As we showed you in the last segment, Belize is preparing to compete against Costa Rica in their second match for the first round of the Gold Cup.
The Coach of the Costa Rican team is Colombian Jorge Luis Pinto - who has been head coach of that team off and on since 2004.
His current coaching stint started in 2011, so, he has the advantage of greater familiarity with his players. He team also has the advantage of having beat Cuba 3 - nil in their first game - with all three goals scored in the second half. With that, Costa Rica seems poised as a possible finalist in the Gold Cup. But 90 minutes ago at a Press Conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, the coach wasn't looking ahead to that, he said he considers Belize a tough matchup.
Jorge Luis Pinto - Head Coach, Costa Rica (Translation)
"I think Belize is a hard team, they are very fast, they are easily situated - they have four strikers and they have a 441. It's something similar with Norway vs. Belize in 1998 when it was 1-0. But I respect Belize - they have top players, again they're fast and it's going to be a hard opponent. If they decide to close a lot then we'll decide to make the changes for that game. We're respectful of our opponents and if we have the opportunity to score and win by 1-0 we are happy with that but if we have the opportunity to continue to make scores and have that win we will take that, all we are looking for is for the win."
Costa Rica beat Belize one nil in the recent Copa Centroamericana with a goal in the 55th minute.
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