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Nicaragua vs Costa Rica

U.S. Open Cup
Nicaragua
0-0-3
0-3
Final
Costa Rica
1-0-2
Estadio Nacional de Fútbol

Match pulse

NCAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCRC
36%Possession64%
4Shots13
1On target6
4Corners6
3Saves1
14Fouls13
70'Juan RodriguezNCA73'Efraín MejíaNCA77'Carlos MoraCRC90'+1'Ramón EstradaNCA90'+4'Erson MéndezCRC
Team1H2HT
NCA000
CRC033

Who won: Costa Rica 3-0

Costa Rica beat Nicaragua 3-0 on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Estadio Nacional de Fútbol. Goals for Costa Rica: Orlando Sinclair (57'), Carlos Mora (60') and Kenyel Michel (90'+7').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Yerlan SosaRB
  2. 27.5Keylor NavasG
  3. 37.3Orlando SinclairF
  4. 47.3Kenyel MichelAM-R
  5. 56.8Francisco CalvoCD-L
  6. 66.8Carlos MoraAM-L
  7. 76.4Claudio AlvaradoAM
  8. 86.4Roan WilsonLM
  9. 96.4Juan Pablo VargasSUB
  10. 106.3Darril ArayaLB
  11. 116.2Sebastian Acuna MurilloRM
  12. 126.2Erson MéndezSUB

Team stats

NCACRC
14Fouls13
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
3Offsides0
4Corner Kicks6
3Saves1
35.9Possession64.1
4SHOTS13
1ON GOAL6
0.3On Target %0.5
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
175Accurate Passes357
235Passes426
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
2Accurate Crosses6
16Crosses25
0.1Cross %0.2
38Long Balls48
13Accurate Long Balls32
0.3Long Balls %0.7
1Blocked Shots2
5Effective Tackles5
9Tackles11
0.6Tackle %0.5
10Interceptions9
35Effective Clearances22
35Clearances22

Player of the game

Yerlan Sosa

CRC · 2 A, 1 on target

8.0

Deserved to win

6%
NCA · 0.27 xG
25%
Draw
69%
CRC · 1.40 xG

Costa Rica created better chances: they win this game 69% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Nicaragua 0, Costa Rica 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Nicaragua 0, Costa Rica 3.
  3. GOAL90'+7'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    K. Michel · ast Y. Sosa

    Goal! Nicaragua 0, Costa Rica 3. Kenyel Michel (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yerlan Sosa.

    NCA 0 - 3 CRC
  4. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Josimar Méndez (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    E. Méndez

  5. 90'+3'CRC

    Foul

    Foul by Josimar Méndez (Costa Rica).

  6. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Kadeem Cole (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 90'+3'NCA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Nicaragua. Conceded by Celso Borges.

  8. 90'+2'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Josimar Méndez (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yerlan Sosa with a through ball following a fast break.

  9. 90'+1'CRC

    Foul

    Foul by Sebastián Acuña (Costa Rica).

  10. 90'+1'

    Yellow card

    Ramón Estrada (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    R. Estrada

  11. 90'+1'NCA

    Free kick won

    Sebastián Acuña (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  12. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Ramón Estrada (Nicaragua).

  13. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Roan Wilson (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Widman Talavera (Nicaragua).

  15. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  16. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Gerson Torres (Costa Rica).

  17. 88'

    Free kick won

    Ramón Estrada (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 85'

    Handball

    Handball by Ramón Estrada (Nicaragua).

  19. 84'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Josimar Méndez (Costa Rica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Kenyel Michel with a cross.

    E. Méndez

  20. 83'

    Free kick won

    Celso Borges (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 83'NCA

    Foul

    Foul by Juan Pérez (Nicaragua).

  22. 82'NCA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Nicaragua. Conceded by Yerlan Sosa.

  23. 81'

    Free kick won

    Byron Bonilla (Nicaragua) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  24. 80'Francisco Calvo

    Foul

    Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).

  25. 80'

    Free kick won

    Widman Talavera (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Leaders

NCACRC
Total Shots
Kadeem Cole
1
Carlos Mora
2
Accurate Passes
Marvin David Fletes
31
Francisco Calvo
66
Defensive Interventions
Marvin David Fletes
16
Francisco Calvo
8
Saves
Brandón Mayorga
3
Keylor Navas
1

Season seriesCRC leads series 2-0-1