The United States knocks down Costa Rica and continues in the fight to go to the Games

The US women’s soccer team beat the USA 3-0 on Thursday. Costa Rica to qualify for the final of the W-Championship from Concacafa match in which the team from the area that will keep the direct ticket to the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Emily Sonnett, Mallory Pugh y Ashley Sanchez scored by the North Americans, two-time world champions. Costa Rica Now it will be played to continue the fight for the pass to the Olympic playoffs in the match for third place in the W-Championship that they must win to aspire to go to this fair for the first time.

In a duel that pitted two of the four classified at the 2023 World Cup on the concacaf, the Americans prevailed from the first minutes of the game to a Costa Rica who opted to defend and surprise in a counterattack that never came.

At minute 3, Alex Morgan crashed a shot on the left post by Noelia Bermúdez, after which the same striker shot near the goal of the Costa Rican goalkeeper.

Though Costa Rica was rearranged, the United States found a way to open the scoring at 33 when a corner kick from the left caused a series of rebounds in the area that allowed Sonnett score 1-0.

In the 45+4, Morgan attended with a heel pass to Mallory Pugh, who before the exit of Bermudez defined the 2-0.

Costa Rica did not react in the second half, in which the Americans concluded the win at 95 when Sánchez he took advantage of a loose ball in the area to make it 3-0.

Datasheet:

3. United States: Casey Murphy; Sofia Huerta, Alana Cook (Naomi Girma, m.63), Becky Sauerbrunn, Emily Sonnett; Lindsey Horan (Ashley Sanchez, m.63), Andi Sullivan, Rose Lavelle (Kristie Mewis, m.81); Alex Morgan, Sophia Smith (Trinity Rodman, m.81) y Mallory Pugh (Megan Rapinoe, m.63).

Selector: Vlatko Andonovski.

0. Costa Rica: Noelia Bermudez; Lixy Rodríguez, Carol Sánchez, Valeria Del Campo, Mariana Benavides, Gabriela Guillén; Priscila Chinchilla (Melissa Herrera, m.45), Emilie Valenciano (Daniela Cruz, m.69), Katherine Alvarado (Cristin Granados, m.45), Shirley Cruz (Viviana Chinchilla, m.88); Carolina Venegas (Michelle Montero, m.88).

selector: Amelia Valverde.

Goals: 1-0, m.34: Emily Sonnett. 2-0, m.45+4: Mallory Pugh. 3-0, m.95: Ashley Sanchez.

Referee: Astrid Gramajo, from Guatemala. She booked Shirley Cruz, Rose Lavelle and Megan Rapinoe.

Incidences: Semifinal match of the Concacaf W Championship, held at the Monterrey University Stadium, in northern Mexico.

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