Costa Rica vs Germany 2-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Germany beat Costa Rica 4-2 on Thursday, 01 December 2022 in World Cup. The match was refereed by Stephanie Frappart.
First half: Germany took an early lead at 10' when S. Gnabry scored, with the assist credited to D. Raum, making the score 0-1.
Second half: Costa Rica made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Aguilera replacing Y. Salas. Germany made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Goretzka replacing L. Klostermann. Germany made their 2nd substitution at 55', with İ. Gündoğan replacing N. Füllkrug. Costa Rica leveled the score at 58' when Y. Tejeda scored, making the score 1-1. Germany made their 3rd substitution at 66', with T. Müller replacing K. Havertz. Germany made their 4th substitution at 67', with D. Raum replacing M. Götze. Costa Rica took the lead at 70' when J. Vargas scored, making the score 2-1. Germany leveled the score at 73' when K. Havertz scored, with the assist credited to N. Füllkrug, making the score 2-2. Costa Rica made their 2nd substitution at 74', with J. Venegas replacing R. Matarrita. Costa Rica made their 3rd substitution at 74', with K. Fuller replacing J. Bennette. Ó. Duarte received a yellow card for Costa Rica at 76'. Germany took the lead at 85' when K. Havertz scored, with the assist credited to S. Gnabry, making the score 2-3. Germany extended the lead at 89' when N. Füllkrug scored, with the assist credited to L. Sané, making the score 2-4. VAR intervened at 90' for Germany (Goal confirmed). Costa Rica made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with B. Oviedo replacing A. Contreras. Costa Rica made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with Y. Tejeda replacing R. Wilson. Germany made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with N. Süle replacing M. Ginter.
Costa Rica used 5 substitutions while Germany used 5 substitutions. Costa Rica got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Germany outshot their opponent (7-32).
- Germany controlled possession (68%).
- Germany had the sharper finishing (5-11 shots on target).