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www.concacaf.comGuatemala, USA open Futsal quadrangular event with victories6.12.03 - Guatemala and the USA opened the Futsal quadrangular event in Anaheim, California on Friday, with victories over Mexico and Canada, respectively.
The chapines began the competition at the Anaheim Convention Center with a 9:3 victory over the tricolor, while in the second encounter of the evening the stars & stripes defeated the maple leafs 5:3.
Guatemala (1-0-0, 3 Points) jumped out to a 4:0 lead in the opening eight minutes of the game with tallies by defender Jaime Estuardo De León (5th), midfielder Reinaldo Rosales Acevedo (6th), forward Marlon Noj (7th, 8th), until forward Carlos Alberto Ramírez got Mexico (0-1-0, 0 Points) on the board for a 4:1 score.
After midfielder Carlos Eduardo Estrada Ramírez made it 5:1 just before the end of the first half, chapines outscored the tricolor 4:2 in the second half for their sixth consecutive victory over Mexico in Futsal international play. The last time the tricolor defeated the chapines was on 7 September 1996, 3:1.
In the second match, midfielder Steve Butcher gave the USA (1-0-0, 3 Points) a 1:0 lead in the third minute of the first half, but Canada (0-1-0, 0 Points) equalized (1:1) six minutes later with a goal by midfielder Steffan Holdt.
After forward Joel Shanker (USA) and Geordie Lyall (CAN) exchanged goals, defender Pat Morris scored just as the first half concluded to give the stars & stripes the edge 3:2.
Shanker increased the USA lead to 4:2 in the 22nd minute of the second half, but forward Jason Jordan answered a few seconds later and cut the deficit to 4:3.
Forward Don D’Ambra closed out the scoring with five minutes remaining as the USA held on to a 5:3 victory.
The quadrangular event continues on Saturday (6 December), at the Anaheim Convention Center, with Mexico taking on Canada in the first game at 18:30, while the second encounter features Guatemala meeting the USA at 20:15.
05.12.2003: Anaheim, California USA; Anaheim Convention Center (A: 250)Guatemala – Mexico 9-3 (5-1)GUATEMALA: Starting five - Carlos Merida – Jaime Estuardo De León, Reinaldo Rosales Acevedo, Marlon Noj, Erick Acevedo.
Substitutions: William Oswaldo Ramírez-GK, Omar Castillo, Álvaro Coronado, José Antonio Calderón, Aldo Omar De León, Carlos Eduardo Estrada Ramírez.
Coach: Carlos Eduardo Estrada
MEXICO: Starting five - Amado Torres Bueno – Miguel Ángel Olvera Sánchez, Victor Hugo Huerta, Carlos Alberto Ramírez, Arturo López Cervantes. Substitutions: Marcelo Trepman-GK, Jesús Bravo García, Erick Marzano Ocaña, Mario Alberto Torres Miranda, Azareel Barriga Sánchez, Mario Alberto Vertí García, Alberto Montiel Aguilar, Azeef Kazen Andrade.
Coach: Jesus Bravo Reyna
Scorers:
5’ Jaime Estuardo DE LEÓN (1-0)
6’ Reinaldo ROSALES ACEVEDO (2-0)
7’ Marlon NOJ (3-0)
8' Marlon NOJ (4-0)
8’ Carlos Alberto RAMÍREZ (4-1)
15' Marlon NOJ (5-1)
24’ Jaime Estuardo DE LEÓN (6-1)
28’ Carlos Eduardo ESTRADA RAMÍREZ (7-1)
30’ Erick ACEVEDO (8-1)
32’ Jaime Estuardo DE LEÓN (9-1)
34’ Arturo LÓPEZ CERVANTES (9-2)
36’ Victor Hugo HUERTA (9-3)
Referee 1: Terry Mashino (USA)
Referee 2: Carlos Palomino (USA)
Yellow card: Montiel Aguilar (36’) and Coronado (40’)
Usa – Canada 5-3 (3-2)USA: Starting five - Otto Orf, Omid Namazi, Sean Bowers, Steve Butcher, Johnny Torres. Substitutions: Jeff DiMaria, Kevin Sloan, Doug Miller, Pat Morris.
Coach: Keith TOZER
CANADA: Glen Gehlert, Geordie Lyall, Patrick Leduc, Kyriakos Selaidopoulos, Chris Sarantopoulos. Substitutions: Bradley Daviss-GK, William DeSilva, Alfredo Valente, Kurt Bosch, Steffan Holdt, Tiarnan King, Sean Fraser, Jason Jordan, Nico Craveiro.
Coach: Ross ONGARO
Scorers:
3’ Steve BUTCHER (1-0)
9’ Steffan HOLDT (1-1)
16’ Joel SHANKER (2-1)
20’ Geordie LYALL (2-2)
20’ Pat MORRIS (3-2)
22’ Joel SHANKER (4-2)
22’ Jason JORDAN (4-3)
35’ Don D’AMBRA (5-3)
Referee 1: Carlos Del Cid (GUA)
Referee 2: Emilio Dongu (MEX)
Next matches06.12.2003: Anaheim, California USA; Anaheim Convention Center (18:30)MEXICO – CANADA06.12.2003: Anaheim, California USA; Anaheim Convention Center (20:15)USA – GUATEMALA
