by Rod Hughes

Brujas of Escazu, undefeated on their own home pitch, beat Liberia 2-1 yesterday in a match that showed the Guanacaste side unable to put together a coherent attack despite good spirit. (When we say home pitch, we should explain that Escazu has no stadium and that Brujas plays at Cuty Monge Stadium in the southern suburb of Desamparados.)

Not waiting for play to sort itself out, Leandro Gobatto placed an accurate shot into the netting after only five minutes of play. It was not until the second half that William Sunsing was able to tie for Liberia. Gobatto headed in the winning goal from an accurate centering by Paolo Jimenez.
Alajuela-Carmelita 0-0

A surprisingly strong Carmelita side fought a surprisingly dispirited-looking Alajuela to a 0-0 tie.
San Carlos 3, Puntarenas 0

What can we say about the “Bulls of the North” as San Carlos is called? The Ciudad Quesada team from the northernmost canton has taken new life after the advent of head coach Juan Carlos Arguidas, earning 14 of its season 18 points in the last few matches. And only an error of San Carlos’s forward and repeated furious action on the part of Liberia goalie Brian Zamora kept the score from being even more lopsided.

Victor Abelinda drew first blood on a pass from Eddy Salas at 15 minutes, Marcos Mena drew more at minute 76, and Andre Petroni made it a hemorhage at minute 82.
Goals and Assists So Far this Season

Diego Pais of Perez Zeledon has scored most with 10m followed by Andy Furtado of San Carlos with 9 and Victor Nunez with 8. Tirso Guio of Perez Zeledon leads in assits with 8. With such a record, no wonder Perez Zeledon is doing better than expected.