US Beats Costa Rica on Penalty Kicks, Reaches Semifinals

Minneapolis: Damion Downs scored a goal in the sixth round of a conflict after three savings by Matt Freese, and after AA 2-2 ties on Sunday night, Costa Rica sent Costa Rica to the semifinals of the Concacaf Golden Cup with a 4-3 penalty kick.

USA, St. In Louis, St. He proceeded to a Wednesday match in Louis and upset Canada at a penalty strokes at the opening of the quarter -final couple.

“Today they showed a great character,” said US coach Mauricio Pochettino.

Mexico plays Honduras on Wednesday in the other semi -finals in California, Santa Clara, California. The championship is in Houston on July 6.

In 2000, the United States reached semi -finals in 17 of the 18 Golden Cup, including 13, including a quarter -finals in Penalty cabins.

Diego Luna and Max Arfsten scored goals in the arrangement for the US, who faced the highest figure of the tournament in Costa Rica (54.) after the inspiration with 8-1 goals in the group stage.

Alonso Martinez, 71. Ticos’un Baglama goal, Carlos Mora’nın Luca de La Torre and Arsten’i Freese’ye a shot to Freese and Martinez’yi seized the rebound to scored a left -foot shot.

Concacaf changed the rules of this pressure of the Biennial Championship for North America, Central America and the Caribbean and eliminated extra time except for the championship game.

John Tolkin tried the fifth round. Freese then rejected Andy Rojas with a diving hand, climbing his head towards his teammates while shaking his head and cheering his tongue towards his teammates. This founded the winner by 20 -year -old exit.

Missing the tournament for the US regularly Christian Pulisic, Yunus Musah, Weston McKennie, Tim Weah, Gio Reyna, Antonee Robinson, Folarin Balogun and Sergiño dest, the club’s world cup commitments.

Ticos played without four key players. Advanced Manfred Ugalde, who had three goals in the tournament and midfielder Carlos Mora was suspended for the accumulation of yellow cards. Defender Ariel Lassiter (broken left hand) and advanced Warren Madrigal (broken left leg) were left with injuries.

Costa Rica’s group stage came with a penalty kick and Francisco Calvo added one more in 12 minutes after Arsten’s foul. Calvo went to the zipper of a diving Freese, although he could not reach.

Malik Tillman, who had three groups of groups, scored a 37th minute penalty and Navas overturned Arfsten’s attempt to recoil.

Luna, 43. minutes for the defender Alexis Gamboa’s chest for the first goal in the international competition scored a shot.

Tillman, the ball to the opposite corner to send the left -wing to the arften to move forward to the second half of the lady made a change for the lady.