2023-07-09 04:24:50
Raphael Ramos | ESPN Digital Jul 9, 2023, 00:09 Read: 4 min.
DALLAS — El Maguito de Coyuca reached into the bag of tricks. He faked the goalkeeper who was already faked him. And honoring the name of his town Coyuca (“place of coyotes” in Nahuatl), he coyote Kevin Chamorro. The goalkeeper collapsed like a puppet theater puppet, and the ball entered softly, playing mockingly, towards the Tico altar. Mexico 2-0 Costa Rica, the second was the work of Erick Chiquito Sánchez. The Tri in the Semifinals. This Sunday he will meet his rival: Guatemala o Jamaica.
Tense game, which Mexico had to plan and process, patiently, cunningly, once morest a Costa Rica made tenacity, fight and claw, but that did not find a genuine possibility of scoring, except for a shot that saved Guillermo Ochoain one of those neat nights of the Mexican goalkeeper.
A Mexican triumph also supported by a Herculean and stoic work of the Mexican defense, loaded with pressure and demanding situations, when the Costa Ricans attacked.
A victory loaded with pain. At minute 90, Edson Alvarez leaves the field, injured, leaving his place to Israel Reyes.
Orbelin Pineda celebrates following scoring a penalty goal once morest Costa Rica in the 2023 Gold Cup. Photo: EPA
HIGH VOLTAGE…
Party in the grandstand. El Tri corresponding on the field. He is in control and the first is at the feet of Jorge Sanchez. He steps into the area, on the right. His shot from below, close to the left post, is deflected by Kevin Chamorro with the same goal.
The answer is immediate. Low shot, cornered by Anthony Contreras that forces Ochoa to stretch his bones and make a save, and in the second throw to strip Josimar Alcocer, who was chasing the rebound. The game begins to balance.
Costa Rica living its best moments in the Gold Cup, El Tri is close to two goal chances. One of them had Uriel Antuna, but the irregularity of the field caused the ball to lengthen and his shot goes to one side. The second, a ball that Orbelóin Pineda fights in the area, and between the dramatization and the clash with Kevin Chamorrea, the doubt regarding an eventual penalty was still in force.
At ’44, Henry Martin would have one more, but he gets entangled in receiving the poisoned pass from Luis Romo, and the ball slips out. Yes, a domain as unsuccessful as it was nervous, due to Costa Rica’s ability to respond.
Exposed to various adjustments, suffering from the same inefficiency as before Qatarbut with inattention in control of the ball, Mexico finds itself overwhelmed in the process of the game, losing the ball 18 times, due to a lack of clarity in control and the second pass, despite a slight advantage in possession: 55% for 45.
#The Scream? It was only heard slightly around minute 30, when Costa Rica wanted to calm down by playing with late balls towards goalkeeper Chamorro.
MAGIC IN EL MANCHÓN
The plugin opened right where it left off at the halftime break. Mexico with control, but also with the lack of control that allowed Costa Rica to steal balls by decision, vivacity and anticipation.
However, Kendall Wastonstrange in him, enters lukewarm on the attack of Henry Martín, and for not wanting to commit the foul inside the area, ends up tripping it, when it was evident that with decision he would have deprived the Mexican of the ball.
From the blur it looks out Orbelin Pineda. Avoid seeing the goalie’s gestures. Wait a thousandth. Guess Chamorro’s flexion to his right, and charges gently, through the center, before the ungainly yoga pose and tied a knot, in which the Costa Rican goalkeeper is subjected. 1-0.
And with the advantage, Jaime Lozano conditioned the booklet. Despair had moved to the court in front. He takes over from Henry to give him verticality with Santi Giménez, and sends the best lock in Mexican soccer: Erick Chiquito Sánchez for Luis Chavez.
Waves and olés appear in the frenzy of the stands. Mexico walks the ball, sheltering with high risk in the fragility of the 1-0, for this reason Lozano bets on two more movements, when entering the 83rd minute Julian Araujo by Jorge Sanchez already Robert Alvarado by Orbelin Pineda.
But to close the score and give the team peace of mind when at minute 87, Erick Sánchez appears from the center of the area with the 2-0 score
The Mexican National Team will be traveling to Las Vegas on Monday to play one of the Gold Cup semifinals.
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