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CONCACAF Tournament in Heredia: all details here!USA ties Cuba for semifinal berth at CONCACAF Futsal Tournament28/7/04 - The USA earned the last berth into the 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Tournament Semifinals by playing Cuba to a 1:1 tie in Group B on Wednesday evening at the Palacio de los Deportes in Heredia, Costa Rica.
Cuba (2-0-1, 7 Points) opened the scoring with a goal by midfielder Eduardo Morales in the seventh minute of the first half. Forward Andy Gustaferro got the equalizer for the USA (1-0-2, 5 Points) via a penalty kick goal in the 30th minute of the second half.
The stars & stripes looked for the game-winner with less then two minutes remaining as they removed their goalkeeper, Scott Hileman, and added a fifth-attacker, Lee Tschantret, but the cubanos held on for the 1:1 draw.
The tie gives Cuba the Group B crown at the 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Tournament and will face Group A runner-up, Mexico in the first semifinal on Friday, 30 July at the Palacio de los Deportes at 18:00, while the other semifinal has Group B runner-up, USA taking on Group A winner and the competition’s host Costa Rica at 20:00.
The semifinal losers will face-off in the third-place game on 31 July, while the two finalists, who will also meet on 31 July, earn CONCACAF’s two berths to the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Chinese Taipei from 21 November – 5 December.
PANAMA TOPS GUYANA
Panama (1-1-1, 4 Points) ended Group B play with an 8:3 win over Guyana (0-3-0, 0 Points) in an earlier match on Wednesday in Heredia, Costa Rica.
Midfielder Gilberto Rangel led the canaleros’ offence with three goals, while defender Everardo Antonio Smith scored twice and teammates Alquis Alvarado and Juan Murillo each added a goal in the victory.
Midfielder Dwayne Douglas, forward Eron Hayde and defender Travis Waterton all scored for Guyana in the loss.
2004 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIPGroup B
28/07/2004 Herédia, COSTA RICA
Hall: Palacio de los Deportes
Attendance: 53
Panama – Guyana
8-3 (2-1)PANAMA:
Starting five: 12 José Victoria, 7 Moisés Williams, 8 Gilberto Rangel (Cap.), 9 Enrique Valdés, 11 Alquis Alvarado
Substitutions: 3 Everardo Antonio Smith, 4 Alvaro Lopez, 5 Juan Murillo, 6 Ameth De Leon, 10 Apolinar Galvez
Coach: Marcos Babau Assumpçao Carneiro
GUYANA:
Starting five: 1 Orin Parris, 2 Gerald Grititen, 6 Dexter Bentick, 9 Eron Hayde (Cap.), 14 Alton Fraser
Substitutions: 3 Orville Bobb, 5 Travis Waterton, 7 Dwayne Douglas, 12 Dwayne Ali
Coach: Mark Joseph
Scorers:
5’ Gilberto Rangel (1-0)
7’ Moisés Williams (2-0)
15’ Dwayne Douglas (2-1)
25’ Alquis Alvarado (3-1)
28’ Everardo Antonio Smith (4-1)
28’ Eron Hayde (4-2)
33’ Gilberto Rangel (5-2)
35' Gilberto Rangel (6-2)
35' Everardo Antonio Smith (7-2)
37’ Travis Waterton (7-3)
38’ Juan Murillo (8-3)
First Referee: Emilio Dongu (MEX)
Second Referee: Victor Prendas (CRC)
Third Referee: Antonio Alvarez (CUB)
Time-Keeper: Donald Campos (NCA)
Yellow card: Ali 24’, Hayde 32’
28/07/2004:
Herédia, COSTA RICA
Hall: Palacio de los Deportes
Attendance: 71
Cuba – Usa
1-1 (1-0)CUBA:
Starting five: 1 Wilfredo Carbo, 4 Josè Jacinto Serrano, 5 Eduardo Morales, 10 Juan Carlos Portal (Cap.), 11 Boris Saname
Substitutions: 3 Isven Roman Garcia, 6 Adalberto Guerra, 7 Yampier Rodriguez
Coach: Clemente Reinoso
USA:
Starting five: 1 Scott Hileman, 4 Greg Howes, 5 Todd Dusosky, 7 Pat White, 9 Joel Shanker
Substitutions: 2-Andy Guastaferro, 8 Danny Kelly, 10 Lee Tschantret (Cap.), 11 Don D’Ambra
Coach: Keith Tozer
Scorers:
7’ Eduardo Morales (1-0)
30’ Andy Guastaferro (Penalty) (1-1)
First Referee: Jorge Ruiz (CRC)
Second Referee: Carlos Del Cid (GUA)
Third Referee: Roy Mcarthur (GUY)
Time-Keeper: Ernest Richardson (GRN)
Semifinals
30.07.2004: Herédia, COSTA RICA; Palacio de los Deportes (18:00)
CUBA – MEXICO
30.07.2004: Herédia, COSTA RICA; Palacio de los Deportes (20:00)
COSTA RICA – USA
GOAL SCORERS8-Gilberto RANGEL (PAN) 5 (1 dp)
7-Jerwyn BALTHAZAR (TRI) 4
11-Gino BRANDON (SUR) 4
10-Yanan MONTOYA (CRC) 4
7-Jefrid RUIZ (CRC) 4
11-Miguel BARRANTES (CRC) 3
3-Jesus CONTRERAS (MEX) 3
4-Carlos CHAVES (CRC) 3
11-Boris SANAME (CUB) 3
4-José Jacinto SERRANO (CUB) 3
2-Jason ARCE (CRC) 2
9-Mauricio CARVAJAL (CRC) 2
8-Yosniel Mesa DIAZ (CUB) 2
5-Todd DUSOSKY (USA) 2
6-Winston FELLER (SUR) 2
6-Adalberto GUERRA (CUB) 2
2-Andy GUSTAFERRO (USA) 2 (2 pen)
7-Victor HUERTA (MEX) 2
6-Ako JAMES (TRI) 2
11-Marvin LEE (TRI) 2
8-Arturo LOPEZ (MEX) 2
6-Alberto MONTIEL (MEX) 2
5-Eduardo MORALES (CUB) 2
6-Johnny RODRIGUEZ (CRC) 2
8-Junior RODRIGUEZ (CRC) 2
9-Joel SHANKER (USA) 2
2-Anthony SMALL (TRI) 2
3-Everardo Antonio SMITH (PAN) 2
7-Pat WHITE (USA) 2
11-Alquis ALVARADO (PAN) 1
6-Dexter BENTICK (GUY) 1
2-Guillermo CASTANEDA (MEX) 1
9-Fernando CHAPMAN (CUB) 1
13-Robert DERBY (SUR) 1
14-Alberto DOESBURG (SUR) 1
7-Dwayne DOUGLAS (GUY) 1
8-Travis GRANT (GUY) 1
9-Eron HAYDE (GUY) 1
4-Greg HOWES (USA) 1
10-Colin JOSEPH (TRI) 1
5-Juan MURILLO (PAN) 1
16-Omalie Norman NASSY (GUY) 1
5-Franklyn OLLIVIERRA (TRI) 1
11-Miguel Ángel OLVERA (MEX) 1
10-Francisco RAMIREZ (MEX) 1
3-Adonai VINDAS (CRC) 1
5-Travis WATERTON (GUY) 1
7-Moisés WILLIAMS (PAN) 1
8-Roberto ZEBEDA (SUR) 1
