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by Rod Hughes

Saprissa swept past Heredia Wednesday evening, 2-0, and made it look easy. As La Nación points out, this places the Tibas boys only 90 minutes away from winning the so-called Opening Tourney.

The regular soccer season is divided into two parts in Costa Rica’s First Division. If Saprissa can keep Heredia from scoring three goals Sunday, they will be champs of the Opening stanza. They will play, at the end of the season, the winner of the Closing half. If Saprissa should win the closer as well, they take their marbles home as national champions.

Saprissa was dominant throughout the 90 minutes Wednesday, coasting through the second half with a comfortable lead. Mistake-prone Heredia found itself behind at minute 39 on a self-inflicted goal by their own Moctezuma Serrato, in this case well named for the hapless Aztec king who lost his land to a handful of Spanish thugs. Midfielder Celso Borges sewed it up for Saprissa, assisted by Alonso Solís in injury overtime of the first half.

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