Costa Rica 3-1 Canada - November 16, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF Zone 1998
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November 16, 1997
CR
7' - Goal
Richard Smith7 15' - Goal
Fárlen Ilama15
CR
46' - Substitution
Mark Watsonis substituted by Jason de Vos
46' - Substitution
Martin Nashis substituted by Carl Fletcher 48' - Goal
Carl Fletcher 54' - Substitution
Heriberto Quirósis substituted by Bernal Mullins54
59' - Substitution
Eddy Berduscois substituted by Garret Kusch
68' - Substitution
David Diachis substituted by Victor Badilla68
69' - Substitution
Sandro Alfarois substituted by Jeaustin Campos69
82' - Red card
Alexander Bunbury
89' - Goal
Luis Marín89
CAN
CAN
Team line-ups
Costa Rica
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Hermidio Barrantes | 33 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sandro Alfaro | 69 | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Alex Madrigal | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Javier Delgado | 29 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Luis Marín | 89 | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Richard Smith | 7 | 30 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Kenneth Paniagua | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Joaquin Guillen | 29 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Heriberto Quirós | 54 | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Diach | 68 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Fárlen Ilama | 15 | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
3
Canada
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Paul Dolan | 31 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Watson | 46 | 27 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Randy Samuel | 33 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Iain Fraser | 33 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank Yallop | 33 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Miller | 33 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin Nash | 46 | 21 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Geoff Aunger | 29 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jason Bent | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Eddy Berdusco | 59 | 28 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Alexander Bunbury | 82 | 30 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
28.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
28
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Victor Badilla | 68 | 31 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jeaustin Campos | 69 | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Bernal Mullins | 54 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Carl Fletcher | 4846 | 25 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Jason de Vos | 46 | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Garret Kusch | 59 | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Heriberto Quirós
IN
Paulo Wanchope
OUT
Sandro Alfaro
IN
Mauricio Wright
OUT
David Diach
IN
Rolando Fonseca
OUT
Fárlen Ilama
IN
Hernán Medford
OUT
Javier Delgado
IN
Mauricio Solis
OUT
Kenneth Paniagua
IN
Wilmer Lopez
OUT
Joaquin Guillen
IN
Ronald Gómez
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Eddy Berdusco
IN
Carlo Corazzin
OUT
Randy Samuel
IN
Nick Dasovic
OUT
Geoff Aunger
IN
Jason de Vos
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
47
5
Success rate in this team:
20 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Cordero vs Canada
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Videos
Key figures
Canada keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a win running (since 17/08/1997). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 15/08/1993-26/01/1995 time period (8 matches).
It's the first time in his career that Fárlen Ilama scores at least 1 goals during the same game vs in World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF Zone
Canada keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw away from home running (since 15/12/1996). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 02/06/1988-16/03/1991 time period (7 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VCosta Rica 3-2 United States23/03/1997 | VCosta Rica 5-1 Nicaragua18/04/1997 | VCosta Rica 1-0 El Salvador25/04/1997 | DCosta Rica 1-1 Guatemala27/04/1997 | VCosta Rica 3-1 Jamaica11/05/1997 | DCosta Rica 0-0 El Salvador10/08/1997 |
| Overall | LColombia 4-1 Costa Rica16/06/1997 | DMexico 1-1 Costa Rica19/06/1997 | DCosta Rica 0-0 El Salvador10/08/1997 | LUnited States 1-0 Costa Rica07/09/1997 | LJamaica 1-0 Costa Rica14/09/1997 | DMexico 3-3 Costa Rica09/11/1997 |
Current form
| Away | DPanama 0-0 Canada27/10/1996 | VEl Salvador 0-2 Canada15/12/1996 | LMexico 4-0 Canada02/03/1997 | LUnited States 3-0 Canada16/03/1997 | LJamaica 1-0 Canada07/09/1997 | LEl Salvador 4-1 Canada14/09/1997 |
| Overall | VCanada 1-0 Costa Rica01/06/1997 | LCanada 0-1 Iran17/08/1997 | LJamaica 1-0 Canada07/09/1997 | LEl Salvador 4-1 Canada14/09/1997 | DCanada 2-2 Mexico12/10/1997 | LCanada 0-3 United States09/11/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 18 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 3 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 4 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
15 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
15 |
|
7 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
6 |
Victories (Competition total) |
6 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Draws (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
6 |
Losses (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
4 |
Goals
|
19 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
14 |
|
13 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
16 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
18 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
1.27 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.93 |
|
1.86 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
|
1.07 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.2 |
|
0.71 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
6 |
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
8 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
6 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
7 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
7 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
4 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
25 |
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
Key players
 | Paulo Wanchope | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Alexander Bunbury | |
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Alexander Bunbury | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Geoff Aunger | |
||
| Paulo Wanchope | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | Alexander Bunbury | |
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
1 ga
Away
3 gf
2 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
1 ga
Total
5 gf
4 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
3 ga
Away
1 gf
1 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
1 ga
Total
4 gf
5 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
June 05, 1996 |
| Home | 1 - 0 |
March 21, 1985 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
June 01, 1997 |
| Away | 1 - 0 |
March 24, 1993 |
Latest head to head
June 01, 1997 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone CONCACAF 1998
June 05, 1996 - Rencontres amicales 1996
July 11, 1993 - Gold Cup 1993
March 24, 1993 - Rencontres amicales 1993
June 17, 1988 - Rencontres amicales 1988
Best historical scorers against Canada
 |
Ronald Gómez | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
Best historical scorers against Costa Rica
|
Eddy Berdusco | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Colin Miller | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
 |
Nick Dasovic | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
Players with most games played vs Canada
|
Wilmer Lopez | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
|
Ronald Gómez | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
|
Alex Madrigal | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
 |
Erick Lonnis | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
 |
Mauricio Solis | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
|
Javier Delgado | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
Players with most games played vs Costa Rica
|
Mark Watson | 4 matches | 1993 - 1997 |
 |
Craig Forrest | 4 matches | 1993 - 1997 |
|
Alexander Bunbury | 4 matches | 1993 - 1997 |
 |
Frank Yallop | 3 matches | 1993 - 1997 |
 |
Randy Samuel | 3 matches | 1993 - 1997 |
|
Colin Miller | 3 matches | 1993 - 1997 |
Competition info
The other matches
March 02, 1997
March 16, 1997
March 23, 1997
April 06, 1997
April 13, 1997
April 20, 1997
April 27, 1997
May 04, 1997
May 11, 1997
May 18, 1997
June 01, 1997
June 08, 1997
June 29, 1997
August 10, 1997
September 07, 1997
September 14, 1997
October 03, 1997
October 05, 1997
October 12, 1997
November 02, 1997
November 09, 1997
November 16, 1997
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