Mexico's Jared Borgetti gestures to the crowd after scoring the winning goal during overtime of a 2007 Gold Cup soccer quarter-final match against Costa Rica in Houston yesterday. - AP

HOUSTON (AP)

Jared Borgetti headed in a goal from five metres out in the eighth minute of extra-time to give Mexico a 1-0 victory over eight-man Costa Rica in a CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-final yesterday.

Mexico advance to the semifinals on Thursday in Chicago against Guadeloupe, which beat Honduras 2-1 in the late game yesterday. Canada play defending champion United States in the other semi-final of the Gold Cup.

Borgetti, who leads Mexico with 43 career goals in international play, took a cross in front of the goal from Adolfo Bautista to score the winner.

Costa Rica's Allan Aleman was ejected in the 43rd minute when he got his second yellow card for vehemently protesting for a foul with American referee Terry Vaughn.

Red card

Moments after Borgetti scored, Costa Rica lost Alvaro Saborio to a red card because of a hard foul.

In the final minute of overtime, Mario Camacho received a red card for a hard foul and Costa Rica finished the game with eight players.

Mexico had a flurry of shots on goal early in the second half when midfielder Alberto Medina repeatedly worked it in from the right side.