Soccer Roundup: Mexico romps by Haiti; Costa Rica rips Guadeloupe

By: JournalNow Staff | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 20, 2009

Mexico 4, Haiti 0: Miguel Sabah scored two goals and Mexico advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals without suspended coach Javier Aguirre, defeating Haiti last night in Arlington, Texas.
Aguirre was serving the second of a three-game suspension for his altercation with Panama's Ricardo Phillips during group play on July 9.
He will also miss Mexico's semifinal on Thursday against Costa Rica, which beat Guadeloupe 5-1 in another quarterfinal at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
The two games marked the first sporting events played in the $1.15 billion facility that opened in June.

Costa Rica 5, Guadeloupe 1: Alvaro Saborio scored two goals and Costa Rica advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals for the first time since 2003, beating Guadeloupe last night in Arlington, Texas.
Armando Alonso had two assists to help Costa Rica jump out to a 2-0 advantage in the first 16 minutes of the match.
In the early moments, Alonso passed the ball to midfielder Celso Borges near the top of the penalty box. Borges scored on a reverse bicycle kick, beating frozen goalkeeper Marius Fausta as the ball bounced once before landing just inside the left post.
Saborio took a pass from Alonso and scored on a header from nine yards out to extend the lead to 2-0.
Andy Herron's goal on an assist from Saborio in the 47th minute made it 3-0.