Costa Rica and Paraguay’s Copa America 2024 clash ended in a 2-1 win for the Costa Ricans. They managed their first win of the tournament, meaning Paraguay crashed out of the competition without a single point under their belt.
Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Copa America 2024 highlights
Goal (3′): Francisco Calvo finds the bottom corner with a header to hand Costa Rica the lead.
Goal (7′): Josimar Alcocer finds the back of the net with a right-footed shot from outside the area.
Miss (18′): Julio Enciso’s left-footed shot is well over the target.
Save (22′): Julio Enciso’s right-footed shot looked top corner bound but was saved.
Goal (55′): Ramon Sosa pulls one back for Paraguay with his right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty box.
Miss (57′): Julio Enciso’s right-footed shot is just wide of the mark.
Miss (90+3′: Fabian Balbuena’s header from the centre of the box goes wide of the mark
Player of the Match:
Josimar Alcocer– Alcocer scored one goal, completed one dribble, and had a shot on target during Costa Rica’s win against Paraguay.
Conclusion:
Costa Rica and Paraguay both went home after the game. Their Copa America 20224 journey comes to an end. However, both teams played out an entertaining match in the final group game. Costa Rica’s two very early goals turned out to be too much of a deficit for Paraguay to recover from.
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