Costa Rica holds off Reggae Boyz to win Group C
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Caribbean Life, JULY 23-29, 2021 31
By Nelson A. King
Costa Rica and Jamaica’s
Reggae Boyz delivered an
exciting, tight game, but, in
the end, it was Costa Rica
who took the 1-0 win and
top spot in Group C Tuesday
night at Exploria Stadium
in Orlando, Fl, according to
CONCACAF.
It said the game was delayed
a little over two hours due to
inclement weather, “but it had
no effect on the explosiveness
and pressure both Costa Rica
and Jamaica showed within
the first few seconds of the
match.
FANS ON EDGE
“Neither side wasted any
time in starting to look for a
goal,” CONCACAF said. “For
the first 15 minutes, it was
an intense back and forth
with some dangerous shots
close to the goal that had
the fans on edge, but no goal
occurred.”
The Costa Rica goal was
under attack from the Jamaicans
during the final minutes
of the opening half, but
Costa Rica GK Leonel Moreira
denied Jamaica from opening
the scoring, CONCACAF said.
It said it was the same
story into the second half,
with Jamaica probing for a
goal, and in the 51’, Jamaica
forward Andre Gray blasted a
shot straight onto the post.
FLAWLESS PASS
“Costa Rica answered
almost immediately with a
play that started with a slide
tackle win for the Ticos and
a flawless pass from FW (forward)
Ariel Lassiter into the
box that found Costa Rican
captain Bryan Ruiz heading
into the back of the net to
make it 1-0 to Costa Rica in
the 53‘”, CONCACAF said.
It said things got complicated
for the Ticos in the 72’,
when Moreira got a straight
red card for a handball outside
the box, leaving Costa
Rica with 10 men with at
least 20 minutes left in the
match.
CONCACAF said the Reggae
Boyz continued to attack
and pressure in Costa Rica’s
“half looking to score again
and again, but with no luck,
leaving Costa Rica as the
group winner.” Costa Rica on the attack against the Reggae Boyz. CONCACAF/ Edgar Quintana
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