AD Rosario Scores Five in Road Win Over Cofutpa
PALMARES, Costa Rica (Interstat) — AD Rosario scored five goals and Cofutpa scored one on Sunday at Estadio Jorge Palmareño Solís in Palmares, giving the visiting side a five-goal total against the home team’s single goal in a global football match. Cofutpa was the home team, and AD Rosario was the visiting team. The game was played at Estadio Jorge Palmareño Solís in Palmares. The match counted in the competition standings for both clubs and was played on Sunday.
Cofutpa opened the scoring in the sixth minute when Alanzo Edwards found the net. Edwards played the full 90 minutes and scored once for Cofutpa. AD Rosario answered in the 17th minute through Jefferson R., and Keylor Ramirez gave the visitors the lead in the 33rd minute. Ramirez played the full 90 minutes and scored once for AD Rosario. AD Rosario carried a 2-1 lead into halftime. The second half brought more scoring from the visiting side, with AD Rosario adding to its total after the break.
Gustavo Mendez extended the AD Rosario lead in the 61st minute, and Ruben Silva Castillo scored in the third minute of stoppage time. Mendez played the full 90 minutes and scored once, and Silva Castillo also played the full 90 minutes and scored once. Cofutpa received a red card in the 82nd minute and finished the match with 10 players. AD Rosario’s five-goal total included goals from Jefferson R., Keylor Ramirez, Gustavo Mendez and Ruben Silva Castillo.
AD Rosario’s season record in the competition is now three wins, one loss and one draw. Cofutpa’s season record in the competition is now two wins and three losses. AD Rosario’s season record across all competitions is also three wins, one loss and one draw. Cofutpa’s season record across all competitions is two wins and three losses. The result moved both teams’ records in the competition and across all competitions to those marks.
AD Rosario entered the match after a 3-1 home loss to AD Sarchi. Before that result, AD Rosario beat Santa Cruz 2-1 at home, drew 2-2 at Grecia and beat Quepos FC 1-0 at home. Cofutpa entered after a 2-1 loss at Grecia. Before that result, Cofutpa beat Quepos FC 1-0 at home, lost 3-1 at ADR Jicaral and beat Santa Cruz 3-1 at home. Those previous results preceded the Sunday match at Estadio Jorge Palmareño Solís.
Key performances in the game, in descending order of importance, included Alanzo Edwards of Cofutpa with 90 minutes and one goal, Keylor Ramirez of AD Rosario with 90 minutes and one goal, Gustavo Mendez of AD Rosario with 90 minutes and one goal, and Ruben Silva Castillo of AD Rosario with 90 minutes and one goal. Edwards’ goal came in the sixth minute, Ramirez scored in the 33rd, Mendez scored in the 61st and Silva Castillo scored in stoppage time. Jefferson R. also scored for AD Rosario in the 17th minute.
Among the goals recorded in order of occurrence, Edwards scored for Cofutpa in the sixth minute. Jefferson R. scored for AD Rosario in the 17th minute, Ramirez scored in the 33rd, Mendez scored in the 61st and Silva Castillo scored in the 90th minute plus three minutes of stoppage time. Cofutpa’s red card came in the 82nd minute. The red card was the only red card listed in the match.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Cofutpa 1, AD Rosario 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Cofutpa with a 68.6 percent probability to win. The total score of six went under the over/under line of 2.5.