Ticos to Face South Korea in Oakland

February 10th, 2006 | By: WC Bob | 2 Comments »

Costa Rica will take on fellow World Cup qualifier South Korea on Saturday in a friendly that will be played Oakland, California. The Ticos have played South Korea five times. South Korea has a slight edge with two wins, one loss and two draws. Many of Costa Rica’s squad come from club squad Deportivo Saprissa. Striker Paulo Wanchope is not on coach Alexandre Guimaraes’ final roster for the game.

The game will be televised on tape delay on Sunday for those who have the Mexican channel Telemundo.

Tags: Alexandre Guimaraes, Costa Rica, Deportivo Saprissa, Friendlies, Paulo Wanchope, South Korea

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Comments

By Wanchope Rules | February 12th, 2006 at 4:24 pm

While not the prettiest game (The Koreans appeared to try to out-physical the Ticos), a young Costa Rica side looked pretty good Saturday. The backs bent but didn’t break and every time the Koreans, in front of a very home crowd atmosphere, went over the top, a Tico defender was there to break it up.

At the end, many of the first-teamers entered the game and maintained the result.

All in all, a good win for Costa Rica! They will certainly get a lot out of seeing their younger guys in this match.