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Dominican Republic and Costa Rica Draw in Thrilling Gold Cup Match
Arlington, Texas – In a vibrant match held at AT&T Stadium, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica tied two goals each in the second matchday of the group stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025. The match, refereed by Lukasz Szpala (USA), was characterized by a balanced game in ball possession, which was divided equally between both teams (50% for each).
The Dominican Republic took the lead in the 16th minute thanks to a goal by J. Urbaez. Costa Rica responded just before halftime, with a penalty converted by M. Ugalde in the 45th minute.
The second half maintained the intensity. Costa Rica managed to turn the score around in the 85th minute with a goal by J. Alcocer, after an assist from M. Ugalde. However, the joy was short-lived, as the Dominican Republic did not give up and defended their territory.
The match was marked by high intensity and numerous fouls, reflected in the eight yellow cards shown (four for each team). Costa Rica attempted more shots (13 against the Dominican Republic’s 15), but the aim was similar, with 6 shots on goal from Costa Rica and 5 from the Dominicans. The match ended in a two-two draw, leaving a bittersweet taste for both teams in their fight to advance in the competition.
Substitutions dominican republic: at minute 71 L. de Lucas came in and E. Pujol went out., at minute 77 R. Vasquez came in and E. Reyes went out., at minute 77 R. Nunez came in and Peter Federico went out., at minute 90 J. Pineda came in and J. Urbaez went out., at minute 90 L. Breton came in and H. Morschel went out.
Substitutions costa rica: at minute 80 A. Rojas came in and A. Martinez went out., at minute 80 K. Vargas came in and B. Aguilera Zamora went out., at minute 88 G. Villalobos Alfaro came in and J. Alcocer went out., at minute 90 A. Zamora came in and M. Ugalde went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Costa Rica
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Dominican Republic
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