Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Costa Rica 1st with 12, Nicaragua 2nd with 9. Recent form told a different story for Nicaragua: only 30th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd.
five consecutive draws preceded this one for Costa Rica.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Costa Rica 2, draws 2, Nicaragua 0, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Costa Rica: Manfred Ugalde (49'), Francisco Calvo (90'), Alonso Martínez (28'), Alonso Martínez (12') · Nicaragua: Junior Arteaga (26')
Key stats
Possession: Costa Rica 35% · Nicaragua 65% · Total shots: 21-7 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 7-3