| | |  Americas & Beyond | March 2009 
Mexico Beats Costa Rica 2-0 in Qualifying
 Associated Press
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| | Mexico's midfieler Pavel Pardo celebrates after penalty-score against Costa Rica during their CONCACAF qualifier for the South Africa 2010 World Cup soccer match at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, March 28, 2009. (Reuters/Henry Romero) | |
Mexico City - Mexico ended a four-game winless streak in World Cup qualifying, easing pressure on coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica on Saturday night.
Omar Bravo scored in the 19th minute after his initial shot off a cross from Matias Vuoso was deflected by goalkeeper Ricardo Gonzalez. Pavel Pardo converted a penalty kick in the 52nd minute after he was fouled by Roy Myrie.
Mexico (1-1) lost its opener in the final round of the North and Central American and Caribbean region 2-0 at the United States last month and had been 0-3-1 in its last four qualifiers, all on the road.
Costa Rica (1-1), which had won its previous eight qualifiers, hosts El Salvador on Wednesday. |
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