Haters in Costa Rica, there’s a new song for you to learn, which should be harmonized to the tune of the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” It goes like this:

• Saborio scored-a-goal,
• Scored-a-goal,
• Scored-a-goal,
• Saborio scored-a-goal,
• Sa-bo-rio

Star striker Alvaro Saborio, a veteran of the National Football Team of Costa Rica who also plays in the Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States, silenced haters everywhere last night with a spectacular header that sailed past Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

This was Saborio’s first goal for Costa Rica after a long drought that lasted 11 matches. Up to this point, haters in Costa Rica had latched on to this fine striker due to a couple of less-than-desirable performances in which he missed crucial penalty kicks. Playing against the National Football Team of Mexico last night, however, Saborio’s solid performance and victory goal prompted search parties to go looking for his haters.

Saborio’s goal arrived 19 minutes into the second half. The play began as a quick counterattack masterfully organized by Joel Campbell and Christian Gamboa, who were both on fire last night. Gamboa shot a firm cross that Saborio culminated with an accurate header. Fans at the Chinese-donated National Stadium went crazy, and all of a sudden no one was a hater. Saborio was back.

During the rest of the game, Saborio looked for more opportunities to score. This is all-in-a-day’s-work for him; this is something he does consummately at Real Salt Lake. Prior to last night, this is what he had previously done 29 times for his beloved Costa Rica. In fact, he did this 13 times for the Costa Rica U23 team in just one year back in 2004. Last night at the National Stadium, Saborio’s goal not only gave Costa Rica a 2-1 victory over Mexico; it cemented the supremacy of a CONCACAF team that truly knows the value of home field advantage.

And yet, when Saborio spoke to Radio Columbia 98.7 FM last night, he sounded a bit down. He acknowledged his goal drought and said it felt good to score again, but he also mentioned that this would be one of his final matches playing for the National Football Team of Costa Rica. At this point, fans and haters alike really paid attention. By the time Saborio suits up next year to make Costa Rica proud at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, he will be 32 years old. Last night he said age is catching up to him, and that he may hang up his cleats after the World Cup.

So there you have it, haters. Saborio is back, and he is ready to score more goals for Costa Rica, but not for much longer. By this time next year, you will probably be latched on to someone else to hate anyway. Sorry, haters; the only thing that matters today is that Costa Rica is going to Brazil, and that Saborio will be there to score.