SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS ā Vancouver Whitecaps FCās Costa Rican duo of Kendall Waston and Christian BolaƱos combined on a second-half equalizer to help the Ticos earn a 1-1 draw with Honduras in Tuesdayās World Cup qualifier at Estadio Francisco MorazĆ”n.
Waston levelled the match in the 68th minute, heading in a BolaƱos corner to score his second career international goal. And you can see what it meant to both of them.
El hĆ©roe de la tarde, el #OrgulloTicošØš·, el GOL de @kwaston88
ā Manuel (@77mcrc) March 28, 2017
Ā”GIGANTE WATSON! #LaSelešØš· #VamosTicosšØš·pic.twitter.com/p6XdQcmdN6
That's what you call passion.
Tuesdayās result has Costa Rica sitting comfortably on seven points after the first four matches of The Hex, the fifth and final round of 2018 World Cup qualifying in the CONCACAF region.
Waston, who came up with a key goalline block earlier in the match, has now appeared in seven 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers dating back to November 2015. In those matches, the Ticos have posted an undefeated 5W-0L-2D record, including four clean sheets. BolaƱos, meanwhile, has appeared in all 10 of Costa Ricaās qualifiers, recording four goals and three assists.
Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson told reporters on Tuesday heās hopeful that both BolaƱos and Waston will be available for selection on Saturday night against LA Galaxy (7 p.m. PT at BC Place ā tickets still available).
