San Carlos Rolls Right Over Puntarenas, 4-0
by Rod Hughes
Puntarenas fans yesterday must have thought the soccer match with San Carlos lasted about an hour too long. It took half an hour for the “Bulls of the North.” as the San Carlos club is called, to realize it was up against an opponent without spirit or a clear game plan. After that, the Bulls literally had a field day.
Of course, Leonardo Adams drew first blood after only four minutes of play, but for the next 30 minutes, San Carlos treated their adversaries with kid gloves. Then, Carlos Clark hit at minute 48. Feeling positively bullish (as they say on Wall Street) in the second half, San Carlos really began attacking. striker Luis Arroyo made it 3-0 and then Adams, having a sterling day, capped it off with his second goal.
Brujas 3, Santos 1
Brujas made the most of a strong midfield effort and won its first away match this year against a clearly outclassed Santos at their home pitch in Guapiles. The latter did not come within smelling distance of the goal during the first half.
After 18 minutes of play, Rodolfo Rodruguez’s header opened the festivities for Brujas of Escazu. Paolo Jimenez closed the first half on a pass from Josimar Arias. Opening the second half, Ricardo Steer made a penalty kick into the netting. That was all until Santos’s Marion Arias directed a pass from Marvin Chinchilla into the goal mouth at minute 80.
Goal Summary So Far
It is easy to see why Saprissa is flying so high this year. The two top goal scorers are Alejandro Alpizar with 9 and Armando Alonso with 6. One should not forget Jonathan McDonald of Heredia who is tied with Alonso. Three are tied with 5: Mario Arias of Santos, Minor diaz of Cartago and William Sunsing of Liberia. The come the rest of the pack including eight with 4 goals.
Standings for “Torneo de Verano”em>
Group A
1. Saprissa, 28 pts.
2. Heredia, 17
3. San Carlos 17
4. Puntarenas 13
5. UCR 12
6. Carmelita 6
Group B
1. Alajuela 18
2. Perez Seledon 16
3. Brujas 16
4. Liberia 15
5. Santos 9
6. Cartago 9