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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 7th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Frank Mora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Rene Higuita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. 19 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Epifanio Leceta came free, but Frank Mora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christiano Ronaldo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Frank Mora having to make a save. Frank Mora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christiano Ronaldo in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 25th minute Wilbert Ugalde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Huly Larrauri hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 37 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Badilla came free, but Rene Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rene Higuita made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Leo Calvo sent off a good shot on target. Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Luna in the 42nd minute of the match. Frank Mora came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Christiano Ronaldo. But to his dismay, Christiano Ronaldo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2.

Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilbert Ugalde in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Costa Rica's goalkeeper Frank Mora, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wilbert Ugalde's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rene Higuita read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Frank Mora made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 64th minute. Brian Chaverri hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Colombia made a substitution. Don Gato replaced Christiano Ronaldo. Brian Chaverri hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. If Epifanio Leceta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Costa Rica made a substitution. Alfonso Mejias replaced Aurelio Badilla. In the 73rd minute Alfonso Mejias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Costa Rica's Giovanni Lehman was substituted for Wilmer Guadamuz. Frank Mora didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Don Gato went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Nerio Jacome hit a great ball. Wilbert Ugalde took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rene Higuita. Colombia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 91st minute, Epifanio Leceta fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Frank Mora, passed just outside the right post. Costa Rica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Don Gato scored to the left of an out of position Frank Mora, making the score, 0-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Colombia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.