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RECIFE adidas nmd negras hombre , Brazil, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Having been reduced to 10 men for some 60 minutes, Costa Rica beat Greece 5-3 (1-1) on penalties here on Sunday to enter World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in the country's history.


Costa Rica, known as the Ticos, were 5 on 5 in penalty kicks while Greek veteran striker Theofanis Gekas' fourth round effort was denied by keeper Keilor Navas.


"It is a huge victory in the history of Costa Rica adidas nmd negras ofertas ," said coach Jorge Luis Pinto. "Navas is one of the best goal keepers in the world and we have strong faith in him."


"I do not feel like talking about luck or lack of luck. I think Costa Rica won a spectacular match," said Fernando Santos, the coach of Greece after the match.


"It is a sad moment for us because we wanted to continue to write the story and continue to make the Greek people happy. But it will not be possible," said Santos, who was send off before the penalty shootout for apparently arguing with the referee.


The first half was dull and slow and full of turnovers with lackluster performance from both sides. The Arena Pemambuco was surrounded by boos from the stands when the referee Benjamin Willianms blew the whistle to end the first half. But the second was filled with drama.


"In the first 10 to 15 minutes the Costa Rica team played better than us. They are quicker and had more ball possession. They had better control of the match. But after 15 minutes the match was more balanced. We had more attacks and the Costa Rican team counter attacked often. We finished the first half strong adidas nmd negras ," Santos said.


The stalemate was broken 52 minutes into the match. The Ticos skipper Bryan Ruiz met a low cross from Christian Bolanos at the edge of the box. The 28-year-old, who was on loan in PSV Eindhoven from English Championship club Fulham, failed to shoot with his full strength but the ball simple dribbled into the side netting with Greek keeper Orestis Karnezis misjudging the trajectory of the ball and not making a save.


It was the second goal for Ruiz in the tournament as he also scored the winner in last Friday's 1-0 victory against Italy also here in Recife.


The Ticos were reduced to ten men in the 66th minute. Defender Oscar Duarte received his second booking of the match after a careless tackle on Cholevas.


Costa Rica were under great pressure for the following 30 minutes. And the Greeks managed to score in injury time again.


Central defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, who stayed up front after a late run into the box, nodded down a lofted ball to second half substitute Gekas. The latter's powerful shot was denied by Navas but Papastathopoulos followed up and lashed home the rebounded ball.


The Greeks could have finished the match in regular time but Konstantinos Mitroglou's header from close range was palmed away by Navas.


After the 90-minute of play ended at 1-1 adidas nmd españa oferta , neither team managed to score again in extra time and had to decide the match through penalty kicks. The 26-year-old Mitroglou missed another chance in the dying minutes of the extra time as his close range snap shot was again stopped by Navas.


"Their goalie did fantastic defence. We did not quite well use 30 minutes of extra time. The players are anxious to score a goal but we did not pass the ball enough," said Santos.


It is the fourth time for Los Ticos to compete in the World Cup finals. They enjoyed a wonderful debut in 1994 when they, led by the vast-experienced coach Bora Milutinovic, beat Sweden and Scotland to reach the knockout round but failed to make it to the quarterfinal after lost to Czechoslovakia. In 2002 and 2006 World Cups Costa Rico never managed to emerge from the group stage.


In the quarterfinals, Costa Rica will face the Netherlands who rallied to beat Mexico in Fortaleza on Sunday.


"The Netherlands is a world class team but we always want to win. We are confident and we will continue to fight adidas nmd españa ," said an ambitious Pinto.


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BEIJING,？June 8？(Xinhuanet) -- Fans of the silver screen snapped up more than 6 million yuan (US$960,000) worth of tickets yesterday for the upcoming 17th Shanghai International Film Festival.


Group and individual tickets, priced from 40 to 60 yuan, went on sale at 35 cinemas across the city adidas nmd oferta , including the Shanghai Film Art Center, Yonghua Cinema and Wanda International Cinema.


Movie buffs were also able to buy online at gewara and ticket2010.


Takings on the first day of sales were up 50 percent from last year, the event’s organizers said.


This year’s festival, which runs from June 14-22, will feature about 900 screenings of about 300 classic and contemporary foreign and domestic films.


All will be presented in their original versions with both Chinese and English subtitles.


Despite the hot weather adidas pure boost x mujer comprar , crowds of people flocked to the festival’s main site —the Shanghai Film Art Center —early yesterday to ensure they bagged the best seats.


According to Gu Yan, its deputy general manager, some of the most popular movies were Japan’s “Like Father, Like Son” and “I Just Wanna Hug You,” and Hollywood favorites such as “The Godfather: Part II” and “The Age of Innocence.”


“We’ve already taken more than 1 million yuan adidas ultra boost uncaged comprar ,” Gu said.


“Tickets for a lot of the prime-time screenings sold out within hours. People seem to be a lot more enthusiastic this year, which is probably due to our promotional efforts on Weibo and WeChat,” he said.


Retired teacher Li Ying said she bought tickets for the acclaimed 2013 drama “Dallas Buyers Club” and Japan’s “Like Father, Like Son.”


“My daughter is a film enthusiast, so I’m looking forward to us enjoying the movies together adidas ultra boost 3.0 ofertas ,” she said.


“We spent a lot of time last night looking online to decide which movies appealed to us the most.”


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