THE FUTSAL CORNER

by Steven Torres - CONCACAF Director of Information Services

18/10/2011

CONCACAF teams are in preparations for next year’s Futsal Championship which will also qualify four nations to the FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012 … Here is a look at what Costa Rica, Guatemala and USA are doing at the 2011 Grand Prix de Futsal in Brazil …

GUATEMALA FALLS TO BRAZIL; DEFEATS NETHERLANDS: After losing 5:0 in the opener to host Brazil the day before at Amadeu Teixeira Arena, Guatemala earned its first victory at the 2011 Grand Prix after defeating the Netherlands by a score of 4:1 in a Group A match at Gymnasium Sesi on 17 October … After trailing 1:0 at halftime, Jose Rafael Gonzalez scored twice, while Walter Alejandro Enriquez and Gerson Giovanni Mata added a goal apiece for the Chapines in their first win over the Dutch … Guatemala will aim for a quarterfinal berth as it faces Angola in the group finale at the Gymnasium Sesi on 18 October.

COSTA RICA LOSES TO PARAGUAY; TOPS ZAMBIA: Goals by Saulo Cervantes, Diego Alonso Vargas and Luis Alejandro Paniagua weren’t enough as Costa Rica lost a heartbreaking 4:3 encounter to Paraguay at the Gymnasium Sesi on 16 October … The following day, the Ticos earned their first victory of Group B by topping Zambia, 8:2, at the same venue … Gilbert Garro led Costa Rica’s offense with a hat-trick (three goals), while Paniagua and Jorge Villalobos added two goals each … Victor Valerin Sanchez closed out the scoring for the Ticos as they also earned their first win against an African team … Costa Rica will search for a spot into the tournament’s quarterfinals as they conclude group play against Russia at the Amadeu Teixeira Arena on 18 October.

USA DROPS MATCHES TO IRAN, URUGUAY: USA is looking for its first win at the 2011 Grand Prix after losing its previous two Group C encounters to Uruguay (7:0) and Iran (8:0) on 16 and 17 October, respectively … The Stars & Stripes will also seek to end their seven-game (overall) losing streak when they take on Belgium at the Gymnasium Sesi on 18 October.


2011 GRAND PRIX DE FUTSAL
Manaus, BRAZIL
Group A
16.10.2011: Amadeu Teixeira Arena
BRAZIL – GUATEMALA 5:0 (3:0)
JACKSON 3’; VALDIN 5’; FERNANDINHO 16’; FALCAO 28’; VINICIUS 39’
BRA: Tiago – Neto, Jackson, Simi, Valdin.
Subs: Rodrigo, Falcao, Fernandinho, Gadeia, Vinicius, Carlinhos, Lukaian. Booked: Valdin 26’
TD: Marcos SORATO
GUA: Carlos Merida – Humberto Armando Escobar, Erick Acevedo, Alan Josue Aguilar, Jaime Estuardo De Leon.
Subs: Edgar Alejandro Macal, Daniel Eduardo Tejada, Jose Rafael Gonzalez, Jose Carlos Mansilla, Walter Alejandro Enriquez, Billy Joel Pineda, Manuel Adrian Aristondo, Gerson Giovanni Mata, Miguel Angel Santizo. Booked: Escobar 20’, Tejada 26’, Gonzalez 32’
TD: Carlos Enrique ESTRADA
R1: Balazs FARKAS (HON)
R2: Dardo Felix Alberto VINAS (ARG)

17.10.2011: Gymnasium Sesi
NETHERLANDS – GUATEMALA 1:4 (1:0)
Sofian EL ADEL 20’ – Gerson Giovanni MATA 21’; Jose Rafael GONZALEZ 31’, 32’; Walter Alejandro ENRIQUEZ 39’
NED: Peter Grimmelius – Omar Nejjari, Samir Makhouhi, Zaid El Morabiti, Dick Hulshorst.
Subs: Peter Rozenbeek – Mohammed Allouch, Najib El Allouchi, Zouthane, Oualid Saadouni, Jamal El Ghannouti, Jeroen De Groot, Sofian El Adel, Mohamed Attaibi. Booked: Nejjari 21’, De Groot 40’
TD: Marcel LOOSVELD
GUA: William Oswaldo Ramirez – Humberto Armando Escobar, Walter Alejandro Enriquez, Erick Acevedo, Jaime Estuardo De Leon.
Subs: Jose Rafael Gonzalez, Daniel Eduardo Tejada, Alan Josue Aguilar, Jose Carlos Mansilla, Manuel Adrian Aristondo, Edgar Alejandro Macal, Gerson Giovanni Mata, Miguel Angel Santizo. Booked: De Leon 33’
TD: Carlos Enrique ESTRADA
R1: Hector Ricardo MESEN (CRC)
R2: Dardo Felix Alberto VINAS (ARG)

18.10.2011: Gymnasium Sesi
GUATEMALA - ANGOLA

Group B
16.10.2011: Gymnasium Sesi
PARAGUAY – COSTA RICA 4:3 (1:2)
Hugo Rogelio CUBILLA 12’; Richart Manuel REJALA 25’, 35’; Carlos Leandro ALARCON 26’ – Saulo CERVANTES 10’; Diego Alonso VARGAS 14’; Luis Alejandro PANIAGUA 36’
PAR: Cristhian Ricardo Bogado – Richart Manuel Rejala, Hugo Rogelio Cubilla, Oscar Arnaldo Jara, Diego Alberto Ortiz.
Subs: Carlos Leandro Alarcon, Cesar Daniel Nuñez, Magno Daniel Pereira, Sergio Denis Rios Quintana, Hector Miguel Caballero Torres. Booked: Jara 6’, Cubilla 21’, Alarcon 35’
TD: Francisco CAROSINO
CRC: Brayan Jose Delgado – Gilberth Garro, Erick Brenes, Luis Alejandro Paniagua, Nestor Daniel Carrera.
Subs: Saulo Cervantes, Jose Antonio Guevara, Jorge Villalobos, Johann Miranda, Diego Alonso Vargas, Victor Josue Fonseca. Booked: Garro 27’
TD: Francisco VALLEJO
R1: Jean Michel BONNAUD (BRA)
R2: Hector MENDEZ (GUA)

17.10.2011: Gymnasium Sesi
COSTA RICA – ZAMBIA 8:2 (2:0)
Luis Alejandro PANIAGUA 11’, 37’; Jorge VILLALOBOS 17’, 30’; Gilbert GARRO 25’, 25’, 37’; Victor Valerin SANCHEZ 32’ – Kenneth CHULU 33’, 37’
CRC: Alvaro – Saulo Cervantes, Diego Alonso Vargas, Nestor Daniel Carrera, Jorge Villalobos.
Subs: Brayan Jose Delgado – Johann Miranda, Gilbert Garro, Jose Antonio, Luis Alejandro Paniagua, Erick Brenes, Victor Josue Fonseca, Michael Marin, Victor Valerin Sanchez. Booked: none
TD: Francisco VALLEJO
ZAM: Francis Chongo – Arnold Chishala, Kenneth Chulu, Peason Lungu, Nobet Mwinnga.
Subs: William Phiri, Joseph Chisanga, Andrew Chayabala, Robby Phiri, Bornface Banda. Booked: Lungu 12’
TD: Charls HAALUBONO
R1: Balazs FARKAS (HUN)
R2: Alexandre CAMPOS (BRA)

18.10.2011: Amadeu Teixeira Arena
RUSSIA – COSTA RICA

Group C
16.10.2011: Gymnasium Sesi
USA – URUGUAY 0:7 (0:2)
Diego LLAMA 2’; Santiago BLANKLEIDER 2’, 22’; Richard CATARDO 24’, 27’, 34’; Diego GARRIDO 31’
USA: Ryan Oster – Matthew Stewart, Jeffrey Hughes, Alex Robles, Nicolas Perera.
Subs: Kraig Chiles, Manuel Mariel, Grady Renfrow, Henrique Pinto, Jeremy Ortiz, Esteban Mariel, Lucas Stauffer. Booked: Ortiz 13’, Nicolas 29’
TD: Keith TOZER
URU: Emiliano Sotelo Reynoso – Diego Llama, Santiago Blankleider, Andres D’Alessandro, Damian Baptista.
Subs: Andres Izquierdo - Richard Catardo, Diego Garrido, Pablo Lanza, Ignacio Buggiano, Xavier Medina, Gabriel Debat, German Bombi. Booked: none
TD: Gustavo SANCHEZ
R1: Sandro Stein BRECHANE (BRA)
R2: Abdllah BENAZZI (NED)

17.10.2011: Amadeu Teixeira Arena
USA – IRAN 0:8 (0:2)
Mohammad KESHAVARZ 2’, 38’; Javad ASGHARI 17’; Ali Asghar HASSANZADEH 23’, 25’; Hossein TAYEBI 27’, 40’; Vahid SHAMSAEE 37’
USA: Danny Waltman – Matthew Stewart, Jeffrey Hughes, Henrique Pinto, Nicolas Perera.
Subs: Kraig Chiles, Alex Robles, Lucas Stauffer, Grady Renfrow, Jeremy Ortiz, Casey Macias, Manuel Mariel, Esteban Mariel. Booked: Stauffer 17’
TD: Keith TOZER
IRN: Mostafa Nazari – Ahmad Esmaiel Pour, Mohammad Keshavarz, Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh, Vahid Shamsaee.
Subs: Mojtaba Nasirniaie - Hossein Tayebi, Mahdi Javid, Majid Latifi, Javad Asghari, Majid Tikdarinejad, Hamid Ahamdi. Booked: Asghari 35’
TD: Alia Sanei ARANI
R1: Gean Coelho TELLES (BRA)
R2: Michel Jean BONNAUD (BRA)

18.10.2011: Gymnasium Sesi
BELGIUM - USA




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