A dozen or so Costa Ricans took it upon themselves to represent the entire country in greeting the United States team with shouts “No Fair Play USA” among the catcalls, booing and placards.
The US Team is in Costa Rica for their game against “La Sele”, Costa Rica’s national team at the Estadio Nacional (National Stadium) on Saturday.
If you will recall, La Sele faced the US team last March 22, in a game played in a snow storm, when the US beat Costa Rica 1-0.
Friday’s game is so important that the MOPT (Ministry of Public Works and Transport) said on Tuesday it is scurrying to finish the work on the Circunvalacion by Friday, in time for the game.
Watch the video by CRHoy.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWVVP4UsW-g
This is a terrible display of poor sportsmanship. The US players were not the ones who decided that play should continue in March’s game. I have attended games in the US where play continued during a downpour despite the fact that the ball was hydroplaning across the surface of the field. Perhaps the custom is different here, but the visiting team should know and observe the local rules unless different rules are agreed upon in advance.
I hope that the Tico players and the crowd at the field do not display this type of bad manners. Of course, there are jerks everywhere – it is a shame that these received media attention.