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Nicaragua vs Costa Rica: match report

Nicaragua hosted Costa Rica at Estadio Nacional de Fútbol on Friday 2 October 2026, in the Concacaf Nations League (round 3). Walter López Castellanos is the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.5.

Result and scorers

Nicaragua 0-3 Costa Rica. Goals: Orlando Sinclair 57' for Costa Rica; Carlos Mora 60' for Costa Rica; Kenyel Michel 90'+7' for Costa Rica.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 57' Goal: Orlando Sinclair (Costa Rica) 0-1
  • 60' Goal: Carlos Mora (Costa Rica) 0-2
  • 70' Yellow card: Juan Rodriguez (Nicaragua)
  • 73' Yellow card: Efraín Mejía (Nicaragua)
  • 77' Yellow card: Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
  • 90'+1' Yellow card: Ramón Estrada (Nicaragua)
  • 90'+4' Yellow card: Erson Méndez (Costa Rica)
  • 90'+7' Goal: Kenyel Michel (Costa Rica) 0-3
Match stats (contains the result)
35.9%Possession64.1%
4Shots13
1Shots on target6
4Corners6
14Fouls13
3Offsides0
3Saves1
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Nicaragua 4-4-2

Coach: Marco Antonio Figueroa

  1. 1 Brandón Mayorga GK
  2. 5 Justing Cano DEF
  3. 4 Marvin Fletes DEF
  4. 19 Juan Pérez DEF
  5. 3 Óscar Acevedo DEF
  6. 16 Raheem Giusseppe Cole Martínez MID
  7. 22 Ramón Estrada MID
  8. 14 Kadeem Cole MID
  9. 20 Jonathan Moncada MID
  10. 7 Jorge García FWD
  11. 13 Widman Talavera FWD

Bench

  • 12 Huberts Ibarra GK
  • 23 Jason Vega GK
  • 15 Melvin Hernández DEF
  • 21 Christian Reyes DEF
  • 6 Emmanuel Gómez DEF
  • 2 Joab Gutiérrez DEF
  • 18 Amadeus Zamora MID
  • 17 Osmin Salinas MID
  • 8 Jacob Montes MID
  • 11 Bancy Hernández FWD
  • 10 Byron Bonilla FWD
  • 9 Efrain Mejia FWD

Costa Rica 4-2-3-1

Coach: Fernando Batista

  1. 1 Keylor Navas GK
  2. 2 Yerlan Andrés Sosa Chavarría DEF
  3. 3 Jeyland Mitchell DEF
  4. 15 Francisco Calvo DEF
  5. 8 Darril Araya DEF
  6. 22 Sebastián Acuña MID
  7. 12 Roan Wilson MID
  8. 20 Kenyel Jaheim Michel Vargas
  9. 11 Claudio Montero MID
  10. 17 Carlos Mora MID
  11. 19 Orlando Sinclair FWD

Bench

  • 23 Patrick Sequeira GK
  • 18 Abraham Madriz GK
  • 6 Carlos Barahona DEF
  • 7 John Ruiz DEF
  • 14 Yeison Molina DEF
  • 4 Juan Pablo Vargas DEF
  • 16 Jorkaeff Azofeifa DEF
  • 10 Andrey Soto MID
  • 21 Douglas López MID
  • 5 Celso Borges MID
  • 13 Gerson Torres FWD
  • 9 Josimar Méndez FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 14 October 2025: Costa Rica 4-1 Nicaragua
  • Saturday 6 September 2025: Nicaragua 1-1 Costa Rica
  • Monday 17 June 2019: Costa Rica 4-0 Nicaragua