Mexico tops Costa Rica, 1-0, in Gold Cup on late penalty

This futbol partido head sot MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey) tonight July 19, 2015. Tonight’s big Gold Cup 2015 quarter finals game between Mexico and Costa Rica has a scheduled start time of 7.30 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the Fox Sports 1 network, or online through free live stream via the link below.

Up front, and it will take the place of injured Giovanni dos Santos “by Oribe Peralta, who will be accompanied by Real Sociedad Carlos Vela“. The Malaga player produced a mercurial save early in the game to deny Costa Rica. The Costa Ricans played many one-twos, and had spectacular vision up the field.

One difference however was in the second half when Mexico’s attack finally started to get deep into the Costa Rican zone. The pass reached it’s target on the top of the box, but only for it to be shanked wide. “We will go into the future now.” said through a translator.

More than 80 percent of the seats remained empty at kickoff of the first quarterfinal, which matched Trinidad & Tobago and Panama.

Corona was the third player to pull out of Mexico’s squad after striker Javier Hernandez and defender Hector Moreno, who both withdrew before the the tournament in the United States.

Nobody will remember Campbell’s slick moves, or the great back and forth play between the two nations.

TENNIS: A tearful Andy Murray celebrated taking Britain to its first Davis Cup semifinal for more than three decades, sealing an emotional 3-1 victory in London over France to line up a home series against Australia. Roy Miller had been whistled for a questionable foul on Oribe Peralta with the game seconds from both teams attempting penalty kicks.

All night Sunday, the Mexican fans waited to explode.

Costa Rica came to life in the second period of additional time, with Campbell weaving his way into the box and nearly making the breakthrough as Guillermo Ochoa made a fingertip save at his near post, though the flag was raised for offside. On replay, it is hard to give that contact in the air as a penalty, especially considering the circumstances and timing of the match. Peralta was also fortunate not to be sent off for a challenge from behind in the 113th minute. Later Costa Rica drawed with Canada. “They saw something in the area and that’s why they called the penalty”.