Arlington, Texas.The Costa Rican national team achieved an important victory this Wednesday by defeating the Dominican Republic 2-1 in an exciting match corresponding to the second day of Group A of the
Gold Cup 2025, played at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The match began with a surprise when the Dominican team took the lead thanks to a goal by
Urbáez at minute 16, unleashing the euphoria of the Quisqueyan fans who dream of seeing their country transcend in the continental tournament.
However, the ‘Tico’ side reacted before halftime. At the
44th minute,
Manfred Ugalde converted a penalty with great precision to tie the match 1-1.
Both teams intensely fought for control of the match during the second half, knowing how much was at stake. But it was “Warren Madrigal Alcócer”, at minute “85”, who played the hero by scoring the winning goal for Costa Rica, sealing the comeback and the pass to the quarterfinals.
With this result, Costa Rica consolidates its position as leader of Group A with six points, while
Dominican Republic is left without units, compromised at the bottom of the table and with no margin for error for the last match.
What’s coming
In the final day of the group stage,
Costa Rica will face Mexico, in a high-voltage duel for the lead. For its part,
Dominican Republic will seek to close with dignity against Suriname, next
Sunday, June 22 at 9:00 PM.
Despite the defeat, the Dominican team has left a good impression in its participation, showing competitive growth in the region. Their coach Marcelo Neveleff expressed after the match that the team will “fight until the end and seek to close the tournament in the best possible way”.
