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Gold Cup 2021: Costa Rica Wins Group C with 1-0 Defeat of Jamaica

Jamaica was the better side in a weather-extended final Gold Cup Group C match-up but Costa Rica somehow came out on top 1-0 to send the Reggae Boyz into the quarterfinals against the United States. Bryan Ruiz scored the only goal of the match against the run of play as the Jamaicans were wasteful with their chances all night.

In the (extremely) late match, it was a battle to finish third in Group D, with Panama topping Grenada, 3-1.

Here’s how it all unfolded at Exploria Stadium in front of a crowd of 10,264:

Costa Rica 1, Jamaica 0

The third match day in Group C got off to a sluggish start, with Jamaica and Costa Rica only playing two minutes and 20 seconds before a lightning strike in close proximity to the stadium halted the proceedings.