Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Costa Rica Thumps Team USA

At San Jose, Costa Rica:

Goals from Alvaro Saborio (1'), Celso Borges (12'), and Pablo Herrera Barrantes (69') lifted Costa Rica to an easy 3-1 home win over the United States as qualifying for the 2010 World Cup resumed. The Americans will next play host to Honduras on Saturday night at Chicago. Landon Donovan provided the visitors' lone tally with his successful penalty kick at 90 minutes+2.


STANDINGS:

1. Costa Rica (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
2. United States (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
3. Honduras (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Mexico (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
5. El Salvador (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 2)
6. Trinidad and Tobago (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 2)

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