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USA claims 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Crown; Costa Rica takes third

31/7/04 - The USA claimed the 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship with a 2:0 win over Cuba in the finals held at the Palacio de los Deportes in Heredia, Costa Rica on Saturday evening.
Both were battling for the Region’s Crown after achieving the two CONCACAF berths to the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Chinese Taipei on Friday.

The stars & stripes got on the board just before halftime with a tally from forward Greg Howes. Forward Don D’Ambra closed out the scoring for the USA in the 26th minute of the second half in the 2:0 final over Cuba.

This is stars & stripes first victory over the cubanos since winning the inaugural CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Ciudad de Guatemala on 7 September 1996, a 7:3 score in favor of the USA.

Earlier in the evening at the Palacio de los Deportes, Costa Rica won third-place honours at the CONCACAF tournament after trouncing Mexico 12:5.

Forward Jefrid Ruiz led the ticos offence with four goals, while forward Junior Rodriguez had three goals and midfielder Adonai Vindas and forward Carlos Chaves each scored twice in the victory. Midfielder Miguel Angel Olvera had two goals for the tricolor in the loss.


2004 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Juan Carlos Portal (CUB)

Top Scorer: Jefrid Ruiz (CRC) – 8

Best Goalkeeper: Brett Phillips (USA)

Fair Play: USA


Third Place

31/07/2004:

Heredia, COSTA RICA

Hall: Palacio de los Deportes

Attendance: 175

Costa Rica – Mexico 12-5 (6-0)

COSTA RICA:
Starting five: 1 Javier Alfaro, 2 Jason Arce, 4 Carlos Chaves, 6 Johnny Rodriguez, 8 Junior Rodriguez (Cap.)
Substitutions: 12 Justin Wallace, 3 Adonai Vindas, 5 Henry Valverde, 7 Jefrid Ruiz, 10 Yanan Montoya, 11 Michael Barrantes
Coach: Carlos Quiros

MEXICO:
Starting five: 12 Amado Pablo Torres, 4 Carlos Ramirez, 7 Victor Huerta (Cap.), 8 Arturo Lopez, 10 Francisco Ramirez
Substitutions: 6 Alberto Montiel, 11 Miguel Angel Olvera
Coach: Josúe Rodriguez

Scorers:

4’ Junior Rodriguez (1-0)
11’ Junior Rodriguez (2-0)
12’ Carlos Chaves (3-0)
13’ Carlos Chaves (4-0)
18’ Junior Rodriguez (5-0)
19’ Jefrid Ruiz (6-0)
21’ Yanan Montoya (7-0)
22’ Arturo Lopez (7-1)
23’ Victor Huerta (7-2)
24’ Jefrid Ruiz (8-2)
27’ Miguel Angel Olvera (8-3)
31’ Miguel Angel Olvera (8-4)
33’ Adonai Vindas (9-4)
34’ Jefrid Ruiz (10-4)
35’ Jefrid Ruiz (11-4)
36’ Carlos Ramirez (11-5)
38’ Adonai Vindas (12-5)

First Referee: Ricardo Diaz (PAN)
Second Referee: Donald Campos (NCA)
Third Referee: Vladimir Maso Goittisolo (CUB)
Time-Keeper: John Konstantinidis (USA)

Yellow card: Barrantes 14’, Junior Rodriguez 25’, C. Ramirez 25’

Sent offs: F. Ramirez 17’, Montiel 19’, Lopez 28’



Final

31/07/2004

Heredia, COSTA RICA

Hall: Palacio de los Deportes

Attendance: 175

Cuba – Usa 0-2 (0-1)

CUBA:
Starting five: 1 Wilredo Carbo, 4 Jose Jacinto Serrano, 8 Yosniel Mesa Diaz, 10 Juan Carlos Portal (Cap.), 11 Boris Saname
Substitutions: 5 Eduardo Morales, 6 Adalberto Guerra, 7 Yampier Rodriguez, 9 Fernando Chapman
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, 3 John Ball, 6 Sean Bowers (Cap.), 8 Danny Kelly, 10 Lee Tschantret, 11 Don D’Ambra
Coach: Keith Tozer

Scorers:

20’ Greg Howes (0-1)
26’ Don D’Ambra (0-2)

First Referee: Jorge Antonio Ruiz (CRC)
Second Referee: Ernest Richardson (GRN)
Third Referee: Roy Mcarthur (GUY)
Time-Keeper: Carlos Del Cid (GUA)

Yellow card: Hileman 35’, D’Ambra 36’

GOAL SCORERS:

7-Jefrid RUIZ (CRC) 8
4-Carlos CHAVES (CRC) 5
8-Yosniel Mesa DIAZ (CUB) 5
10-Yanan MONTOYA (CRC) 5
8-Gilberto RANGEL (PAN) 5 (1 dp)
8-Junior RODRIGUEZ (CRC) 5
7-Jerwyn BALTHAZAR (TRI) 4
11-Gino BRANDON (SUR) 4
3-Jesus CONTRERAS (MEX) 4
4-Greg HOWES (USA) 4
7-Victor HUERTA (MEX) 4
11-Miguel BARRANTES (CRC) 3
6-Adalberto GUERRA (CUB) 3
2-Andy GUASTAFERRO (USA) 3 (3 pen)
8-Arturo LOPEZ (MEX) 3
5-Eduardo MORALES (CUB) 3
11-Miguel Ángel OLVERA (MEX) 3
11-Boris SANAME (CUB) 3
4-José Jacinto SERRANO (CUB) 3
9-Joel SHANKER (USA) 3
3-Adonai VINDAS (CRC) 3
2-Jason ARCE (CRC) 2
9-Mauricio CARVAJAL (CRC) 2
5-Todd DUSOSKY (USA) 2
6-Winston FELLER (SUR) 2
6-Ako JAMES (TRI) 2
11-Marvin LEE (TRI) 2
6-Alberto MONTIEL (MEX) 2
4-Carlos RAMIREZ (MEX) 2
6-Johnny RODRIGUEZ (CRC) 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
11-Don D’AMBRA (USA) 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
10-Colin JOSEPH (TRI) 1
5-Juan MURILLO (PAN) 1
16-Omalie Norman NASSY (GUY) 1
5-Franklyn OLLIVIERRA (TRI) 1
10-Francisco RAMIREZ (MEX) 1
5-Travis WATERTON (GUY) 1
7-Moisés WILLIAMS (PAN) 1
8-Roberto ZEBEDA (SUR) 1