Ciudad de Guatemala, GUATEMALA; Domo Polideportivo - 03.07.2012
MEXICO – ST. KITTS & NEVIS
First meeting between the two teams, with Mexico holding a 5-2-1 overall record against Caribbean sides … Mexico is coming off a 4:4 draw in its Group B opener against Costa Rica on Monday … Defender Miguel Angel Limon scored twice, midfielder Francisco Cati and defender Miguel Angel Limon each added another for the Tricolores, who extend their unbeaten streak to four CONCACAF tournament matches under the direction of Ramon Raya … Meanwhile, St. Kitts & Nevis played its first futsal match on Monday in the 10:0 loss to Cuba … Jeffery Hazel’s squad trailed 2:0 with three minutes remaining in the first half, however Cuba scored eight unanswered for the victory.
CUBA – COSTA RICA
This is the 14th time the squads face-off however it is fourth meeting during the CONCACAF Tournament … Costa Rica leads the series 7-1-5 and also has a perfect 3-0-0 ledger against Cuba in tournament play … The last encounter at the CONCACAF event was at the 2000 Championship Match when goals from Juan Rafael Valverde and current head coach Diego Solis gave the host Ticos a 2:0 triumph over the Leones del Caribe for their first title … Costa Rica won the last overall meeting, a friendly, by a score of 2:1 in La Habana, with goals from Daniel Carrera and Jorge Villalobos, while Reinier Socarras had the only tally for Cuba on 16 September 2011 … Costa Rica is coming off a 4:4 draw against Mexico in its Group B opener on Monday, while Cuba posted a 10:0 win against St. Kitts & Nevis.
Group B Last Games
02.07.2012: Ciudad de Guatemala, GUATEMALA; Domo Polideportivo (A: 500)
MEXICO – COSTA RICA 4:4 (1:2)
Morgan PLATA 8’; Miguel Angel LIMON 30’, 35’; Francisco CATI 34’ – Aaron Gerardo JEREZ 9’; Marco
CARVAJAL 18’; Edwin Jose CUBILLO 35’; Christopher Alonso MOLINA 36’
MEX: 12-Miguel Angel Estrada – 2-Angel David Rodriguez, 5-Adrian Gonzalez, 9-Carlos Alberto Ramirez
Vazquez, 11-Morgan Plata.
Subs: 3-Gustavo Garcia, 4-Francisco Cati-C, 6-Miguel Angel Limon, 8-Victor Hugo Lopez, 10-Giovani Lopez.
Booked: Plata 7’, Garcia 16’, G. Lopez 27’, Cati 29’, Rodriguez 34’, Sent offs: Plata 34’, Rodriguez 38’
TD: Ramon RAYA
CRC: 1-Jairo Jose Toruño – 5-Edwin Jose Cubillo, 7-Luis Alejandro Paniagua-C, 9-Marco Carvajal,
12-Diego Andres Zuñiga.
Subs: 2-Aaron Gerardo Jerez, 4-Christopher Alonso Molina, 6-Jorge Arias, 10-Michael Cordoba, 11-Nestor
Daniel Carrera, 13-Erick Brenes. Booked: Brenes 31’
TD: Diego SOLIS
R1: Wenceslaos AGUILAR (PAN), R2: Alexander CLINE BETETA (PAN), R3: Jason KRNAC (USA), TK: Shane
BUTLER (USA)
ST. KITTS & NEVIS – CUBA 0:10 (0:5)
Fernando CHAPMAN 4’; Eduardo MORALES 6’, 30’, 32’; Yulier OLIVERA 18’, 19’; Jhonnet Stalin MARTINEZ
20’; Carlos MADRIGAL 34’; Luis Junior PORTAL 36’; Yampier RODRIGUEZ 37’
SKN: 12-Julani Archibald – 4-Devaughn Elliot, 5-Aiden Nurse, 7-Tiran Hanley-C, 11-Javeim Blanchette.
Subs: 1-Akil Byron – 2-Kevin Benjamin, 3-Errol O’Loughlin, 6-Orlando Mitchum, 8-Joel Jeffers, 9-Travis
Somersall, 10-Jason Ian Lake. Booked: Hanley 36’
TD: Jeffery HAZEL
CUB: 1-Wilfredo Carbo – 4-Yulier Olivera, 9-Fernando Chapman, 10-Isven Roman-C, 11-Jhonnet Stalin Martinez.
Subs: 12-Brenieht Suarez – 2-Ronald Egozcue Dellunde, 3-Denis Marquez Torres, 5-Eduardo Morales, 6-
Carlos Madrigal, 7-Yampier Rodriguez, 8-Luis Junior Portal. Booked: none
TD: Clemente REINOSO
R1: Leroy BROWN (GUA), R2: Carlos GONZALEZ (GUA), R3: Salvador MENDEZ (GUA), TK: Rigoberto FLORES (SLV)
CUBA – COSTA RICA’s Last CONCACAF Tournament Meeting
2000 CONCACAF Championship Final/Final del Campeonato de CONCACAF
29.07.2000: Heredia, COSTA RICA; Palacio de los Deportes (A: 2900)
COSTA RICA – CUBA 2:0 (2:0)
Diego SOLIS 14’; Juan Rafael VALVERDE 19’
CRC: 1-Randall Salas – 4-Jose Picado, 7-Ricardo Juarez, 8-Jose Carvajal-C, 14-Diego Solis.
Subs: 3-Erick Arce, 5-Carlos Zamora, 9-Freddy Espinoza, 10-Carlos Chaves, 11-Juan Rafael Valverde, 15-
Gilberth Alpizar. Booked: Carvajal 21’
TD: Carlos QUIROS
CUB: 12-Pedro Lopez – 3-Adalberto Guerra, 9-Boris Saname, 10-Juan Portal-C, 13-Lazaro Martinez.
Subs: 2-Alvaro Medero, 6-Ernesto Duane, 7-Camilo Kindelan, 14-Jose Arencibia. Booked: Lopez 19’, Saname 28’
TD: Agustin Campuzano LÓPEZ
R1: Carlos DEL CID (GUA), R2: Carlo SERVINO (USA)
THAILAND AWAITS
The four semifinalists of the CONCACAF Tournament will earn the final qualifying berths to the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup that will place in Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 1-18 November … The CONCACAF Representatives will join the following qualified nations to complete the 24-team field: Host - Thailand; Africa (CAF) – Egypt, Libya, Morocco; Asia (AFC) – Australia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait; Europe (UEFA) – Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Ukraine; South America (CONMEBOL) – Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay; Oceania (OFC) – Soloman Islands.
Did You Know?
Cuban midfielder Eduardo Morales’ three goals against St. Kitts & Nevis (10:0 win) moved him to second-place (to Surinam’s Gino Brandon – 20) on the CONCACAF Futsal’s All-Time Goalscorers Lists with 15.
For more information on the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, please check www.CONCACAF.com
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