COSTA RICA coach, Hernan Medford, insists that getting a chance to look at the performance of several players in tonight's friendly against Jamaica will be more important than going for a win.

"A win is always important but for me it is more important to get a chance to look at few players, I will need to see the 11," Medford explained at a training session held at the Edward Seaga Stadium, in Tivoli Gardens, yesterday.

"We are expecting a tough game. They (Jamaica) are a strong team with good players abroad and it will be a tough match both for Jamaica and Costa Rica"

'Good mix'

Medford, the former Costa Rica star, will field a strong squad in today's fixture - 10 of the 18-man contingent took part in the 2006 World Cup.

"We have a very good mix of youth and experience; players that have played in two World Cups, some just called, but it is more important to see what we can do in tomorrow's game than winning it," he said.

- Kwesi Mugisa