CONCACAF

Minute		Description
		Penalty shootout: C. Vela (Mexico) scored!
		Penalty shootout: C. Oviedo (Costa Rica) scored!
		Penalty shootout: E. Juárez (Mexico) scored!
		Penalty shootout: F. Ledezma (Costa Rica) missed!
		Penalty shootout: G. Torrado (Mexico) scored!
		Penalty shootout: C. Borges (Costa Rica) scored!
		Penalty shootout: G. dos Santos (Mexico) scored!
		Penalty shootout: A. Saborío (Costa Rica) scored!
		Penalty shootout: G. Franco (Mexico) scored!
120'		The second period of extra time is over and we have penalties for the right to meet the USA in the final on Sunday..

Minute		Description
118'		Two minutes left and the dreaded penalties look eminent.
117'		Corner to Costa Rica, Oviedo takes and Saborio's weak header is taken by Ochoa.
113'		Corner to Costa Rica and punched out by Ochoa.
112'		Free kick to Mexico and it comes off a Costa Rican defender for a corner. Medina with the corner and Franco heads wide.
111'		Mexico finding space and Medina's cross is headed away by the Costa Rica defense.
108'		Corner is well defended by Mexico.
107'		Herrera with a long range effort that Ochoa turns around his post for a corner.
106'		Mexico get the second period of extra time underway.
105'		End of the first period of extra time.
104'		Dos Santos is still full of running and his linking up well with Vela, Mexico looking the more busier of the teams here.
102'		Another probing run from Dos Santos and his cross is just too long for Vela.
99'		The attendance for this game at over 55,000.
97'		Dos Santos with a probing run and cross, Vela comes in at the back post and scuffs his effort, goal kick.
96'		Free kick comes in and Navas has to push the ball out for a corner. Corner results in goal kick.
95'		C. Oviedo gets yellow.
95'		Yellow for Oviedo for pulling back Medina.
92'		Corner comes in and results in open play.
91'		Costa Rica get the first half of extra time away. Carlos Vela with a shot and Navas saves well for a corner.
90' +5		Full time 1-1. and we go into extra time.
90' +3		Goal Costa Rica, A header by Saborio and Ledezma is through and finishes with aplomb and this game is going to extra time.
90'		W. Granados enters the game and replaces F. Ledezma.
		F. Ledezma has scored a goal for Costa Rica!
		3 minutes of added time.
88'		G. Franco has scored a goal for Mexico! Assist by E. Juárez.
88'		Goal Mexico, free kick comes in from Medina and headed out, it's straight back into the mix and Franco's shot is saved by Navas but the ball's momentum carries it over the line, 1-0 to Mexico.
87'		Free kick to Mexico just outside the Costa Rican box.
85'		Five minutes left and it looks like extra time here in Chicago.
83'		Yellow to Fernandez after pulling down Vela. Free kick completely wasted as it falls to a Costa Rican defender.
82'		F. Fernández gets yellow.
81'		C. Vela enters the game and replaces F. Pinto.
81'		Corner to Costa Rica, results in a goal kick.
79'		Corner to Costa Rica, Oviedo takes and the referee blows for an infringement.
74'		Corner comes in and Ochoa punches under pressure and the referee blows for a foul.
72'		Borges with a well timed volley from outside the area and Ochoa tips over the bar, corner to Costa Rica.
71'		G. Franco enters the game and replaces M. Sabah.
70'		D. Marshall gets yellow.
70'		Yellow to Marshall for a tackle from behind on Dos Santos.
69'		Mexico could rue that penalty miss as we enter the final twenty minutes.
68'		F. Ledezma enters the game and replaces A. Alonso.
68'		Herrera with a hopeful effort from distance that sails over Ochoa's bar.
59'		P. Herrera enters the game and replaces P. Brenes.
58'		Sabah with an awful penalty and Navas saves.
56'		Penalty to Mexico, hand ball from Fernandez.
55'		Corner to Mexico, Medina with the corner and headed away by Costa Rica.
54'		J. Castro enters the game and replaces P. Barrera.
53'		A tight start to this second half as both teams look for openings.
49'		Free kick comes in headed out for a goal kick.
48'		J. Valenzuela gets yellow.
48'		Yellow to Juarez for a pull back on Herron, free kick to Costa Rica.
46'		Mexico get the second half underway. Dos Santos attacks the Costa Rican defense and shoots, Navas saves well.
45' +1		Half Time.
45'		1 minute of added time. Medina gets to the line and crosses for Dos Santos and his glancing header is just wide.
43'		Mexico passing the ball around with a little more confidence now as half time approaches.
40'		Wallace picks out Alonso on the edge of the area and his shot is caught by Ochoa.
36'		Ten minutes left before half time and something special needed to break the deadlock.
35'		The teams have met 38 times with Mexico winning 22 and Costa Rica five.
29'		Dos Santos with the corner headed clear by Costa Rica, Brenes with a shot that Navas saves well.
28'		Free kick to Mexico, cross comes in headed out for a corner to Mexico.
27'		D. Delgado gets yellow.
27'		Yellow to Delgado for a barge on Castro.
24'		The game has entered a scrappy period but Mexico seeing more of the ball now.
23'		A. Herrón gets yellow.
23'		Yellow to Herron for a push in the back to Castro.
20'		Torrado of Mexico gets a yellow at the end of the scuffle with Saborio, no one worse for wear and the game continues.
19'		G. Torrado gets yellow.
19'		Hand bags at six paces here as Costa Rica and Mexico get into a skirmish.
15'		Shaken but not stirred, Mexico earn a free kick which Medina sends in and over the bar for a goal kick.
12'		Alonso picks his spot and hits the post as Ochoa was well beaten, the rebound falls to Oviedo who's effort just goes wide, terrific stuff here from Costa Rica.
10'		First ten minutes gone and Mexico a little out of sorts while Costa Rica continue to chomp at the bit.
8'		These two countries have met four times before in CONCACAF Gold Cup action. Mexico was victorious on all four occasions in 1991, 1993, 2003 and 2007.
5'		Corner to Costa Rica, Brenes takes and defended well by Mexico.
4'		A bright start from the Central Americans.
2'		Corner to Costa Rica, results in open play.
1'		Costa Rica get the first half underway, sit back and enjoy as this should be a corker. Almost 1-0 to Costa Rica, Herron almost slides in Saborio and it goes out for a corner.
		Welcome to the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi final match between Costa Rica and Mexico from Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois. Up for grabs tonight is a place in the final to face the USA, Costa Rica are hoping to reach their second Gold Cup final while the Mexican team will be looking to reach the final for the sixth time. Tonight we have cloudy skies and a 45% chance of showers with game time temperatures around the 70 degree Fahrenheit mark.

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Date	Competition	Outcome	Home team	Score/Time	Visiting Team
01/25/2013	Copa Ce…	W	Costa Rica	1 - 0	El Salvador	View events	More info
01/27/2013	Copa Ce…	W	Costa Rica	1 - 0	Honduras	View events	More info
02/06/2013	WC Qual…	D	Panama	2 - 2	Costa Rica	View events	More info
03/22/2013	WC Qual…	L	United States	1 - 0	Costa Rica	View events	More info
03/26/2013	WC Qual…	W	Costa Rica	2 - 0	Jamaica	View events	More info
05/28/2013	Friendlies		Canada	8:00 PM EST	Costa Rica		More info
06/07/2013	WC Qual…		Costa Rica	10:00 PM EST	Honduras		More info
06/11/2013	WC Qual…		Mexico	8:00 PM EST	Costa Rica		More info
06/18/2013	WC Qual…		Costa Rica	10:00 PM EST	Panama		More info
07/09/2013	Gold Cup		Costa Rica	8:30 PM EST	Cuba		More info

Date	Competition	Outcome	Home team	Score/Time	Visiting Team
01/30/2013	Friendlies	D	Mexico	1 - 1	Denmark	View events	More info
02/06/2013	WC Qual…	D	Mexico	0 - 0	Jamaica		More info
03/22/2013	WC Qual…	D	Honduras	2 - 2	Mexico	View events	More info
03/26/2013	WC Qual…	D	Mexico	0 - 0	United States		More info
04/17/2013	Friendlies	D	Peru	0 - 0	Mexico		More info
05/31/2013	Friendlies		Mexico	9:00 PM EST	Nigeria		More info
06/04/2013	WC Qual…		Jamaica	9:30 PM EST	Mexico		More info
06/07/2013	WC Qual…		Panama	10:00 PM EST	Mexico		More info
06/11/2013	WC Qual…		Mexico	8:00 PM EST	Costa Rica		More info
06/16/2013	Confede…		Mexico	3:00 PM EST	Italy		More info

Costa Rica vs. Mexico

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Player	Disciplinary
K. Navas
H. Wallace
F. Fernández	82'
C. Oviedo	95'
D. Marshall	70'
D. Delgado	27'
C. Borges
A. Herrón	23'
A. Saborío
P. Brenes
A. Alonso

Player	Disciplinary
G. Ochoa
J. Magallón
F. Pinto
J. Valenzuela	48'
E. Juárez
G. Torrado	19'
I. Castro
A. Medina
P. Barrera
M. Sabah
G. dos Santos