Poland 2 vs. Costa Rica 1 in the 2006 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group A game played in the 2006 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Costa Rica and Poland with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 2006 World Cup, 1st Round Group A

Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Game Data:

Costa Rica

1 - 2

Poland

Goals:

25'

Ronald Gomez

33'

Bartosz Bosacki

66'

Bartosz Bosacki

Players

Costa Rica
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	18.	Jose Porras
DF	2.	Jervis Drummond 70'
DF	3.	Luis Marin (C)
DF	4.	Michael Umaña
DF	12.	Leonardo Gonzalez
DF	17.	Gabriel Badilla
MF	7.	Christian Bolaños 78'
MF	8.	Mauricio Solis
MF	10.	Walter Centeno
FW	9.	Paulo Wanchope
FW	11.	Ronald Gomez 82'
		Entered
DF	15.	Harold Wallace 70'
MF	16.	Carlos Hernandez 82'
FW	19.	Alvaro Saborio 78'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Alvaro Mesen
GK	23.	Wardy Alfaro
DF	5.	Gilberto Martinez
DF	22.	Michael Rodriguez
MF	6.	Danny Fonseca
MF	14.	Randall Azofeifa
MF	20.	Douglas Sequeira
FW	13.	Kurt Bernard
FW	21.	Victor Nunez
	Coach: Alexandre Guimaraes

Poland
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Artur Boruc
DF	4.	Marcin Baszczynski
DF	6.	Jacek Bak (C)
DF	14.	Michal Zewlakow
DF	19.	Bartosz Bosacki
MF	8.	Jacek Krzynowek
MF	10.	Miroslav Szymkowiak
MF	15.	Ebi Smolarek 85'
MF	16.	Arkadiusz Radomski 64'
FW	9.	Maciej Zurawski 46'
FW	21.	Ireneusz Jelen
		Entered
DF	18.	Mariusz Lewandowski 64'
FW	11.	Grzegorz Rasiak 85'
FW	23.	Pawel Brozek 46'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Tomasz Kuszczak
GK	22.	Lukasz Fabianski
DF	2.	Mariusz Jop
DF	3.	Seweryn Gancarczyk
DF	17.	Dariusz Dudka
MF	5.	Kamil Kosowski
MF	7.	Radoslaw Sobolewski
MF	13.	Sebastian Mila
MF	20.	Piotr Giza
	Coach: Pawel Janas

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Costa Rica	Michael Umaña	17' yellow card
Poland	Arkadiusz Radomski	18' yellow card
Poland	Jacek Bak	24' yellow card
Poland	Michal Zewlakow	29' yellow card
Costa Rica	Ronald Gomez	45'+2' yellow card
Costa Rica	Luis Marin	45'+2' yellow card
Costa Rica	Gabriel Badilla	56' yellow card
Poland	Marcin Baszczynski	60' yellow card
Costa Rica	Leonardo Gonzalez	76' yellow card
Poland	Artur Boruc	90'+1' yellow card

Substitutions

Costa Rica
Minute 70		Harold Wallace	replaced	Jervis Drummond
Minute 78		Alvaro Saborio	replaced	Christian Bolaños
Minute 82		Carlos Hernandez	replaced	Ronald Gomez
Poland
Minute 46		Pawel Brozek	replaced	Maciej Zurawski
Minute 64		Mariusz Lewandowski	replaced	Arkadiusz Radomski
Minute 85		Grzegorz Rasiak	replaced	Ebi Smolarek