Hexagonal Countdown: Costa Rica wins first warmup

Costa Rica, relying almost entirely on domestic players, beat America Cali, the Colombian champion, 3-1, at San Jose’s Saprissa Stadium in its first warmup before its Hexagonal opener against Honduras Feb. 28. William Sunsing of the New England Revolution had the second Ticos’ goal. Costa Rica struggled to put away America, which had two players sent off in the second half. Jan. 31 in San Jose Costa Rica 3 America Cali (Colombia) 1. Goals: Cordero 3, Sunsing 12, Fonseca (pen.) 88; Herrera 71. Costa Rica — Lonnis (Morgan, 82), Parks, Martinez, J.Drummond, Wallace (Oviedo, 46), Castro (Marin, 46), Cordero, Fonseca, Sunsing (Campos, 78), Gomez, Myers. America Cali — Barbat, Garcia, Viafara, Romero, Maziri, Zapata, Vargas, Zuluaga (Herrera, 46), Betancourt (Marla, 46), Hurtado (Navarro, 65), Roganovich. Red cards: America Cali — Romero 52, Roganovich 58. Att.: n/a.