Mexico 1-1 (5-4) Costa Rica: El Tri suffer to reach semi-finals

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That save with semifinal feeling!

Mexico onto semifinals

Final score

Final stats!

Game over Mexico wins it in shootout!

Mexico x -1-1-1-1-1

Costa Rica 1-1-x-1-1-x

Ochoa denies Fuller!!

Mexico - x -1 -1 -1 -1 -1

Costa Rica - 1 -1 -x-1 -1

Mexico x -1 -1 -1 -1

Costa Rica 1 -1 -x - 1- 1

Mexico x - 1 -1 -1 -1

Costa Rica 1 -1 - x -1

Mexico x - 1 - 1 -1

Costa Rica - 1 -1 -x -1

Mexico x - 1 - 1- 1

Costa Rica 1 - 1 - x

Mexico - x - 1 - 1 -

Costa Rica 1 -1 -x

Leal fails and the game is tied again!

Mexico - x- 1- 1

Costa Rica - 1 -1

Mexico - x - 1 -

Costa Rica - 1 -1 -

Aguilar comes to shoot now

Mexico - x - 1 -

Costa Rica - 1 -

Montes turn!

Costa Rica 1 -

Mexico - x -

Now Borges time!

Mexico - x

Jimenez fails!!!

Raúl Jimenez with the first one!

Shoot-out underway with Mexico!

Game over on to penalties!

Cruz picks a card after a hard foul

Montes had a great chance but he couldn't finish the play!

Costa Rica wants to score too, but Memo sends the ball to corner!

Mexico pressures again up front as they look to score again

MEMO OCHOA!

Costa Rica - In goes Aguilar for Bryan Ruiz

PIZARROOO !!! Mexico keeps pressuring Moreira hard, looks like they want to finish the game in extra time!

OCHOOOOOOAAAAAA !!!! Costa Rica found a great clearing but Memo did a great save to keep the game tied at one!

The attempt is cleared by Héctor Moreno

Foul! Pizarro over Gamboa and Costa Rica wins a free kick in the offensive half

Mexico - In goes Moreno for Araujo

Second extra half is a go

First extra time is over

The attempt strikes in the barrier and ends up in nothing

FOUL!! Mexico wins a free kick just outside the area and they have a great chance on goal

Costa Rica - In goes Gamboa for Campbell

Rodríguez with a strike that Moreira stops, Mexico keeps aiming on goal, but fails to score

Campbell tries to surprise Ochoa, but the Mexian goalie is on spot

Costa Rica - In goes Calvo for Oviedo

Mexico keeps testing Moreira but El Tri fails to score

CORNER! Mexico gets a new chance on goal

The pace of the game is slower in this first extra time, however, Mexico is controling the ball so far

Gerardo Martino gets a card for his attitude

Jiménez with the first chance but the ref call for offside

Extra time is underway!

Regular time stats!

Onto extra time!

Regular time is over, we have over time!!

Corner!! Costa Rica with the counter attack wins a great chance in attack!!

Three minutes of added time.

Mexico - In goes Montes for Jona dos Santos

Mexico is pressuring hard looking to score before the end of the match!!

MEXIIICOO! Alvarado creates a great play but Moreira with his fingers sents the ball to the up post and makes a huge save to stop El Tri's attempt

Mexico - In goes Alvarado for Antuna

Mexico - In goes Rodriguez for Guardado

Costa Rica tests Ochoa, but the Mexican goalie is on spot and takes the ball

Mexico keeps pressuring, Guardado with a long strike from outside the box but Moreira stops the ball!

Costa Rica with fouls everywhere stopping Mexico's pressure up front!

Mexico is pressuring hard up front but the look messy as Costa Rica plays with a lot of intensity and they're not letting El Tri find any spaces

Mexico looks better but the feels in the field are hotter and hotter as the time passes

Mexico have pushed Costa Rica into their side of the field, but the intensity still super hot with the Ticos doing a lot of fouls, with the ref letting the game proceed despite it

Mexico with a great play in the inside area and wins a free kick in attack, but the attempt ends in nothing

Costa Rica - In goes McDonald for George

Foul again! Costa Rica with an intense game over Mexico

Guardado with the free kick but he sents it to the barries, Costa Rica tried the counter attack with Campbell but he sends the ball to the stands

FOUL! Duarte gets a card after a hard foul on Raúl Jiménez and Mexico has a great chance in attack

Mexico with the collective play tries to find a space between the lines, but Costa Rica stays compact in defense

Mexico wins a free kick in the defensive half, while they keep trying to find a clearing again

Moreira goes down on the field, looks uncomfortable but he gets up quickly and the game continues

What a strike but what a SAVE!

Mexico starts controlling the ball creating plays, but Costa Rica is going for fouls and the game is real hot!

CLOOOOOSEEEE !!!! Jimenez again gets a great chance but his shot goes by close to Moreira's box

Fuller gets a card after a hard foul on Jona

Mexico is pressuring hard up front looking to score but Costa Rica is on spot

Rodríguez picks up a yellow card

Bryan Ruiz ties the game!

CLOOOOSEEEE !!! Jimenez with a strike but Moreira sents it to corner, Mexico wants to score again!

Costa Rica with all the momentum is looking to turn the score and score again

The referee starts to take center stage as he call for a foul in the area, but the foul was between two Costa Rican players...

Foul! Mexico with a free kick in the offensive half and a great chance to score, but the attempt is blocked!

Costa Rica with the counter attack and the ref call for penalty in favor of the Ticos

The intensity of the game is not forgotten as both squard pressure themselves hard

Uriel Antuna with the counter attack but his shot is cleared by the defense

Costa Rica starts the half with a lot of pressure over Mexico

Ball rolling second half is underway!

The squads take the field for the second half

That goal though

Raúl Jiménez GOAAL!

Half time stats

Whistle!! Mexico wins after 45 minutes thanks to Raúl Jiménez goal!

Costa Rica pressures up front trying to tie the game before the whistle

The game has moved to center field with Costa Rica controling more the pace of it

Mexico has lost control of the game despite having the ball a bit more than the Ticos, but they're looking desperate and without idea of what to do

Costa Rica with a double chance, but the ref call for an off side after Memo did a great stop!

Both teams are fighting hard to control the ball and Costa Rica creates a dangerous counter attack !!

Antuna keeps moving the ball and wins a corner for Mexico!

Mexico is losing control and is letting Costa Rica pushed their nerves up!

Jona gets a card after a hard foul from behind on Alan Cruz

Antuna finds a space between the lines but his strike is blocked by the defense, the atmosphere's still hot in the field

CLOOOOOSEEEE !!! Borges strike after Jona's hand was close but it goes to the side of Mexico's box

Costa Rica is losing time, as both teams keep looking for a reason to fight, the feels are hot!

Bryan Ruiz pushes Pizarro and the players get themselves in a dispute, but ends in nothing. Jona with a hand, gave Costa Rica a great chance in attack

The atmosphere in the field is intense, both teams are trying to pressure sometimes with a lot of fouls!

Costa Rica with the ball now pressures Mexico trying to find a space between the lines, but Salcedo clears the ball sending it all the way to the other side

Bryan Ruiz gets a card after a hard foul on Araujo

Borges injury

Costa Rica is letting Mexico have the ball and pressure up front as they look for the counter attack

Yellow card for Salcedo

Costa Rica stays compact in defence while Mexico in possession keeps looking to find spaces between the lines.

Mexico with the ball again pushing Costa Rica into their side of the field, but Ek Tri can't seem to find a clearing

Delay over, Borges looks fine and will go back to the field

Borges had a bloody nose after a ball to the face, he leaves the field to be check

Borges down in the field and he looks in a lot of pain, Costa Rica medical staff gets in the field to check on him

Jona's outside the box strike

Antuna starts finding himself in the field looking for clearing he found a way to assist Jimenez but Moreira blocks the ball to stop the attempt

The attempt is cleared by the Ticos defense but Mexico still controls the ball and pressures hard up front

Corner! Mexico with Antuna who finds a clearing wins a nice chance from the right corner!

Costa Rica is getting hold of the ball and the game, annoying Mexico with the pressure and lack of spaces

Costa Rica's attempt goes over Memo Ochoa box and the danger is over for Mexico

The game is hot! Jona with a foul and Costa Rica has a great chance in attack with a free kick

Foul! Mexico wins a free kick in the deffensive half after a hard foul on Alvarez

Costa Rica with the ball now, but Mexico recovers the ball, Jona with the long strike that is stopped by Moreira

Costa Rica is pressuring Mexico without the ball complicating the exits for El Tri

Mexico wins a free kick in the offensive half, but the attempt is clear by Campbell

El Tri wants plays from the sides trying to find a spaces with Jimenez, Costa Rica is not letting Mexico play so far

Mexico starts controling the ball and starts the collective play from behind with Memo Ochoa

Off we go in Houston, Mexico get us underway!

Both teams huddle together for the last time. Pep talks done and we are ready for action.

Time for Costa Rica national anthem

Mexico national anthem starts.

Mexico and Costa Rica are in the tunnel, and they make their way onto the field

Costa Rica warming up

Warmups underway!

Costa Rica starting XI

Mexico starting lineup

Mexico in da' house!

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