In the second leg of the quarterfinal matchups the big story was the victory of the “Southern Warriors” Perez Zeledon over Heredia.  Heredia won the first leg at home 3-0 and should have had an easy time moving on to the second round, but a gutsy second half performance allowed Perez to take a 4-1 victory in regulation, which tied the global score and forced overtime and eventually an intense penalty shoot out, which Perez won 7-6.

La Liga dominated Brujas in the other Sunday afternoon match, winning 4-0 to advance 5-0 on the global scoreboard.

Sunday morning was a festival in Puntarenas.  With fans still celebrating the UNCAF title, the home team put in a solid performance, even after a dubios red card for Max Sanchez left them with only 10 men for most of the second half.  The 1-0 win at home combined with last weeks 1-0 victory in Cartago put the “Pacific Pearls” into the semis.

Saturday night Saprissa lost to San Carlos at home 2-1, but still coasted into the semis by virtue of last week’s 3-0 win in San Carlos.

Next Sunday, Saprissa will visit Puntarenas to open the elimination round, with the game scheduled for 11 am.  Alajuela will head south to take on the warriors at 4 pm.