RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Ten-man Costa Rica beat Greece in a penalty shootout Sunday to reach the World Cup
quarterfinals for the first time.
Michael Umana scored the decisive penalty as Costa Rica won the shootout 5-3 after the game ended 1-1
following extra time.
Theofanis Gekas saw his penalty saved by Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas for the only miss in the
shootout.
Costa Rica had taken the lead early in the second half of regulation time through captain Bryan Ruiz but
then had defender Oscar Duarte sent off in the 66th minute.
Greece equalized in injury time of regulation time when Sokratis Papastathopoulos smashed in a rebound
and finally made the team’s numerical advantage pay.
Costa Rica will play the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.