Raquel “Rocky” Rodriguez started Costa Rica’s match against the Mexican National Team on the bench. Las Ticas traveled to the Estadio Azteca for the first of two friendlies with Mexico on Saturday.
This was Costa Rica’s first match since they were knocked out in the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying semifinals by Canada 1-0. Mexico last played on March 11, 2020.
Rebeca Bernal opened the scoring. Nicole Perez lofted a corner kick to the back post and Bernal met it with force to give Mexico a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute. Katty Martinez made it 2-0 with a beautiful left-footed strike in the 36th minute.