By Steve Hunt

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Alvaro Saborio scored a goal in each half and Celso Borges had a spectacular bicycle kick in the third minute, leading Costa Rica into the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 5-1 victory over Guadeloupe on Sunday.

Saborio scored in the 16th and 71st minutes, running from deep positions to convert with a header from Alvaro Alonso's cross in the first half and finishing a long ball out of the back from Borges for his second goal.

The victory sends Costa Rica to Thursday's semifinals for the first time since 2003 against either Mexico or Haiti, which played later Sunday in the last quarterfinal.

Costa Rica manager Rodrigo Kenton made a handful of changes, starting Pablo Brenes, Dario Delgado and Cristian Oviedo to inject a spark.

"I think the changes made a difference with fresh legs," Costa Rica head coach Rodrigo Kenton said. "The players understood the scheme. We started out strong. When they tried to come back, we were able to keep control of the game."

Armando Alonso set up both early goals. He attempted a right-footed cross was blocked by Alexandre Alphonse, but he corralled the rebound and relaunched it with a left-footed drive that Borges turned and volleyed just inside the left post for his second of the Gold Cup. Alonso then launched another cross from the top of the attacking third that just cleared the head of Guadeloupean defender Eddy Viator and Saborio was able to redirect a curling effort into the opposite corner.

"The goal was great," Borges said. "It was a great feed by Armando (Alonso), who played it very well. I didn't think twice about it. I just let the play guide me."

Andy Herron and second-half substitute Pablo Herrera accounted for Costa Rica's other goals. Herron finished an opportunity with his left foot from the top of the penalty area after exchanging passes with Saborio in the 47th, while Herrera completed the rout in the 89th.

Despite trailing 3-0 early in the second half, Guadeloupe continued to push forward, creating several chances and finally converting when midfielder Larry Clavier beat Pablo Herrera down the right wing and laid a rolling ball across the face of the goal where Alphonse easily converted from just inside the six-yard box in the 64th. The Gwada Boys continued to press, getting a header by Mickael Antoine-Curier that just skipped wide in the 69th, but Saborio's second goal effectively ended Guadeloupe's threat.

Guadeloupe head coach Roger Salnot admitted allowing the two early goals set an ominous tone.

"At the start of the game, we weren't really concentrating and were a bit out of sorts," Salnot said. "Taking two goals early was a big blow and we had to change our strategy. They controlled the game. We felt like we had the legs to go and get the result, but the game just didn't go that way."

Two minutes after taking the lead, Brenes forced Guadeloupe goalkeeper Marius Fausta to make a nice save to preserve the score. Brenes attempted to tuck a shot into almost the same space where Borges scored, but Fausta scurried over to deny his chance.

Early in the second frame, the onslaught continued when Herron increased the lead to 3-0. Herron and Saborio demonstrated some combination play, trading the ball back-and-forth with Herron taking a touch laterally across the top of the penalty area before finishing a left- footed drive.

Guadeloupe finally converted on one of its chances when Clavier outraced and outmuscled Herrera along the touchline, working his way into the penalty area before feeding Alphonse, who had split two defenders and was unmarked.

Saborio's second goal came after Borges send a long ball over the top. On television replays, Saborio appeared to get a touch with his upper left arm before outracing Cedric Avinel to chase it down. Fausta hesitated coming off his line and Saborio struck a low, right footer with his instep to roll it under the keeper and inside the opposite post.

"I'm very happy to help the team today," he said. "I think we showed well. Personally, I felt very comfortable. We were able to follow the scheme that coach had prepared. We possessed the ball and it was a good match overall."

In the 83^rd, Guadeloupe's Mickael Tacalfred took a chance from long range, an effort that forced Costa Rican goalkeeper Keilor Navas to dive to his left to make a save at the right post. On the ensuing corner, the 2007 Gold Cup semifinalists were unable to mount any sort of chance.

About a minute from full time, the Ticos added another goal. Froylan Ledezma fed Herrera, who gave Costa Rica its largest margin of victory in the Gold Cup since beating Cuba 7-2 on February 4, 1998.