
9 Crosses 33
0.1 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 45
28 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 4
20 Tackles 7
0.3 Tackle % 0.6
17 Interceptions 5
35 Effective Clearances 12
35 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,165

WCQ - Concacaf Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Honduras 2 +7 6
2 Cuba 2 +1 3
3 Cayman Islands 2 -2 3
4 Antigua and Barbuda 2 -1 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

USA United States (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Zack Steffen (GK)
15 Chris Richards
12 Miles Robinson
5 Antonee Robinson
2 Sergiño Dest
4 Tyler Adams
8 Weston McKennie
6 Yunus Musah
16 Ricardo Pepi
11 Brenden Aaronson
20 Timothy Weah
United States Substitutes:
Matt Turner, Matthew Hoppe, Gianluca Busio, Gyasi Zardes, George Bello, Mark McKenzie, Kellyn Acosta, Luca de la Torre, Walker Zimmerman, DeAndre Yedlin, Cristian Roldan.

CRC Costa Rica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
15 Francisco Calvo
6 Óscar Duarte
22 Rónald Matarrita
2 Ricardo Blanco Mora
10 Bryan Ruiz
17 Yeltsin Tejeda
5 Celso Borges
21 Jonathan Moya
11 Johan Venegas
4 Keysher Fuller
Costa Rica Substitutes:
Leonel Moreira, Álvaro Saborío, Youstin Salas, Juan Pablo Vargas, Jimmy Marín, Orlando Galo, Randall Leal, Aarón Cruz, Christian Bolaños, Bryan Oviedo, Fernán Faerrón, Kendall Waston.

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