A downpour and lack of lighting prolong the suspense of Saprissa in the Costa Rican Clausura

A torrential downpour, including an electrical storm, completely flooded the field of the Allen Riggioni stadium in Greece (west of the country), forcing the game between the locals and Saprissa to be suspended (0-0) at minute 39, which leaves in Suspense the eventual classification of the S to the semifinals of the Clausura 2022 tournament in Costa Rica.

Scheduled for 9:00 p.m. GMT, the rain subsided two hours later, but the stadium lacks artificial lighting.

The only match pending in the qualifying phase, the remaining 51 minutes were rescheduled for this Monday at 5:00 p.m. GMT.

Saprissa is forced to win to advance as fourth place, as its rival for the ticket, San Carlos, beat Sporting 2-1. Whoever continues will face the leader of this first round, Liga Deportiva Alajuelense. The other key will be disputed by the current monarch, Club Sport Herediano against Club Sport Cartaginés.

The semifinals will be played from June 19 to give the Costa Rican National Team space for their World Cup playoff game against New Zealand, on the 14th of that month in Qatar.

Results:

Jicaral – Carthaginian 4-3

Greece – Saprissa suspended

Guadeloupe 0-0 Guanacasteca

Perez Zeledon 2-3 Herediano

Santos 2-0 Alajuelense

San Carlos – Sporting     2-1

Positions:

–                    PTS  J  G  E  P  GF  GC

1. Alajuelense 39 22 13 3 6 36 19

2. Hereditary 36 22 9 9 4 32 19

3. Carthaginian 34 22 10 4 4 45 36

4. San Carlos 34 22 9 7 6 31 31

5. Saprissa 31 21 9 4 8 27 28

6. Sporting          30 22  8  6  8  29  28

7. Guadalupe         29 22  8  5  9  32  37

8. Santos            26 22  7  5 10  28  31

9. Greece 26 21 7 5 9 24 28

10. Jicaral 25 22 6 7 9 25 35

11. Perez Zeledon 23 22 5 8 9 25 29

12. Guanacasteca      22 22  5  7 10  23  36

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