Alajuela Central American Champs
On Wednesday, La Liga (The Alajuela team) wrapped up the UNCAF (Central American) Championship with a win in the penalty tiebreaker over Olimpia of Honduras. Alajuela had won the match in Honduras 1-0, and the Hondurans returned the favor here. But Alajuela won the crown in a dramatic penalty shoot out.
Much the same script was written in the consolation match between Saprissa and Perez Zeledon. Saprissa won at home 2-0, then gave up a 2-0 defeat to the Warriors of the South, then won in the penalty tiebreaker. Saprissa won the right to go on to the CONCACAF tourney as the 3 rd place team in this matchup, while the lions (Olimpia and Alajuela) had already qualified by the virtue of getting to the championship match.