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Costa Rica edge Suriname with stoppage-time penalty in Gold Cup thriller
Costa Rica
snatched a dramatic 4-3 victory over
Suriname
in their
CONCACAF Gold Cup
opener, courtesy of a stoppage-time penalty, by
Manfred Ugalde
, that sealed crucial three points in Group A game on Sunday night in San Diego.
With the match tied 3-3 heading into the final moments, Suriname's Dion Malone committed a foul handing Costa Rica a spot kick in the 13th minute of the stoppage time.
Ugalde, who earlier scored from a penalty in the 9th minute, made no mistake as he converted the winner with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Costa Rica opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a close-range finish from Alonso Martinez, then doubled their lead just five minutes later as Ugalde converted a penalty to make it 2-0.
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But Suriname fought back impressively, with
Gyrano Kerk
scoring in the 34th minute and Richonell Margaret equalizing in the 59th.
Shaquille Pinas
then put Suriname ahead 3-2 with a penalty in the 76th minute. Costa Rica responded immediately, as Josimar Alcocer leveled the match.
Both sides pushed for a winner in the closing moments, but it was Ugalde's penalty in the dying stages that sealed Costa Rica's dramatic 4-3 victory.
