Costa Rica v Nicaragua, 18 April 1997
| Score | 5-1 to Costa Rica |
| Competition | UNCAF CUP |
| Venue | Guatemala City |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
View Costa Rica v Nicaragua head to head
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Costa Rica
Manager: Horacio Raul Cordero
Goals:
| Luis Diego Arnáez | 12 |
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| Oscar Ramirez | 18 |
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| Allan Oviedo | 39 |
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| Oscar Ramirez | 42 |
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| Oscar Ramirez | 48 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Hermidio Barrantes
Defender
Ronald Gonzalez
Defender/Centre back
Luis Marin
Defender/Midfielder
Harold Wallace
Midfielder
Luis Diego Arnáez
Midfielder
Austin Berry
Midfielder
Wilmer López
Midfielder
Benjamín Mayorga
Midfielder
Oscar Ramirez
Forward
Gerold Drummond Johnson
Forward
Allan Oviedo
Substitutions:
| Javier Delgado for Ronald Gonzalez | 57 |
| Mauricio Wright for | 57 |
| Humberto Quiros for Oscar Ramirez | 62 |
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Nicaragua
Manager: Mauricio Cruz Tiron
Goals:
| Taylor | 55 |
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Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| L Gonzalez for Bendana | 60 |
| Sanchez for A Gonzalez | 72 |
| S Olivas for O Olivas | 84 |