Costa Rica defeated Martinique yesterday, advancing to second position in group C. The Los Ticos scored six goals to seal the victory. On the other side, Martinique gave a fair fight scoring four goals making yesterday’s match the highest-scoring match in this competition so far.
Unfortunately, the so far campaign didn’t go much successful for Martinique as they lost two matches out of three despite giving their best shot.
The following stats provide an overview of yesterday’s game between Costa Rica, and Martinique played at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, USA.
Costa Rica – Martinique
13 Shots 14
7 Shots on Target 6
56% Possession 44%
405 passes 303
82% Pass Accuracy 78%
13 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
4 Corners 5
Kendall Waston, the Costa Rican defender, scored the opening goal in just 9th minute. Equalizer came 18th minute by Martiniquais defender Patrick Burner. The match was quite competitive as both teams played attacking football, trying to take the lead.
Unfortunately, the opening goal scorer from the Martiniquais side accidentally push the ball inside their own nets in 40th minute while defending. Until first half, the score was (Costa Rica 2-1 Martinique).
After the beginning of second half, Costa Rica increased their lead by 3-1 in 53rd minute. Juan Pablo Vargas scored an astonishing goal. Los Ticos was gifted with a penalty for making a defending foul by Martiniquais’s defender.
Joel Campbell, the Costa Rican forward, was allowed to take the penalty and beautifully converted it into a goal (4-1). He is an experienced football with remarkable records in the Premier League while playing for Arsenal before 2011.
Goals keep coming from Costa Rican; Anthony Contreras scored a fifth goal in 68th minute. Martinique was also awarded a penalty for an illegal moves made by Costa Rica. Brighton Labeau scored second goal successfully by taking the penalty.
The Les Matininos launched a counter-attack and scored another goal in 78th minute. But equalizing with Costa Rica became almost impossible when Diego Compass scored another goal in 89th minute (6-3).
Fighting till last minute, Jonathan Mexique scored another goal in extra time. After final whistle, the score was 6-4. Both teams scored ten goals in total, making this match the highest scoring in CONCACAF Gold Cup 2023.
