VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Wendy Acosta scored twice in the second half Saturday and Costa Rica defeated Haiti 2-0 in Olympic qualifying.
Acosta broke a scoreless tie in the 49th minute with one of the best shots of the tournament, a 20-yard left-footed strike just inside the far post. She followed with a header in the 57th for her third goal of the competition.
Costa Rica is 2-0 in the eight-team CONCACAF tournament, which offers two berths to the Summer Games in London. Costa Rica wraps up group play against Canada on Monday.
Haiti fell to 0-2. The Haitians received some good news earlier in the day when goalkeeper Edine Limage was released from the hospital, two days after being injured in a loss to Canada. Limage was at the stadium to watch Saturday’s game.
