| Live Match Commentary |
Up-to-the-Second Score: Costa Rica 1, Turkey 1 -- FINAL FULL MATCH REPORT
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90 +4' - Referee blows the whistle. CONCACAF remains unbeaten at World Cup. China is eliminated from the tournament. |
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90 +4' - Lonnis punches away Turkey's last-gasp corner. |
90' - Winston Parks gets by the keeper and misses an open net. |
90' - Lonnis saves a great chance by Erdem. |
89' - Berezoglu Emre cautioned for pushing a Costa Rica assistant coach with ball out of bounds for throw-in, sparking a shoving match. |
88' - Turkey sub: Arif Erdem in for Tugay Kermogly |
86' - GOAL COSTA RICA. Parks finds himself open at the back post after the ball bounces through the 6. |
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85' - Parks' shot is deflected for a corner. Mauricio Wright fouls the keeper with his left arm on the corner. |
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83' - Recber comes off his line to snare a cross. |
79' - Turkey sub: Yildiray Basturk in for Nihat Kahveci |
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78' - Another unjust offside call against Costa Rica. |
77' - Costa Rica final subs: Steven Bryce, Winston Parks in for Harold Wallace and Lopez |
75' - Turkey sub: Ilhan Mansiz in for Sukur |
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73' - Turkey is beginning to defend more and more. |
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68' - This offside call on CR is a correct one. |
67' - Costa Rica sub: Hernan Medford in for Centano |
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65' - Recber dives to knock away a Costa Rican cross from the goal line. |
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62' - Costa Rica continues to shoot high -- this time Mauricio Solis blows a chance. |
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61' - Wilmer Lopez shoots poorly (high and right) on nice break by CR. |
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60' - Another CR player is incorrectly called offside. |
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58' - Recber dives comfortably to his left to snare a CR shot. |
56' - GOAL TURKEY. Emre Belozoglu has the ball bounce to him twice and makes a smart turn to slot the ball slowly to the keeper's left. |
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53' - Wanchope is called offside while receiving the ball in the penalty area. |
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53' - Game is becoming end-to-end. |
51' - Ronald Gomez frees himself with a few dribbles and fires high from the top of the Turkish penalty area. |
48' - Sukur releases through a offside trap and fires high with his left from 13 yards. |
47' - Sukur's flashing header off a corner sails across the goalmouth and wide. |
46' - Whistle blows for second half. Turkey kicks off. |
| Second Half |
45 +3' - Whistle blows for halftime. |
45 +1' - Tugay Kerimoglu is booked for a hard tackle. |
43' - Carlos Castro is booked for a hard foul. |
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34' -- Turkey goalie Rustu Recber charges out to the edge of his area and fumbles the ball. Outside the box, he kicks the ball away while sprawled on the ground. He appears to injure his left hamstring. |
33' - Walter Centeno botches a golden opportunity by firing high from his wide open position 14 yards out. |
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32' -- Turkey wins another corner, which sails harmlessly through the box. |
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26' - Turkey's forwards are being indecisive with their scoring chances. |
25' -- Hasan Sas has two close efforts deflected by Costa Rican defenders. |
24' - Martinez is back on and cautioned for rough play. |
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23' -- Turkey still enjoying huge advantage in possession. |
20' - Emre is cautioned for hard tackle. |
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19' -- Gilberto Martinez is bleeding from above the right eye and comes off for medical attention. |
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18' - Turkey 2 shots; Costa Rica 1 so far |
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16' -- Turkey wins a corner, goes short and subsequent cross is headed out |
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14' - Erick Lonnis flies out to snare dangerous Turkish cross. |
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11' -- Umit Ozat whistles a free kick just wide right. |
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10' - Turkish shot nearly deflects to unmarked Hakan
Sukur but CR defender reaches back with foot to control ball. |
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9' -- Paulo Wanchope fires high from tight angle |
1' - Match under way. |
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Kickoff at 5:00 a.m. EDT; 9:00 a.m. GMT |
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