Haiti Beats Costa Rica 2-0 for Second Straight Win in CONCACAF Nations League
The victory deepens Costa Rica's crisis and pushes them toward relegation, while Haiti gains ground in Group A.
Haiti secured a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica in the CONCACAF Nations League on Sunday, according to reports from Haiti Sun and infohaiti.net, extending its recent good form with a second consecutive win. The result deepened a troubling stretch for Costa Rica, leaving the Central American side fifth in the six-team Group A standings and, according to Spanish-language outlet sensaciondeportiva.com, sliding toward the relegation zone. Costa Rica manager Fernando Batista said at a news conference Sunday that he would not step down despite the poor run of results, per Xinhua via Haiti Sun. The defeat followed a 4-3 home loss to Curacao on Thursday and left Batista with five defeats and a draw in six games since taking charge in March. "I have all the strength because I believe in this group, I believe in the work," the 56-year-old Argentine said. Batista, formerly Venezuela's national team coach, insisted he saw positive signs against Haiti. "Today there were things that were done very well football-wise," he said. Costa Rica next faces Nicaragua away on Thursday. The results also gave Curacao and the Dominican Republic advantages in the group, according to Spanish-language coverage.