Saprissa never recovered from a fast goal by the European champions at the 2 minute mark.  Liverpool will take on the Brazilian side Sao Paolo on Sunday in the championship match, while Saprissa will look to recover some pride as they take on the Saudia Arabian team Al Ittihad, who lost to the Brazilians yesterday.  The match begins at 1:00 am Sunday local time, and the final will begin at 4:20 am the same day.

Liverpool kept Saprissa’s top players under a close watch and local analysts felt that the Costa Rican side gave the English team too much leeway throughout the first half.  Saprissa was more aggressive in the second half, but a 3rd goal sealed their fate. 

The local press compared the payrolls in pre-match coverage.  They noted that the Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard makes more money in 7 days than any Saprissa player makes in an entire season (10 months +)