Canada defeated Luis Fernando Suárez’s Costa Rica 1-0 this Friday in Edmonton, in a match on the seventh round of the qualifying rounds of the Concacaf to the World Cup in Qatar-2022.
The annotation was achieved by the midfielder Jonathan David, at minute 57.
The result is a huge push for Canadian aspirations to return to a planetary rendezvous after 36 years, when they were in Mexico-1986, while for Costa Ricans it is a blow of equal magnitude in their intentions to get into the fight for a ticket.
Canada remains in third position of the tie, con 13 points; Costa Rica is fifth with six.
Next Tuesday, on the eighth day, Canadians will host Mexico, also in Edmonton, while the Costa Ricans will be local to Honduras, in San José.
– Ticos resisting –
During the first part, Canada carried the offensive weight; Nevertheless, Costa Rica endured the attacks with a good tactical stop but, mainly, with guts.
Colombian coach Luis Fernando Suárez left once immovable on the bench like Bryan Ruiz and Celso Borges and opted for young people with more hunger and rhythm to be able to withstand an opponent who, on the legs of Alphonso Davies, works at a speed full of vertigo.
The strategy worked for him and Costa Rica, despite not having much ball possession, he also did not suffer rush plays in defense.
The biggest scare for Costa Ricans was a detour from their own defender, Francisco Calvo, who crashed horizontally.
After there, Canada had no choice but to shoot crosses or let Davies run with his foot to the full throttle, attempting to destabilize his opponent’s tactical order. However, none of this had an effect.
It was clear once again that Costa Rica has an immense deficit in the offensive zone, as it did not make a direct shot. The statistic is the third time repeated in seven games that he played on the octagonal.
With the victory and now with 13 points under his belt, Canada approached the leader of the octagonThe United States, which with its own victory against Mexico, reached 14 points, the same as the Aztecs but with a better goal difference.
Panama occupies the fourth place, with 11 points.
This was the seventh time that Canada and Costa Rica they faced each other in a World Cup qualifying match. The Canadians won twice, the Costa Ricans won three and there were two draws.
