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Technical Report

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword by President Warner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About CONCACAF and the Gold Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Section 1 Overall Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 8
Section 2 Team Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13
Costa Rica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15
Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
Guatemala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
Honduras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23
Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25
Panama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27
South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29
Trinidad & Tobago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31
USA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33
Section 3 Match Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-48
Section 4 Referees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-52
Section 5 Venues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-56
Section 6 Final Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-63
Final Standings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2005 Gold Cup Qualifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59
Final Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61
All Time Gold Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Past Gold Cups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-63
The Final Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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CONCACAF President’s Message 1
Foreword by CONCACAF Jack Warner
Before the Gold Cup of 2005, I made the statement that this
was the most important Gold Cup ever played; for many reasons.
We were playing in more venues than ever before, thus showing
off CONCACAF teams and standards to a host of new spectators.
We had greater television coverage than before, thus again
presenting ourselves to many more fans and critics. We had
many new sponsors, reaching out in partnership with us for the
first time.
Most important, however, was the fact that we were presenting ten of our our
best national teams, together, in our home region, only a year ahead of the World
Cup of 2006 in Germany and looking to see if CONCACAF football was continuing
its progress towards the higher levels of world football.
Now the Gold Cup is over and I can say confidently that our most important
Gold Cup was our best Gold Cup by all measures; attendance, television viewing
figures, sponsor satisfaction and high quality of play.
We had some magnificent games, high technical skills and one amazing performance.
Normally, I would not single out any one team for comment but in this case I
must. The rise of Panama's football must be recognised - from a nation of low
football expectations to a place in the Gold Cup Final against the United States is
progress beyond measure.
To then lose only on penalties to one of CONCACAF's strongest teams is a further
sign of the need to watch Panama closely in future...and a sign to our other
nations that such development, such progress is possible if the right people apply
the right resources.
I hope others will be inspired by Panama and that all involved in the game will
benefit from studying this technical report of the Gold Cup of 2005 - our most
important and our best.
Regards,
Jack Warner
President, CONCACAF

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About CONCACAF and the Gold Cup 2
About CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and
Caribbean Association Football is one of six continental
confederations of FIFA (Federation Internationale
de Football Association) and serves as governing body
of football in this part of the world. It is composed
of 40 national associations.
As the administrative body for the region, CONCA-
CAF organizes competitions, offers training courses
in technical and administrative aspects of the game,
and helps builds football throughout the region. The
primary function of the Confederation is the organization
of competitions for national teams and clubs.
It also conducts qualifying tournaments for FIFA
events including the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA
Women's World Cup, FIFA world championships at
youth levels and in beach football and futsal.
About CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is CONCACAF’s showpiece
event for men’s teams as it crowns the regional
champion.
The USA won the inaugural eight-team competition
in 1991, defeating Honduras before 40,000 fans
at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The teams
battled to a scoreless draw and the first Gold Cup
was decided on penalties with the stars & stripes
emerging as 4:3 victors.
Mexico dominated the remainder of the decade,
winning three consecutive CON ings in the final in
front of 88,000 spectators at the L.A. Memorial
Coliseum. The 1998 Gold Cup Final, also at the
L.A. Memorial Coliseum, drew a sell-out crowd of
91,255, as the tricolor once again claimed the CON-
CACAF crown thanks to a 1:0 win over the USA.
After the tournament field was increased to
twelve teams for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup,
Canada made history winning their first major international
honour in more than 100 years of football
by defeating Colombia in the final 2:0 at the L.A.
Memorial Coliseum.
After the USA claimed its first CONCACAF Gold
Cup crown in over 10 years by topping Costa Rica in
the 2002 finals at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Mexico
returned to the top of the Confederation with their
fourth crown in 2003 with 1:0 win over Brazil in the
final at the Estadio Azteca.
The 2005 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup was
won by the USA on penalties over Panama in the
Final held at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New
Jersey.
CONCACAF CAMPEONATO DE NACIONES’ ERA
When the Confederation of North, Central
American and Caribbean Association Football (CON-
CACAF) was formed in 1961, the first official national
team competition was held lmore than two years
later in El Salvador. Nine teams took part in the first
competition, Costa Rica defeating the host country
in the final.
The CONCACAF Campeonato de Naciones, as it
was called, was then held every two years from
1963-1971. The second edition (1965) held in
Guatemala, saw Mexico defeat the host in the final
of a six-team tournament. The 1967 competition
was held in Honduras and saw a third different
champion crowned, Guatemala. Costa Rica won their
second title as hosts in 1969, knocking off
Guatemala, while two years later, Mexico won their
second championship as the tournament moved to
the Caribbean for the first time, held in Trinidad &
Tobago.
In 1973, the tournament kept the same format of
six teams in one site playing a single round-robin,
but now there were bigger stakes attaches: the
Confederation’s berth in the FIFA World Cup finals. In
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the host country pulled off a
shocking upset by winning the tournament and claiming
a spot in West Germany 1974.
With the Campeonato de Naciones doubling as the
final World Cup qualifying tournament, the next two
editions were held in México City and Tegucigalpa,
Honduras in 1977 and 1981, respectively, the host
country came away as champion and grabbed the
spots on offers each time. In 1985 and 1989, the
winner of the World Cup qualifying tournament was
again crowned Confederation champion. Canada and
Costa Rica were named champions in ’85 and ’89,
respectively, but without ever lifting a trophy.
THE EARLY YEARS
Prior to the formation of CONCACAF, football in
the region was divided into smaller, regional divisions.
Two main bodies existed: the Confederación
Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF)
founded in 1938 and the North American Football
Confederation (NAFC) founded in 1946.
The CCCF held 10 championships from 1941-1961,
Costa Rica winning seven (1941, ’46, ’48, ’53, ’55,
’60, ’61), and one each by El Salvador (1943),
Panama (1951) and Haiti (1957). The NAFC held two
championships, in 1947 and 1949, won each time by
Mexico.

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Overall Analysis 3
Section 1
Overall Analysis

4 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The USA won its third Gold Cup in a similar fashion
to its first ever win. This by way of a penalty
kick shootout following a scoreless game. In 1991 it
was against Honduras, 14 years later it was against a
Panamanian team playing in its first final: a contrast
to the experienced US squad that was playing in its
eighth consecutive tournament and which had the
best overall record in Gold Cup tournament play.
It was a tournament of competitive contests and
surprise results. How else to describe the opening
game in Group C when the guest team of South
Africa defeated the defending champions, Mexico,
who were returning from a memorable
Confederations Cup in Germany. Two days earlier in
Miami, Panama, making only its second appearance
in the competition, opened with a dramatic win over
the other guest team from Colombia.
Eighteen of the twenty five games were close,
eleven games being decided by one goal and seven
games finishing all square including two games involving
Panama that were decided by penalty kicks.
REGGAE BOYZ LEAD CARIBBEAN
Jamaica won its opening game against Guatemala
in dramatic fashion with two goals in the first five
minutes of play en route to a 4:3 victory. The Reggae
Boyz were then involved in a six goal thriller, honors
evenly shared with South Africa before losing a close
contest with Mexico. The eventual champions from
the USA were too strong in their quarter final match
up although it might have been a different story had
Jamaica not missed a penalty kick with the USA only
ahead by one goal.
Cuba also had a meeting with Bruce Arena’s squad
and were enroute to a possible 1:1 tie with 10 men
only to concede three goals in the last three minutes
of play. It failed to win its other two group games.
Trinidad & Tobago also started off well with a
hard fought tie against Honduras, followed by a similar
result against Panama. It was eventually eliminated
by a Colombian team that was in a must win situation
after losing its opening two games.
Overall teams from the CFU (Caribbean Football
Union) had one win and three ties in their ten games
with 14 goals scored and 24 conceded.
HONDURAS AND PANAMA IMPRESS
Honduras were only four minutes away from a
first ever Gold Cup Final between two teams from
UNCAF (Central American Zone). Two late goals by
the USA which included the winner in injury time
prevented a final against the surprise team from
Panama. Honduras had been impressive in both winning
Group A and then edging out Central American
rivals Costa Rica at the quarter final stage.
The real story however was Panama; a team that
had only participated in one previous Gold Cup
Tournament and had never won a game in the competition.
An opening day win over Colombia was followed
by two close contests against Trinidad &
Tobago and Honduras and a place in the quarter
finals. Drama was to follow in an exciting contest
against South Africa, won on penalty kicks, and a
second win over Colombia in the semi-finals. A strong
USA squad edged the Canaleros on penalty kicks
after 120 minutes of scoreless soccer in the final.
Never the less, one of the finest days in the history
of Panamanian Football.
Costa Rica also did well in the group stage that
included a scoreless tie against the USA but defensive
mistakes contributed to a disappointing loss to
Honduras in the quarter finals.
Guatemala, the fourth UNCAF representative, had
a tournament to forget after conceding eight goals in
its first two games, although there was consolation
in a 1:1 tie against South Africa in the final game.
Overall UNCAF teams had a 7-5-6 (W-L-T) record
with 25 goals scored and 25 conceded.
VIVA PANAMA!
It all started in April 2000 in a country where
football ranked far behind baseball as the most popular
sport. The game was only played for six months
a year and international experience had been limited
to one appearance in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in
1993.
New FPF (Federacion Panamena de Futbol )
President Ariel Alvarado was determined to change
the situation. The appointment of Romanian coach
Mihail Stoichta was to be the start of a remarkable
period of development. The National League was
increased to 10 months a year, more games were
played at the National Team level and a discipline
was instilled in players to compliment their natural
technical skills.
On the field the Canaleros reached the semi final
stage of the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup with some fine
performances that included a win over host country,
Honduras. The team however suffered a set back in
the qualifying rounds for the 2002 Gold Cup losing
1:0 on aggregate to Cuba, a situation not helped by
the broken leg suffered by star striker Jorge Dely
Valdes.
It was back to the drawing board. A new development
program was established that included the formation
of a National Coaching School. Competition
was also increased for the Under 17 and Under 20
National Teams since the Senior National Team was
not in any major competition. It was to be a significant
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that were established with the Brazilian Federation.
A Brazilian coach worked with the Federation and
there was a constant exchange involving youth teams
and competitions between the two countries.
It had the desired effect when the Under 20
National Team became the first team from Panama to
reach a FIFA World Championship when it qualified for
the 2003 tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
Interest in the game increased throughout the
country especially with Panamanian players following
the talented Dely Valdes brothers and playing with
clubs in South America and Europe. The appointment
of a Colombian, Jose Hernandez as technical director
also helped to create a new professional mentality
with players in the national program.
Panama continues to impress at all levels of the
game. The Under 20 National Team qualified yet
again for a FIFA World Championship in Holland 2005,
futsal continues to flourish throughout the country
and a new program for Women’s Football has also
produced some encouraging results. And then there
was the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005...a defining
moment in Panamanian football. A tournament to
remember with two wins over Colombia, the thrilling
victory over 2010 World Cup hosts, South Africa and
the dramatic shoot out loss to CONCACAF powerhouse
USA in the final. Viva Panama !
USA # 1
A team from the Northern Zone captured the honors
yet again with the USA victory on penalty kicks
over the surprise team from Panama. It was a
deserved success for a well organized and focused US
squad that only conceded three goals in six games. It
was however a disappointing tournament for the two
other Northern Zone representatives.
Mexico, the defending champions, lost their opening
game against South Africa, qualified for the quarter
finals with wins over Guatemala and Jamaica,
only to lose against the other guest team from
Colombia. A rare occurrence for the Tricolor who had
only lost twice in its previous seven Gold Cup
Tournaments.
Canada failed to progress out of the group stage
after two close contests against Costa Rica and the
USA. The Maple Leafs did get some satisfaction from
the win over a Cuban team that had gained its only
win in a Gold Cup tournament over Canada in 2003.
Overall teams from the Northern Zone combined
for a 7-4-2 (W-L-T) record while scoring twenty goals
and conceding eleven goals.
MIXED FORTUNES FOR GUEST TEAMS
CONMEBOL (South American Confederation) representatives
Colombia were making their third appearance
in the tournament. The Cafeteros started off
with two disappointing defeats, bounced back to
defeat Mexico in the quarter finals only to lose to
Panama for the second time at the semi-final stage.
World Cup 2010 hosts and the first ever representatives
from CAF (African Confederation) South Africa
also beat Mexico in its opening game and gave some
fine performances in group play. The Bafana Bafana
were eventually eliminated by a Panamanian team
that had the distinction of beating both guest teams.
TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL OBSERVATIONS
Most of the teams in the tournament utilized a 4-
4-2 system of play and its variations with no better
example than the eventual champions, USA. Bruce
Arena’s squad were the most tactically sophisticated
team in the tournament always able to adjust
according to the circumstances in a game. In the
competitive semi-final game against Honduras
injuries, the playing surface and hot, humid conditions
were compounded by a difficult opponent. It
resulted in a readjustment after starting the game
with a 4-1-3-2 formation with Pablo Mastroeni as the
defensive midfielder. An early injury to defender
Eddie Pope did not help matters and it was a credit
to Arena’s squad that they fought back using at times
a flexible 3-3-4 in the second half to score the winner
in injury time.
In the final the US squad utilised a fluid 4-3-3
with Chris Armas now the defensive midfielder and
mobile flank players able to provide good team
shape in both attack and defence. Their opponents
in the final, Panama, utilized a flexible 4-4-2
throughout the tournament with mobile wide midfield
players able to give good support in both attack
and defence.
Both the finalists had a strong backbone, a key to
success at any level of the game. Outstanding goal
keepers, strong central defenders, mobile and skilful
players in the centre of the midfield “engine room”
and fast, skilful strikers.
It is interesting to note the utilization of players
in the midfield areas of the field. Many of the teams
opted for either a defensively minded player such as
Pablo Mastroeni or Chris Armas (USA) at the base of a
midfield diamond or triangle or two defensively
minded midfield players in front of the back four
(Siyabonga Siphika and Philip Evans (South Africa).
The presence of an attacking midfielder in a playmaker
role was also important to several teams. The
talented Colombian Tressor Moreno, Jafet Soto of
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with their vision, passing ability and overall skills.
Elrio Van Heerden was also an effective link between
defence and attack for South Africa, a team that
used a flexible 4-4-2 to good effect.
The defending champions from Mexico utilized
their familiar 3-5-2 to good effect. Team shape was
generally good in both attack and defence. Mobile
defenders such as the excellent Carlos Salcido combining
well with the wide midfield players who were
always able to open and close the field with their
intelligent positional play.
THE GOALS
73 goals were scored in the 25 games for an average
of 2.92 goals per game; figures that were an
improvement on the 2003 tournament when 50 goals
were scored in 20 for a 2.50 average.
It is interesting to note that 25 (34%) of the goals
were scored in the last 15 minutes of play with no
better example than the Gold Cup winners. The USA
scored seven of their eleven goals in that time period
including three in the last three minutes of their
opening game against Cuba. No teams failed to get
on the score sheet in their games.
The 73 goals came from 741 goal attempts, shots
and headers (30 per game average), which compares
favorably with the 2003 tournament when there
were only 483 goal attempts (24 per game average).
GENERAL PLAY
53 goals came from open play with 20 coming
from combined play and actions in the central areas
of the field, 19 were the result of flank play and 13
were individual actions. The latter a definite
improvement on the 2003 tournament when only
four goals came from solo play.
Some of the combined play in and around the
penalty area resulted in well taken goals. Golden
Boot winner DaMarcus Beasley excelled in this
department with no better example than his goal
against Jamaica when the timing of his run perfectly
complimented the slide rule pass from Landon
Donovan. The talented Honduran Wilmer Velasquez
gave a clinic on finishing and the importance of
accuracy over power with his two well placed shots
in the game against Colombia. In the semi-final game
between Colombia and Panama that featured five
well taken goals Jairo Patino scored from a brilliant
through ball and in the same game Ricardo Philips
combined well with Luis Tejada to score the game
winning goal for Panama.
The quantity and quality of the flank play varied
in the tournament with several teams very limited in
their use of the flanks to open up well organized
defences. Despite this fact 19 goals were the result
of balls being crossed in from the wings. The USA
were very effective in this department with nearly
50 % (5/11) of the goals coming in this manner.
Interesting to note that the talented Mexican striker,
Jared Borgetti, who is so effective in the air, scored
both his goals in a more conventional way in the
game against Guatemala. Mexico in fact had their
problems at the other end of the field with three of
the four goals that they conceded coming from cross
balls delivered to the back post in the games against
South Africa and Colombia. Several of the 15 headed
goals came from well delivered crosses with none
better than the only goal of the opening game by
Luis Tejada (Panama), the equalizer by Cornell Glenn
for Trinidad and Tobago against Panama and the far
post header by Christian Bolanos (Costa Rica) against
Honduras.
There were some brilliant solo efforts that resulted
in goals but all too often there were cases of
individual opportunism to profit from defenders or
goal keepers mistakes. The pass back rule now
makes it important to press a goal keeper when
receiving a pass back since it might result in a poor
clearance. Several goals were scored in this manner
along with goals that were the result of rebounds off
the goal keeper or his fellow defenders.
There were however some outstanding goals several
of which featured players from one of the guest
teams, Colombia. Jairo Patino’s superb volley was
not enough to defeat Panama in the semi-final game
but even that was overshadowed by the remarkable
40 yard “golazo” by team mate Abel Aguilar that
eliminated Mexico from the competition at the quarter
final stage. It was one of the few goals scored
from outside the penalty area (total of eight -11% of
all goals). All too often shots went high and wide of
the goal.
Exceptions to the rule were the superb 20 yard
shot by Trinidad and Tobago’s Gold Cup debutant
Chris Birchall in the game against Honduras and the
well placed 25 yard shot by Canada’s Atiba
Hutchinson in the game against Cuba. Overall 34 of
the 51 shots that resulted in goals came courtesy of
the right foot but Reggae Boy Jermaine Hue was
always dangerous with the opposite foot, scored two
superb goals and had several near misses.
SET PLAYS
20 goals came from standard situations (set plays)
with six the result of penalty kicks, six from free
kicks and eight from corner kicks. There was a definite
improvement in the taking of corner kicks and
overall more goal attempts came from these situations.
It compares favorably with the 2003 tournament
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ner and certainly the 2002 tournament when not one
goal was scored from a corner kick. Teams were generally
well organised with short corner kicks being
used to good effect to increase attacking options.
There were still cases however when teams failed to
provide cover at the posts which resulted in several
goals being scored. The tallest player in the tournament
South African striker Lungisani Ndlela was
especially effective as a target player on set plays
and it was his flick on from a corner kick that resulted
in the opening goal of the game and ended the
shut out record of the defending champions, Mexico.
Defenders were also used to good effect in set
play situations. The tall Mexican defender Francisco
Rodriguez scored with a header from a short corner
kick in the game against South Africa and the talented
US defender Oguchi Onyewu scored the winning
goal in injury time against Honduras with a magnificent
header following a free kick. Overall however
free kicks lacked quality. Of the six goals scored in
the tournament only two came from a direct shot on
goal from the free kick. –the equalizer by Maynor
Figueroa of Honduras in the opening game against
Trinidad and Tobago and the well placed shot by
Landon Donovan in the USA-Cuba game.
Only one penalty kick was missed in the course of
a game, Andy Williams having his kick well saved by
Kasey Keller in the quarter final game between
Jamaica and the USA.
It was a contrasting story for Panama who were
involved in both penalty kick shoot outs in the competition.
There were no problems in the quarter final
game against South Africa when all five players
scored and the brilliant Jaime Penedo saved from
Ricardo Katzas for a 5:4 margin of victory. Penedo
again saved a kick in the Final but his team mates
had difficulty even hitting the target. Only one player,
Felipe Baloy, scored and Kasey Keller was only
required to make one save as the USA prevailed 3:1.
It is interesting to note that several goals came as
a result of throw ins in the attacking third of the
field and one goal even came from a goal kick.
Siyabonga Nomvete profiting from a flick on by
Lungisani Ndlela following a long kick by Thabani
Radebe in the thrilling South Africa – Jamaica game.
An excellent example of direct play!
THE GOALS –WHERE THEY WERE SCORED FROM
• 21 goals (29 %) were scored inside the goal area
2003 Gold Cup = 11 (22 %)
• 21 goals (29 %) were scored between the goal area
and the penalty spot.
2003 Gold Cup = 12 (24 %)
• 17 goals (23 %) were scored between the penalty
spot and the edge of the penalty area
2003 Gold Cup = 11 (22 %)
• 8 goals (11 %) were scored outside the penalty
area.
2003 Gold Cup = 9 (18 %)
• 6 (8 %) were scored from penalty kicks.
2003 Gold Cup = 7 (14 %)
INTERESTING FACTS AND FIGURES
END OF A RECORD
The 0:0 draw in the Group B game between the
USA and Costa Rica ended a run of 18 consecutive
wins by the stars and stripes in first round group
play since 1991.
C = GOALS
23 goals were scored in the six Group C games at
the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Reliant Stadium in
Houston, Texas.
A total of 28 goals were scored in the other two
groups combined.
DEJA VU
Ten players and four members of the coaching
staff of the two finalists were involved in a memorable
2004 Olympic Qualifying game in the Estadio 3
de Marzo, Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico.
The USA won the game 4:3 but only after Panama
had scored three goals in 18 minutes to level the
score.
THE WORLD’S GAME
Forty players from leagues in 16 nations around
the world represented their countries in the 2005
Gold Cup Tournament.
Twenty seven players from seven different countries
play in Major League Soccer (MLS) including 15
players from the Gold Cup Champions, USA.
The MetroStars were the only MLS team that was
not represented in the tournament.
CLUB OR COUNTRY
Club teams were well represented in six national
teams:
• South Africa: Supersport United (7) and Orlando
Pirates (6)

8 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
• Cuba: Villa Clara (6) and Ciudad Habana (5)
• Guatemala: CSD Comunicaciones (6) and CSD
Municipal
• Jamaica: Harbour View FC (7)
• Canada: Montreal Impact (6)
• Costa Rica: CS Herediano (5)
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Mexico and Cuba were the only countries with
entirely home based players.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS, THE NASL CONNECTION
All the following had links with the North American
Soccer League that was the top league in North
America from 1968 until 1984 :
Clive Toye (CONCACAF Head Office)
New York Cosmos, Chicago, Toronto
Ted Howard (CONCACAF deputy General Secretary)
NASL Head Office
Dick Howard (TSG member )
Detroit, Rochester, Toronto
Nene Cubillas (TSG member)
Fort Lauderdale
Hernan Borja (Team Liaison Panama)
New York Cosmos, Team America
Glenn Myernick (USA Assistant Coach)
Dallas, Portland, Tampa Bay.
Wim Rijsbergen (Trinidad and Tobago Assistant Coach)
New York Cosmos
OLDEST AND YOUNGEST
• USA had the oldest team in the tournament
– 27 years 6 months
• Colombia had the tournament’s youngest team
– 24 years 8 months
• Youngest player in the tournament:
Leonel Duarte (Cuba) 17 years 11 months
• Oldest player in the tournament:
Richard Dean (Jamaica) 43 years 9 months
ACTUAL PLAYING TIME
Average after 25 games
(includes extra time in two games)
= 61 minutes 36 seconds
Average in 2003 Gold Cup = 57 minutes 48 seconds
FAIR PLAY PLEASE!
A comparison 2003-2005 Gold Cup Tournaments
2003 (20 games) 2005 (25 games)
5 Red cards 15
87 Total cards 124
604 Total Fouls 760

Team Analysis 9
Section 2
Team Analysis

10 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Canada
Canada had been eliminated from 2006 World Cup
qualification so coach Frank Yallop used the tournament
to introduce some young players to CONCACAF
competition. Several were graduates of a talented
youth team that had performed so well in the 2003
FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab
Emirates. Only four players remained from the 2003
Gold Cup squad. Preparation was limited due to the
fact that the European based players were in their
off season and the eight North American based players
were in the middle of their league schedule.
Goalkeeper Greg Sutton was one of six players
from the Montreal Impact of the United Soccer
League Division 1. A tall, confident and composed
player he impressed with his aerial ability and distribution.
In front of him Yallop utilized a conventional
4-4-2 system with each player having specific
responsibilities. The zonal defence missed the leadership
of the experienced Kevin McKenna in the key
game against the USA after he was sent off in the
opening game against Costa Rica but Gabriel Gervais
and Atiba Hutchinson were more than adequate
replacements. Hutchinson proved to be the best
player on the team by virtue of his solid play and all
round technical skills which included a well taken
goal against Cuba. The steady Adam Braz and more
attack minded Josh Simpson were used in the full
back positions. Simpson was especially effective and
caused problems with his dribbling skill and shooting
ability.
The midfield featured a solid group of hard working
players who offered good defensive and offensive
support. Adrian Serioux was a strong presence in
the centre of the midfield, impressed with his work
rate but was sent off against the USA. Patrick Leduc,
or Sandro Grande, was his usual partner in the central
areas of the field. On the right side the hard
working Patrice Bernier proved to be a good ball
winner and passed the ball well whilst on the opposite
flank the skilful Jim Brennan was effective with
his crossing and shooting ability.
The Maple Leafs were positive in attack, used the
wings well but missed too many simple goal scoring
chances and this proved to be the weakest area of
the team. Ali Gerba scored an opportunistic goal
against Cuba and alternated with the more mobile
Olivier Occean but the most effective attacker was
the quick, aggressive Dwayne DeRosario who was
also utilized in a midfield role in the game against
Cuba.
Overall it was a disappointing tournament for
Canada who proved, as always, to be a fit and
aggressive team consistent in its efforts and competitive
in all its games. Strong in defence, it was a difficult
team to break down with aerial play due to
the ability of goal keeper Greg Sutton and his fellow
defenders. The team, however, lacked a play maker
in midfield and was guilty of missed chances in all
three games. No better example than in the opening
game against Costa Rica when it missed good
chances after conceding a controversial penalty
goal. Further misfortune came in the key game
against the USA when the talented Atiba Hutchinson
scored an unfortunate own goal. The win over Cuba
was not enough to secure a spot in the quarter
finals.
PLAYING SYSTEM:
4-4-2 with zonal marking. Square back four with
tight marking defence and aggressive strikers.
STRENGTHS:
Fit and aggressive team. Consistent in their efforts
WEAKNESSES:
Lack real quality in individual players
Missed too many simple goal scoring chances
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS:
(8) Serioux – strong presence in midfield. Good
skills. High work rate
(13) Hutchinson-solid defender with good skills who
can also play midfield
(14) DeRosario – quick aggressive midfielder/forward
with positive attitude
(15) Simpson- good left sided attacking wing defender.
Clever dribbler
AVERAGE AGE OF TEAM : 25 years 7 months
OLDEST PLAYER: Gabriel Gervais 28 years 10 months
YOUNGEST PLAYER: Jamie Peters 18 years 2 months

Team Analysis 11
18
Sutton
2
Braz
5 / 4
13
Gervais / McKenna
Hutchinson
15
Simpson
6
Bernier
16
11
Leduc 8 / 12 Brenman
Serioux / Grande
14
DeRosario
10 / 9
Occean / Gerba
#14 Dwayne DeRosario (center) played every minute for Canada at the 2005 Gold Cup
#14 Dwayne DeRosario (centre) jugó todos los minutos para Canadá en la Copa Oro 2005
Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Victor MONTAGLIANI
TD/DT: Frank YALLOP
Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Stephen HART
Goalkeeper Coach/Preparador de Porteros: Paul DOLAN
Team Manager/Encargado del Equipo: Morgan QUARRY
Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Earl COCHRANE
Doctor/Medico: Ed JOHNSON
Trainers/Preparadores Fisicos: Dave FOLEY, Ted TILBURY
Equipment Manager/Utilero: Victor MENDES
No. Name/Nombre Pos. D.O.B./F.D.N Club
1 Greg Sutton GK 19.04.1977 Montreal Impact
2 Adam Braz DF 07.06.1981 Montreal Impact
3 Chris Pozniak DF 10.01.1981 Haugesund FK/NOR
4 Kevin McKenna AT 12.01.1980 Energie Cottus/GER
5 Gabriel Gervais DF 18.09.1976 Montreal Impact
6 Patrice Bernier MD 23.09.1979 Tromso/SWE
7 Iain Hume MD 20.10.1983 Tranmere Rovers/ENG
8 Adrian Serioux DF 12.05.1979 Millwall/ENG
9 Ali Gerba DF 27.07.1982 Montreal Impact
10 Olivier Occean AT 23.10.1981 Odd Grenland/NOR
11 Jim Brennan MD 08.05.1977 Norwich City/ENG
12 Sandro Grande MD 29.09.1977 Montreal Impact
13 Atiba Hutchinson MD 08.02.1983 Helsingborg/SWE
14 Dwayne DeRosario AT 15.05.1978 San Jose Earthquakes/USA
15 Josh Simpson MD 15.05.1983 Millwall/ENG
16 Patrick Leduc MD 26.12.1977 Montreal Impact
17 Jaime Peters MD 04.05.1987 Ipswich Town/ENG
18 Rhian Dodds MD 03.10.1979 Kilmarnock/SCO
33 Mike Franks GK 27.04.1977 Vancouver Whitecaps

12 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Colombia
effect in the midfield and scored a magnificent
headed goal against Mexico. It was however fellow
midfielder Abel Aguilar who scored one of the goals
of the tournament in that contest with his remarkable
shot from 40 yards.
Up front Wason Renteria and Martin Arzuaga were
mobile and skilful attackers. The tall, strong
Renteria was very effective as a target player in the
two final games when he was partnered by Moreno.
Colombia were possibly guilty of overconfidence
in their opening defeats to Panama and Honduras.
The Cafeteros recovered and advanced with their
convincing win over Trinidad and Tobago in their
final group game. The quarter final win over Mexico
was well deserved since it was a fine team performance
but they showed their inconsistency with their
3-2 defeat by Panama in the semi-finals.
PLAYING SYSTEM:
Flexible 4-4-2 with a flat back four, a variety of
combinations in midfield and two mobile attackers.
Colombia were hoping that it would be third time
lucky after losing to Canada in the 2000 Final and
being eliminated by Brazil in the 2003 Gold Cup
tournament. It would not be easy for coach Reinaldo
Rueda since his relatively inexperienced squad mainly
consisted of home-based players. The three
imports were the experienced Farid Mondragon
between the posts, defender Jose De La Cuesta and
the talented midfielder Jairo Patino. Several other
key players were missing who would be required
later in the year for World Cup 2006 qualifying
games.
Farid Mondragon again proved to be a dominating
presence in goal with his leadership and ability key
factors in the quarter final win over Mexico. In front
of him Rueda utilized a flat back four in the flexible
4-1-2-1-2 system. Jose De La Cuesta and Humberto
Mendoza were commanding central defenders with
the quick and mobile Yulian Anchico on the right
side of the defence and Oscar Passo occupying a
similar attacking role on the opposite side.
The well balanced midfield utilized Juan Carlos
Ramirez in a defensive ball-winning role in front of
the back four and the talented Tressor Moreno in a
more advanced central midfield role as a play maker
supplying quality passes for the forwards. Moreno
was selected to the All Tournament Team as was
Jairo Patino who was especially effective on the
right side of the midfield and scored both the goals
in the 3-2 loss to Panama in the semifinals. Hector
Hurtardo operated on the opposite side of the midfield
and like Patino worked well in both attack and
defence. Jaime Castrillon was also used to good
STRENGTHS:
Ball possession. Technical skills of players.
Overall team shape and organization.
WEAKNESSES:
Overconfidence (factor in two opening defeats)
Lack of concentration at times
Flank play (only averaged 11 crosses a game)
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS:
(1) Mondragon. Experienced and capable goal
keeper. Team captain.
(9) Renteria-Hard working and effective attacker
(10) Moreno – Talented play maker. Key team player
(13) Anchico- Capable and fast defender in attack
(17) Patino- Skilful and talented midfielder
AVERAGE AGE OF TEAM: 24 years, 8 months
OLDEST PLAYER: Farid Mondragon 34 years, 1 month
YOUNGEST PLAYER: Fredy Guarin 19 years, 1 month

Team Analysis 13
1
Hondragon
13
Anchico
17
Patiño
3
4
De La Cuesta Mendoza 23
Passo
6
Ramirez
10
Moreno
16
Hurtado
18
Arzuaga 9
Renteria
#10 Tressor Moreno (yellow jersey) helped lead Colombia to 2005 Gold Cup Semifinals
#10 Tressor Morneo (camiseta amarrilla) ayudó a Colombia a las semifinales de la Copa Oro 2005
Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Gustavo MORENO
TD/DT: Reinaldo RUEDA
Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Alexis MENDOZA
Goalkeeper Coach/Preparador de Porteros: Pedro Antonio ZAPE
Doctor/Medico: Hector Fabio CRUZ
Trainer/Preparador Fisico: Carlos Eduardo VELASCO
Equipment Manager/Utilero: Carlos TORRES
No. Name/Nombre Pos. D.O.B./F.D.N Club
1 Farid Mondragon GK 21.06.1971 Galatasary/TUR
2 Andres Gonzalez DF 08.01.1984 América de Cali
3 Jose Julian De La Cuesta DF 10.02.1983 Cadiz CF/ESP
4 Humberto Mendoza DF 02.10.1984 Atlético Nacional
5 Jair Benitez DF 12.01.1979 Independiente Medellín
6 Juan Carlos Ramirez MD 22.03.1972 Independiente Santa Fe
7 Oscar Briceño AT 06.09.1985 Deportes Tolima
8 Aldo Leo Ramirez MD 18.04.1981 Independiente Santa Fe
9 Wason Liberado Renteria AT 04.07.1985 Boyaca Chico
10 Tressor Moreno AT 11.01.1979 No club
11 Cesar Augusto Valoyes AT 05.01.1984 Independiente Medellin
12 Luis Enrique Martinez GK 11.07.1982 Independiente Santa Fe
13 Yulian Anchico DF 28.05.1984 Deportes Tolima
14 Hayder Palacio DF 22.07.1979 Atlético Junior
15 Jaime Castrillon MD 05.04.1983 Independiente Medellin
16 Hector Hugo Hurtado AT 21.09.1975 Atlético Nacional
17 Jairo Patiño MD 05.04.1978 River Plate/ARG
18 Martin Arzuaga AT 23.07.1981 Junior
19 Juan Fernando Leal MD 02.08.1980 Envigado
20 Macnelly Torres MD 01.11.1984 Junior
21 Abel Aguilar MD 06.01.1985 Deportivo Cali
22 Fredy Guarin MD 30.06.1986 Envigado
23 Oscar Enrique Passo MD 13.05.1980 Deportes Tolima

14 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Costa Rica
Costa Rica qualified for its seventh Gold Cup
tournament after winning the UNCAF (Central
American) Nations Cup. The Ticos are the Central
American country with the most appearances in the
Gold Cup semi-finals. The narrow defeat to the USA
in the 2003 tournament was its fourth appearance in
the final four. Alexandre Guimaraes, who led Costa
Rica in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, was back in charge
after a spell in Mexican soccer. Only three players
returned from the 2003 Gold Cup squad with one
notable absentee being the experienced Paolo
Wanchope.
The experienced duo of Alvaro Mesen and Jose
Porras split their duties between the posts with
Porras the more effective courtesy of his two shut
outs. In front of them Guimaraes opted for a flexible
4-3-1-2 formation with the team well organized and
collectively strong in defence. Some of the players
however were sometimes too casual when in possession
which resulted in goals being conceded notably
two in the quarterfinal against Honduras. The central
defenders Michael Umana, an honorable mention
in the All Tournament Team, and Victor Cordero
were strong tacklers who also impressed with their
aerial play. They were flanked on the right side by
the experienced Harold Wallace and by Roy Miller on
the opposite flank. Both liked to get forward but
had problems at times with their recovery.
The midfield was hard working in both defence
and attack but apart from Bryan Ruiz lacked creativity
and sufficient attacking methods. Dany Fonseca
was especially effective in a defensive central midfield
role and was a good ball winner. In front of him
Guimaraes used a variety of combinations with the
youthful and skilful Ruiz very effective in the final
third along with playmaker Jafet Soto. Soto with his
vision and passing ability was the mastermind of the
team and was an honorable mention in the All
Tournament Team.
The attacks tended to be through the wings utilizing
the flank defenders but achieved limited success
in that department. Up front the mobility of
the quick footed Oscar Rojas caused problems inside
the penalty area and he had good assistance from
Randall Brenes who scored two goals against Cuba.
Christian Bolanos was also an effective attacker and
scored a well-taken headed goal against Honduras.
The Ticos proved to be a tactically and technically
competent team that retained its pattern of play
and shape of the plan. It was to be however, their
complacency and careless play over a 30 minute
period that was to cost them the game against
Central American rivals, Honduras. A game that they
could have won had they taken their chances at the
end of the game. A contrast to the goal less game
against the USA when the team showed defensive
character and organization and did not make any
costly mistakes in defence.
A disappointing end to the tournament for Costa
Rica who now turn their attention to their third
World Cup tournament.
PLAYING SYSTEM:
4-3-1-2 with a defensive central midfield player
(6-Fonseca) and an attacking midfielder (10-Soto or
9-Ruiz) supporting the attackers.
STRENGTHS:
Possession game. Solid defensive line. Aerial play.
WEAKNESSES:
Complacency. Poor recovery of wing defenders.
OUTSTANDING PAYERS:
(4) Umana - Outstanding central defender. Good aerial
play. Strong tackler.
(9) Ruiz - Most skilful player on team. Creative and
penetrative mid-fielder.
(10) Soto - Play maker with good vision. Master mind
of team.
(11) Bolanos – Very attacking mid-fielder/forward.
Super sub.
AVERAGE AGE OF TEAM: 26 years 7 months
OLDEST PLAYER: Mauricio Wright 35 years 3 months
YOUNGEST PLAYER: Bryan Ruiz 19 years 11 months

Team Analysis 15
1 / 18
Mesen / Porras
15
Wallace
13
4
Cordero Umaña 3
Miller
20
Sequeira
6
Fonseca
16
Soto
11
Brenman
7
Rojas
21 / 11
Brenes / Bolanos
#11 Christian Bolaños (red jersey), was a key attacker coming off the bench for Costa Rica
#11 Christian Bolaños (camiseta roja), fue un atacante clave del banco de Costa Rica
Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Rodrigo GONZALEZ
TD/DT: Alexander GUIMARAES
Ast. Coaches/Ast. Técnicos: Erick LONIS, Eduardo MENDEZ
Goalkeeping Coach/Entrenador de Porteros: Frank CARRILLO
Team Manager/Encargado del Equipo: Frank ROJAS
Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Marvin HIDALGO
Doctor/Medico: Gerardo ARTAVIA
Trainers/Preparadores Fisicos: Rodrigo PORRAS, Alejandro
VILLEGAS Equipment Manager/Utilero: Randall MOYA
No. Name/Nombre Pos. D.O.B./F.D.N Club
1 Alvaro Mesen GK 24.12.1972 CS Herediano
3 Roy Miller DF 24.11.1984 CS Cartagines
4 Michael Umaña DF 16.07.1982 Los Angeles Galaxy/USA
5 Gabriel Baddilla DF 30.06.1984 Deportivo Saprissa
6 Dany Fonseca DF 07.11.1979 CS Herediano
7 Oscar Emilio Rojas AT 24.07.1979 Dorados Culiacan/MEX
8 Jose Luis Lopez MD 31.03.1981 Deportivo Saprissa
9 Bryan Ruiz AT 18.08.1985 LD Alajuelense
10 Jafet Soto DF 01.04.1976 CS Herediano
11 Christian Bolaños MD 17.05.1984 Deportivo Saprissa
12 Junior Diaz DF 12.09.1983 CS Herediano
13 Victor Cordero DF 09.11.1973 Deportivo Saprissa
14 Geiner Segura MD 14.10.1974 AD Pérez Zeledon
15 Harold Wallace DF 07.09.1975 LD Alajuelense
17 Steven Bryce AT 16.08.1977 LD Alajuelense
18 Jose Francisco Porras GK 08.11.1970 Deportivo Saprissa
19 Mauricio Wright DF 20.04.1970 CS Herediano
20 Douglas Sequeira MD 23.08.1977 Chivas USA/USA
21 Randall Brenes AT 13.08.1983 CS Cartagines
23 Donny Grant GK 12.04.1976 AD Pérez Zeledon

16 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Cuba
Cuba was making its third consecutive appearance
in the CONCACAF Gold Cup finals and were
hoping to improve on a quarter final finish in 2003
that included a first ever tournament win, 2-0 over
Canada. Technical Director Armelio Luis Garcia had
taken over from Miguel Company but there were
some familiar faces in the squad. 11 players
returned from the 2003 squad including “los tres
amigos”, the midfield trio of Pedro Adriani Faife,
Alain Cervantes and Jorge Ramirez.
The experienced Odelin Molina started in goal in
the opening two games but was replaced by club
team mate Alexis Aviles for the game against
Canada. The outfield players were utilized in a conventional
4-4-2 with a flat back four. The central
defenders, usually the experienced and steady
Alexander Cruzata and Reysander Fernandez marked
man to man a situation that sometimes led to problems
with the transfer of responsibilities. The experienced
and talented Yenier Marquez, equally comfortable
in either attack or defence, impressed on
the right side of the defence as did his partner Silvio
Pedro Minoso on the opposite flank.
The midfield quartet created a good possession
game at times with their interpassing and mobility
but had problems with their defensive methods. The
skilful and creative play maker Alain Cervantes was
their best player and he received good support in
the central areas of the midfield from the hard
working Jaime Colome. Colome, who was sent off in
the opening game against the USA, impressed with
his dribbling and passing skills. The attack-minded
Gisbel Morales proved to be a good passer on the
right side of the midfield whilst Enrique Villaurrutia
showed a good work ethic and ball winning skills on
the opposite flank.
Up front counter attacks were often utilized using
quick long passes to the attacking duo of Lester
More and the competent Mario Gil. More, “The
Cuban Maradona”, was a potent attacker and
impressed with his speed and finishing ability that
included a goal against the USA.
Overall Cuba impressed with their efforts which
were always consistently good but were lacking in
their ability to retain the organized shape of their
original plan. This affected their fluid possession
game and left loopholes in defence that were
exploited by their opponents. No better example
than in the opening game against the eventual
champions.
The Cubanos took a surprise lead with a well
taken goal by More only for the USA to score three
goals in the last three minutes of the game against a
10 man Cuban team. Costa Rica profited from two
late penalty kicks in the following game and in the
final game Cuba were unable to repeat their 2003
performance against Canada. A wide open game in
which both teams combined for a total of 34 shots
and 17 saves was decided by another late goal.
PLAYING SYSTEM:
Conventional 4-4-2 with a square back four.
STRENGTHS:
Good possession in midfield. Counterattacks.
WEAKNESSES:
Lack of tactical shape. High percentage of unforced
errors.
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS:
(2) Minoso – consistently good defender who makes
good passing choices
(3) Marquez –Best all round player
(9) Cervantes – skilful aggressive play-maker
(10) More – speedy forward who likes to shoot
AVERAGE AGE OF TEAM: 25 years 6 months
OLDEST PLAYER: Odelin Molina 40 years 11 months
YOUNGEST PLAYER: Leonel Duarte 17 years 11
months

Team Analysis 17
1
Molina
3
Marquez
15
Morales
5
Cruzata
9
Cervantes
16
Fernandez
14
Colomé
2
Miñoso
6
Villaurrutia
10
Moré
11
Gil
#9 Alain Cervantes (red jersey) was a big playmaker for Cuba during 2005 Gold Cup
#9 Alain Cervantes (camiseta roja) fue un jugador grande para Cuba durante la Copa Oro 2005
Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Luis HERNANDEZ
TD/DT: Armelio Luis GARCIA
Assistant Coaches/Asistente Técnicos:
Raúl GONZALEZ, Máximo IZNAGA, Rolando RODRIGUEZ
Delegate/Delegado: Antonio GARCES
Trainer/Preparador Fisico: Lázaro Noel CORDOVA
Psycologist/Piscólogo: Lázaro Chi GONZALEZ
No. Name/Nombre Pos. D.O.B./F.D.N Club
1 Odelin Molina GK 03.08.1964 Villa Clara
2 Silvio Pedro Miñoso DF 23.12.1976 Villa Clara
3 Yenier Márquez MD 03.01.1979 Villa Clara
4 Mario Rodriguez MD 29.09.1977 Ciudad Habana
5 Alexander Cruzata DF 26.07.1974 Holguin
6 Enrique Villaurrutia MD 24.04.1985 Cienfuegos
7 Jorge Ramírez MD 11.07.1977 Granma
8 Disney Aquino MD 27.12.1977 Santiago de Cuba
9 Alain Cervantes AT 17.11.1983 Ciego de Avila
10 Lester Moré AT 13.09.1978 Ciego de Avila
11 Mario Gil AT 17.10.1985 Ciudad Habana
12 Alexis Rene Avilés GK 17.11.1972 Villa Clara
13 Maikel Galindo AT 28.01.1981 Villa Clara
14 Jaime Colomé DF 30.06.1979 Ciudad Habana
15 Gisbel Morales AT 13.10.1978 Pinar del Rio
16 Reysander Fernández DF 22.08.1984 Ciego de Avila
17 Pedro Adriani Faife AT 01.01.1984 Villa Clara
18 Leonel Duarte DF 01.08.1987 Ciego de Avila
19 Jensis Muñoz AT 26.01.1983 Ciudad Habana
20 Yaikel Pérez AT 17.02.1985 Ciudad Habana

18 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Guatemala
Guatemala were hoping to give a good performance
in their seventh Gold Cup tournament to give
an impetus to their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign.
The Chapines had hosted the 2005 UNCAF
Nations Cup and had finished third under the direction
of the former Honduran World Cup player,
Ramon Maradiaga. The mainly home based team was
strengthened by the addition of two players from
Major League Soccer, Guillermo “El Pando” Ramirez
from the Los Angeles Galaxy and former Galaxy
striker Carlos “El Pescadito” Ruiz, now with FC
Dallas.
Maradiaga started all three goal keepers in the
games with Paolo Cesar Motta impressing the most
with his fine performance in the final game against
South Africa. The team utilized a variety of formations
ranging from a 3-5-2 to a flexible 4-4-2 system
of play. The zonal defence had its problems in the
opening games being vulnerable to through balls.
The central defenders Pablo Melgar and Gustavo
Cabrera did well in the air in the final game against
South Africa when the team was better organized
defensively. Elmer Ponciano was an attack-minded
right back with Angel Sanabria more defensively
inclined on the opposite side of the defence.
In the flat midfield Guillermo Ramirez impressed
with his work rate and competitive play which
unfortunately resulted in a red card against Mexico.
Carlos Figueroa was however the most effective
midfielder, a smart player with good positional sense
he provided good width in attack. The experienced
Fredy Thompson worked hard in a more defensive
role in the centre of the midfield but the team
lacked a play maker in this important area of the
field.
It is interesting to note that the team enjoyed
more possession than their opponents in all three
games courtesy of their good controlled build up
play but they still lacked width in attack and crosses
lacked quality apart from the fine headed goal by
Carlos Ruiz in the game against Jamaica. The bulk of
the attacking play focused on El Pescadito Ruiz who
scored three goals in that game and assisted on the
goal against South Africa. He was always a danger
with his speed, mobility and opportunism but all too
often lacked a supporting player in attack.
Guatemala never recovered from conceding two
goals in the first five minutes of their opening game
against Jamaica despite a spirited come back courtesy
of a Carlos Ruiz hat trick. Overall the Chapines
lacked organization and team shape especially in
defence in the games against Jamaica and Mexico
when they conceded eight goals. The team finished
on a good note with the change in location and a
well deserved draw against South Africa in Houston.
The challenge now is for the team to regroup and
learn its Gold Cup lessons.
PLAYING SYSTEM:
3-5-2 in the opening game changed to a flexible 4-4-
2 in the other two games.
STRENGTHS:
Technical skills of players. Good controlled possession
at times (more % of possession than all three
opponent
WEAKNESSES:
Defending in first two games (Eight goals conceded)
Limited width in attacking play
Quality of cross balls (one goal from 48 crosses)
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS:
(12) Figueroa- best midfield player. Involved in 2/4
goals scored.
(20) Ruiz- dangerous attacker- three goals and one
assist in three games
(25) Motta- fine display of goal keeping against
South Africa
AVERAGE AGE OF TEAM: 25 years 9 months
OLDEST PLAYER: Julio Giron 35 years 4 months
YOUNGEST PLAYER: Angel Sanabria 21 years

Team Analysis 19
1 / 22 / 25
Klee / Molina / Motta
14
Ponciano
3
Melgar
6
Cabrera
26
Sanabria
12
Figueroa
7
Thompson
11
Ramirez
24
Davila
10
Villatoro 20
Ruiz
#20 Carlos Ruiz (blue jersey) led the offence for Guatemala
#20 Carlos Ruiz (camiseta azul) fue el ataque de Guatemala
TD/DT: Ramon MARADIAGA
Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Gilberto YEARWOOD
Goalkeeper Coach/Preparador de Porteros: Roy Orlando POSAS
Delegates/Delegados: Oscar ARROYO, Adela de TORREBIARTE
General Manager/Gerente General: Victor Hugh ESTRADA
Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Hugo Oliva ORDOÑEZ
Doctors/Medicos: Juan Francisco QUIÑONEZ, Rafael ROBLES
Trainer/Preparador Fisico: Jose Leonel FLORES
Equipment Managers/Utileros: Hector Raymond SARVIA, Bryan
VASQUEZ
No. Name/Nombre Pos. D.O.B./F.D.N Club
1 Miguel Angel Klee GK 19.02.1977 Cobán Imperial
2 Nelson Noel Morales DF 20.09.1976 Cobán Imperial
3 Pablo Sebastian Melgar DF 14.01.1980 CSD Municipal
4 Dennis Chen DF 09.08.1977 Cobán Imperial
5 Victor Hernandez DF 23.06.1981 Xelajú MC
6 Gustavo Cabrera DF 13.12.1979 CSD Comunicaciones
7 Fredy Thompson MD 02.06.1982 CSD Comunicaciones
8 Gonzalo Romero MD 25.03.1975 CSD Municipal
9 Jose Zacarias MD 15.03.1982 Deportivo Suchitepéquez
10 Edwin Villatoro AT 18.02.1980 Suchitepéquez
11 Guillermo Ramirez MD 26.03.1978 Los Angeles Galaxy/USA
12 Carlos Figueroa MD 13.03.1981 CSD Municipal
13 Nestor Martinez DF 13.03.1981 CSD Comunicaciones
14 Elmer Ponciano DF 16.08.1982 Deportivo Jalapa
16 Julio Giron MD 02.03.1970 CSD Municipal
17 Dwight Pezzarossi AT 04.09.1979 CSD Comunicaciones
20 Carlos Ruiz AT 15.09.1979 FC Dallas/USA
21 Rigoberto Gomez MD 09.01.1977 CSD Comunicaciones
22 Luis Pedro Molina GK 04.06.1977 Deportivo Jalapa
23 Hernan Sandoval AT 22.07.1983 CSD Comunicaciones
24 Maynor Davila MD 12.02.1982 Aurora FC
25 Paulo Cesar Motta GK 29.03.1982 CSD Municipal
26 Angel Sanabria DF 26.07.1984 Cobán Imperial

20 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Honduras
Honduras is now at a rebuilding stage following
the disappointment of not reaching the final round
of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. The experienced
Jose De La Paz had returned as national coach
and he selected a strong mainly home based squad
supplemented by two players, Jorge Caballeros and
Mario Guerrero, from Major Soccer League team
Chicago Fire. Only four players returned from the
2003 squad and there was no place this time around
for the experienced David Suazo and Julio Cesar
Leon.
The team had qualified for the tournament after
finishing runners up to Costa Rica in the 2005 UNCAF
Nations Cup.
The experienced Victor Coello started in goal in
every game and produced some steady performances.
Junior Morales replaced an injured Coello in the
semifinal game. The team was well organized in a
zonal defence that was anchored by the dominant
figure of All Tournament Team selection Jorge
Samuel Caballeros assisted by either Asthor
Henriquez or Erik Vallecilo in the centre of the
defence. On occasion Henriquez also played in a
defensive role in front of the back four. Junior
Izaguirre was a fast mobile defender on the right
side and like his opposite number, the speedy
Maynor Figueroa, often moved up to support attacks
down the flanks.
Mario Guerrero and the attack-minded Elvis
Turcios, who both scored key goals in games, were
often utilized in central areas of a mobile midfield
and both did well in attack and defence. Oscar
Garcia and Mario Berrios provided good service down
the flanks and provided good balance across the
field.
The team operated with twin strikers but often in
the course of the game additional players gave support
in a variety of combinations. The speedy Jose
Francisco Ramirez caused problems for opposing
defenders but it was the experienced Wilmer
Velasquez who was to be the team’s most effective
attacker scoring three goals including two well taken
strikes against Colombia. He was a well deserved
selection as a member of the All Tournament Team.
Overall it was a good tournament for the
Catrachos who also won the Gold Cup Fair Play
award. They were the dominant team in Group A
and gained a rewarding win over their close rivals
from Costa Rica in an exciting quarter final game.
The USA scored two dramatic goals in the last five
minutes of a well played semi-final to deny them
the opportunity of a second appearance in a Gold
Cup final.
The future looks good for Honduras based on the
performances and results in Gold Cup 2005.
SYSTEM OF PLAY:
Flexible 4-4-2 which often changed to 3-4-3 based
on the game situation.
STRENGTHS:
Strong athletic players. Confidence to overcome
adversity. Competitive - never give up in a game.
Team work. Midfield possession.
WEAKNESSES:
Problems with pace of game – resulted in mistakes.
Lack of concentration at times e.g. late goals in
semi-final. Defending against crosses.
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS:
(4) Caballeros – Strong tackling defender who reads
game well. Strong in the air.
(10) Velasquez - Fast mobile with attacking skills.
Scored three goals in five games.
(19) Turcios - Creative midfielder with good passing
skills.
AVERAGE AGE OF TEAM: 26 years 4 months
OLDEST PLAYER: Wilmer Velasquez 33 years 3
months
YOUNGEST PLAYER: Hendry Thomas 20 years 5
months

Team Analysis 21
1
Corello
6
Izaguirre
21 / 2
Vallecilo / Henriquez
14
Garcia
23
Guerrero
4
Caballeros
19
Turcios
13
Berrios
3
Figueroa
10
Velasquez
9
Ramirez
#13 Mario Berrios (white jersey) provided Honduras good service down the flanks
#13 Mario Berrios (camiseta blanca) proporcion buen servicio para Honduras por los laterales
Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Jesus VELEZ
TD/DT: Jose DE LA PAZ
Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Oscar SALGADO
Doctor/Medico: Carlos BUEZO
Trainer/Preparador Fisico: Jose Duvan RAMIREZ
No. Name/Nombre Pos. D.O.B./F.D.N Club
1 Victor Coello GK 29.09.1974 CD Marathón
2 Asthor Henriquez DF 26.02.1983 -
3 Maynor Figueroa DF 02.05.1983 CD Olímpia
4 Jorge Samuel Caballeros DF 24.12.1974 Chicago Fire/USA
6 Junior Izaguirre DF 12.08.1979 CD Motagua
7 Edgar Nuñez AT 23.08.1979 Altético Olanchano
8 Wilson Palacios MD 29.07.1984 CD Olímpia
9 Jose Francisco Ramirez AT 10.07.1976 -
10 Wilmer Velasquez AT 28.04.1972 CD Olímpia
11 Milton Nuñez AT 31.10.1972 CD Marathón
13 Mario Berrios MD 29.05.1982 CD Marathón
14 Oscar Garcia MD 04.09.1984 -
16 Eddy Vega AT 13.08.1980 -
18 Carlos Moran MD 19.07.1984 CD Victoria
19 Elvis Danilo Turcios MD 08.05.1978 CD Olímpia
20 Hendry Thomas MD 23.02.1985 -
21 Erick Vallecilo DF 29.01.1980 Real CD España
22 Junior Morales GK 04.03.1978 Real CD España
23 Mario Ivan Guerrero MD 30.11.1977 Chicago Fire/USA
24 Luis Guifarro MD 25.08.1976 -
25 Christian Garden GK 22.09.1980 CD Vida

22 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Jamaica
Jamaica qualified for their sixth Gold Cup tournament
as the top team in the Caribbean having won
the 2005 CFU (Caribbean Football Union) Digicel
Cup. The Reggae Boyz had reached the Gold Cup
semi-finals in 1993 and also in 1998 the year in
which they became the first nation from the English
speaking Caribbean to reach the FIFA World Cup
finals. Wendell Downsell was now in charge of a
squad which contained a solid nucleus of home
based players and six returnees from the 2003 Gold
Cup team.
The tall dominant presence of Donovan Ricketts
was in goal for three of the games and despite conceding
nine goals proved to be a good shot stopper.
In front of him the team adopted a 4-4-2 system in
most of the games with the experienced and disciplined
Tyrone Marshall, an honorable mention in the
All Tournament Team, usually the free player in
front of the zonal defence. Damion Stewart and
Jermaine Taylor were hard tackling central defenders
with Tyrone Sawyers and Robert Scarlett on the
flanks. It was a back four that was very physical at
times actions that resulted in three red cards.
Opponents were also able to exploit a defence that
on occasions lacked depth.
The vision and technical skills of Andy Williams
made him an effective play maker in the central
areas of the field whilst Jermaine Hue was the most
effective flank player and scored two great goals
with his left foot. Kari Stephenson usually played on
the opposite side of a midfield that sometimes
lacked width and the quantity and quality of cross
balls (32 in four games) could have been better in
several games.
The Reggae Boyz did however score eight goals in
the four games. The fast mobile attackers often
caused problems with their individual actions as evidenced
by the two goals scored by Ricardo Fuller. He
was usually partnered up front by Luton Shelton who
scored their opening goal in the tournament. Three
goals came from set plays including two headed
goals against South Africa.
Team shape was lacking at times but the fitness
of the team and their competitive attitude made
them a difficult team to play against. This was especially
evident in the opening game when they were
reduced to ten players after only 15 minutes and it
was a similar situation in the last 19 minutes of the
disciplined defensive game against Mexico. The team
also came from behind to equalize three times in
the exciting 3-3 draw against South Africa. Jamaica
were eventually eliminated at the quarterfinal stage
by the strong US squad a game in which they missed
a penalty when the score was only 1-0.
A rebuilding stage for Jamaican football after the
early elimination from World Cup 2006 qualifying but
the performances of some of the home based players
gave some hope for the future.
PLAYING SYSTEM:
4-4-2 in most games but played with an extra
defender in the game against Mexico.
STRENGTHS:
Physically strong players. Competitive play in all
games. Speed and mobility of several players.
Attacking play in opening two games (seven goals
from 38 goal attempts).
WEAKNESSES:
Limited flank play – only averaged eight crosses a
game. Team shape in defence - lacked balance and
depth. Creativity in midfield.
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS:
(9) Williams - midfield play maker one goal and two
assists.
(14) Marshall – Tall dominant defender. Good ball
winning skills and distribution.
AVERAGE AGE OF TEAM: 25 years 8 months
OLDEST PLAYER: Roland Dean 43 years 9 months
YOUNGEST PLAYER: Nicholy Finlayson 19 years 7
months

Team Analysis 23
30
Ricketts
5
Sawyers
3
Stewart
4
Taylor
6
Scarlett
14
Marshall
18
Stephenson
9
Williams
17
Hue
21
Shelton
10
Fuller
#14 Tyrone Marshall of Jamaica (gold jersey) was selected to the All-Tournament Team
#14 Tyrone Marshall de Jamaica (camiseta amarrilla) nombrado para el Mejor Equipo del Torneo
Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Crenston BOXHILL
TD/DT: Wendell DOWNSWELL
Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Patrick WALTERS
Team Manager/Encargado del Equipo: Howard BELL
Doctor/Medico: Charles ROBERTS
Trainers/Preparador Fisicos: Denise ROBERTS, Sean SAMUELS
No. Name/Nombre Pos. D.O.B./F.D.N Club
1 Shawn Sawyers GK 19.09.1976 Portmore United FC
3 Damion Stewart DF 18.08.1980 Harbour View FC
4 Jermaine Taylor DF 14.01.1985 Harbour View FC
5 Tyrone Sawyers DF 25.05.1981 Portmore United FC
6 Robert Scarlett DF 14.01.1979 Harbour View FC
8 Lovel Palmer DF 30.08.1984 Harbour View FC
9 Andrew Williams MD 23.09.1977 Real Salt Lake/USA
10 Ricardo Fuller AT 31.10.1979 Portsmouth/ENG
11 Roland Dean AT 13.10.1961 Tivoli Gardens FC
12 Jermaine Johnson MD 25.06.1980 Oldham Athletic/ENG
13 Leighton Murray GK 22.09.1977 Harbour View FC
14 Tyrone Marshall DF 12.11.1974 Los Angeles Galaxy/USA
16 Omar Daley MD 25.04.1981 Portmore United FC
17 Jermaine Hue MD 15.06.1978 Harbour View FC
18 Khari Stephenson MD 18.01.1981 Kansas City Wizards/USA
19 Garfield Reid DF 14.01.1981 Rivoli United FC
20 Damani Ralph AT 06.11.1980 No club
21 Luton Shelton AT 11.11.1985 Harbour View FC
22 Nicholy Finlayson DF 19.12.1985 Reno FC
23 Teafore Bennett AT 07.06.1984 Portmore United FC
25 Claude Davis DF 06.03.1979 Preston/ENG
30 Donovan Ricketts GK 06.07.1977 Bradford City/ENG

24 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Mexico
The defending champions were competing in their
eighth CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. The first
country to capture four titles Mexico was also hoping
it would be the first country to capture three championships
without conceding a goal. It had been a
busy summer for the Tricolor with the team giving
some excellent performances in the FIFA
Confederations Cup, including a magnificent win
over the defending World Champions, Brazil. As a
result Ricardo La Volpe had a limited preparation
time for the tournament but still utilized 11 players
from the squad that performed so admirably in
Germany.
Moises Munoz and Jose Corona split the duties in
goal with Munoz especially showing good field player
skills behind the flexible 3-5-2 formation in which all
the players were well aware of their roles and
responsibilities. The back three consisted of a recovering
sweeper Ricardo Osorio, who impressed with
his composed play and ability to read the game, and
two mobile full backs. Carlos Salcido with his overall
technical skills proved to be very effective getting
forward into attack whilst on the opposite side the
tall Francisco Rodriguez was not only a competent
defender but also dangerous on set plays. He scored
a fine headed goal off a corner kick in the opening
game against South Africa.
The well-balanced midfield was anchored by the
experienced Gerardo Galindo who combined well
with Perez and Naelson in the central areas of the
field although on occasions in his desire to get forward
he left gaps that were exploited by opponents.
The talented Luis Perez, an All Tournament Team
selection, with his vision and passing ability made
him an effective play maker whilst the other side of
the midfield triangle Antonio Naelson impressed with
his work rate in both attack and defence. The positional
play and work rate on the flanks of Mario
Mendez and Gonzalo Pineda made them particularly
effective in maintaining the overall team shape in
both attack and defence.
Attacks usually developed from a controlled build
up through central channels as well as the flanks
with the overlapping runs of Salcido on the left side.
The flank play was very effective especially when
long balls were directed in the air towards the
excellent target player, Jared Borgetti. Ironically the
talented striker scored both his goals with well
taken shots, not headers, against Guatemala. Mexico
missed his presence and leadership when he was suspended
for the quarterfinal game against Colombia.
Alberto Medina was his usual partner in attack,
scored the only goal of the game against Jamaica but
was sent off in the game against Colombia.
Mexico never recovered from the surprise 2-1
defeat by South Africa in the opening game. It was
followed by two expected wins over Guatemala and
a competitive Jamaican team but elimination came
at the hands of the other guest team from
Colombia. This courtesy of a remarkable “golazo” in
the quarterfinals. Overall a disappointing tournament
for the defending champions who will now turn
their attention to the FIFA World Cup finals in
Germany next summer.
PLAYING SYSTEM:
Flexible 3-5-2 with (4) Osorio the free player in the
back three and (21) Galindo as the defensive central
midfielder
STRENGTHS:
Technical skills of players. Team shape in attack and
defence. Support play. Quality of crosses (77 in four
games with 11 headers at goal). Quality of shots (58
shots on goal 50% on target)
WEAKNESSES:
Defending back post on crosses and corner kicks (¾
goals conceded in this way)
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS:
(3) Salcido - attacking left back with very good
technical skills
(9) Borgetti – Striker with excellent aerial ability.
Scored two well taken goals
(23) Perez - Talented midfield play maker
AVERAGE AGE OF TEAM: 25 years 8 months
OLDEST PLAYER: Jared Borgetti 31 years 11 months
YOUNGEST PLAYER: Guillermo Ochoa 20 years

Team Analysis 25
1 / 12
Muñoz / Corona
2
Rodriguez
4
Osorio
21
Galindo
3
Salcido
16
Mendez
23
Perez
7
Naelson
14
Pineda
19
Medina 9
Borgetti
#3 Carlos Arnaldo Salcido (green jersey) was Mexico’s attacking leftback
#3 Carlos Arnaldo Salcido (camiseta verde) fue México ataque a la izquierdas
Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Jose Alberto DE LA TORRE
TD/DT: Ricardo LAVOLPE
Assistant Coaches/Asistente Técnicos: Jorge CAMPOS, Francisco
Javier RAMIREZ
Coordinator/Coordinador: Ricardo MARTINEZ
Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Mauricio ZAVALA
Doctors/Medicos: Carlos Alberto COCCARO, Jose Luis SERRANO
Trainers/Preparadores Fisicos: Alberto AGUILAR MIJES,
Milton GRANIOLATI CHA
Equipment Managers/Utileros: Isaac ESTRADA, Gonzalo SALDAÑA
No. Name/Nombre Pos. D.O.B./F.D.N Club
1 Moises Muñoz GK 01.02.1980 CA Monarcas Morelia
2 Francisco Rodriguez DF 20.10.1981 CD Guadalajara
3 Carlos Arnaldo Salcido AT 02.04.1980 CD Guadalajara
4 Ricardo Osorio DF 30.03.1980 CDSC Cruz Azul
5 Israel Lopez MD 29.09.1974 CD Toluca
6 Ismael Rodriguez MD 10.01.1981 CF Monterrey
7 Antonio Naelson MD 23.05.1976 CD Toluca
8 Rafael Garcia MD 14.08.1974 CDSC Cruz Azul
9 Jared Borgetti AT 14.08.1973 Pachuca CF
10 Omar Bravo AT 04.03.1980 CD Guadalajara
11 Daniel Osorno AT 16.03.1979 Atlas CF
12 Jose de Jesus Corona GK 26.01.1981 Tecos UAG
14 Gonzalo Pineda DF 19.10.1982 Pumas UNAM
15 Carlos Morales MD 06.09.1979 Tigres UANL
16 Mario Mendez DF 01.06.1979 CD Toluca
17 Rafael Marquez Lugo AT 02.11.1981 CA Monarcas Morelia
18 Aaron Padilla AT 13.08.1977 Club América
19 Alberto Medina AT 29.05.1983 CD Guadalajara
20 Juan Pablo Garcia AT 24.11.1981 Atlas CF
21 Gerardo Galindo MD 23.05.1978 Pumas UNAM
22 Hector Altamirano MD 17.03.1977 Club Santos Laguna
23 Luis Ernesto Pérez MD 12.01.1981 CF Monterrey
24 Guillermo Ochoa GK 13.07.1985 Club América

26 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Panama
Panama were making their second appearance in
the CONCACAF Gold Cup with their only other being
in the 1993 tournament. Colombian technical director
Jose Hernandez was hoping that a good performance
in the tournament would prepare the Canaleros
for the final World Cup 2006 qualifying games later in
the year. It was an experienced squad with eight
players with foreign clubs and three players from the
youth team that had done so well in the 2003 World
Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates.
Jaime Penedo played every minute of every game
and his outstanding performances were rewarded
with a spot on the All Tournament team as well as a
the goal keeper of the tournament award. In front of
him was another All Tournament selection, defender
Felipe Baloy, who impressed not only with his competitiveness
but also his technical skills. Jose
Anthony Torres was his usual partner in the centre of
a back four which was always rigid in a flexible 4-4-2
formation. Luis Moreno and Carlos Rivera, who was
strong in the air, occupied the full back positions
with Moreno a steady defender and Rivera more
attack minded.
Gabriel Gomez worked hard an attack and
defence in the centre of the midfield and he combined
well with the more defensively inclined Engin
Mitre. The speed and mobility of Ricardo Philips who
scored two goals against Colombia caused problems
on the flanks a contrast to the slow deliberate play
and passing ability of Alberto Blanco. The key player
in a mobile midfield which adjusted well to the circumstances
of the game, was Julio Medina III. “El
cerebro” or the brains of the team, Medina
impressed with his creativity and passing ability.
Up front Luis Tejada had an outstanding tournament
and was a deserving winner of the Miller Lite
MVP Award. He proved to be a dangerous attacker,
especially in the air, scored three goals in six games
and was also selected to the All Tournament Team.
Tejada had an ideal partner in the experienced Jorge
Dely Valdes who scored two important goals to compliment
his technical skills, passing ability and positional
play. Valdes was also an honorable mention on
the All Tournament Team.
Overall it was a tremendous tournament for the
Canaleros who came so close to a memorable victory
over the USA in the final game. The team surprised
every one with the win over Colombia in the opening
game and then proceeded to beat the South
American powerhouse for a second time in a memorable
semi final game. The team had edged the other
guest team from South Africa in a dramatic quarter
final which went to penalty kicks but lost to the USA
in a similar fashion in the final. Performances and
results that will stand them in good stead for future
Gold Cup tournaments.
PLAYING SYSTEM:
Flexible 4-4-2 with a flat back four and a variety of
combinations in midfield ranging from a 4-3-3 in
attack to a 4-2-2-2 with attacking wide midfield
players.
STRENGTHS:
Team shape and organization – strong team spine.
Focused performance. Goal keeping. Depth and concentration
in defence. Technical skills of several
players
WEAKNESSES:
Flank play lacking at times (averaged 10 crosses a
game). Team discipline (One red, 21 yellow cards)
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS:
(1) Penedo - Top goal keeper in the tournament with
45 saves. Excellent shot stopper.
(5) Baloy – Strong skilful defender. Member of All
Tournament team.
(7) Dely Valdes – Skilful and mobile attacker
(10) Medina – creative midfielder with vision and
passing ability.
(18) Tejada – Dangerous attacker. Scored three goals
member All Tournament team.
AVERAGE AGE OF TEAM: 26 years 8 months
OLDEST PLAYERS: Jorge and Julio Dely Valdes 38
years 4 months
YOUNGEST PLAYER: Gabriel Gomez 21 years 2
months

Team Analysis 27
1
Penedo
3
Moreno
4
Torres
5
Baloy
2
Rivera
6
Gomez
15 / 8
Philips / Blanco
20
Mitre
10
Medina III
7
Dely Valdes
18
Tejada
#10 Julio Medina III (red jersey) help lead Panama to the first-ever Gold Cup Final
#10 Julio Medina III (camiseta roja) ayudó a Panamá a su primer final de Copa Oro
Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Ariel ALVARADO
TD/DT: Jose HERNANDEZ
Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Jorge Amado NUNES
General Manager/Gerente General: Rolando GONZALEZ
Doctors/Medicos: Agusto ALVARADO, Juan Carlos ANDRION
No. Name/Nombre Pos. D.O.B./F.D.N Club
1 Jaime Penedo GK 26.09.1981 Deportivo Árabe Unido
2 Carlos Rivera DF 30.05.1979 DIM/COL
3 Luis Moreno DF 19.03.1981 Envigado/COL
4 Jose Anthony Torres DF 27.08.1972 CD Marathón/HON
5 Felipe Baloy DF 24.02.1981 Paranaense/BRA
6 Gabriel Gomez MD 29.05.1984 Tauro FC
8 Alberto Blanco MD 08.01.1978 Alania/RUS
9 Julio Cesar Dely Valdes AT 12.03.1967 Deportivo Árabe Unido
7 Jorge Luis Dely Valdes AT 12.03.1967 Deportivo Árabe Unido
10 Julio Medina III MD 14.07.1976 Aguila/SLV
11 Roberto Brown AT 15.07.1977 San Francisco FC
12 Jose Calderon GK 14.08.1985 San Francisco FC
13 Joel Solanilla DF 24.12.1983 CD Plaza Amador
14 Roman Torres AT 20.03.1986 Chepo FC
15 Ricardo Phillips MD 31.01.1975 Tauro FC
16 Ubaldo Gustavo Guardia DF 08.06.1977 -
17 Luis Alfonso Henriquez DF 23.11.1981 Deportivo Árabe Unido
18 Luis Tejada AT 28.03.1982 Envigado/COL
19 Gustavo Avila MD 21.04.1981 Deportivo Árabe Unido
20 Engin Mitre MD 16.10.1981 CD Plaza Amador
21 Angel Luis Rodriguez MD 15.02.1976 -
22 Oscar McFarlane GK Tauro FC
23 Donaldo Gonzalez GK 27.11.1971 CD Marathón/HON

28 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
South
Africa
South Africa, one of two guest teams in the tournament,
also became the first African nation to compete
in the Gold Cup. It had not been an easy preparation
for the host country of the 2010 FIFA World
Cup. A long and tiring trip to North America was compounded
by the fact that head coach Stuart Baxter
had a very short preparation period and was also
unable to obtain the release of most of the foreign
based players. Players were also unavailable from
two of the top clubs in the country.
The calm, composed and consistent play of Calvin
Marlin in goal was a key factor in all the games that
he played. When he was unable to play in the game
against Jamaica Thabani Radebe proved to be a
capable deputy. Baxter utilized a flexible 4-4-2 in
games adopting a 4-2-3-1 in defence and a 4-3-3 in
attack. The team was well organized in the zonal
defence with the attack minded and competent
Lucky Lekgwathi on the right side and the steady
Lucas Thwala on the opposite flank. Two tall strong
central defenders Sibonisio Gaxa and Ricardo Katza
were supported in front by two defensive midfield
players Siyabonga Siphika and Philip Evans. Evans had
an outstanding tournament and was an honorable
mention in the All Tournament Team. A tall strong
ball winner with an excellent work rate, he also
impressed with his use of the long ball and even
scored a headed goal in the surprise win over Mexico.
The midfield was well balanced with hard working,
speedy and mobile flank players Abram
Raselemane and Lebohang Mokoena on the right side
and the impressive Siyabanga Nomvete on the left
side. Nomvete was especially effective in the transition
from defence to attack with his direct running
with the ball into space. The technical skills and
vision of Elrio Van Heerden who would often drop
deep to receive balls from the two defensive midfielders
also made him an effective play maker.
Attacks varied from fast attacks using the fast
mobile flank attackers to slow attacks using a controlled
build up through central areas of the field.
The quality and quantity of crosses varied in all four
games. This despite the presence of the tall dominant
target player Lungisani Ndlela who scored two
goals and assisted on two others with flick-ons.
Overall the team scored two goals with headers from
ten headed goal attempts and 60 crosses.
The Bafana Bafana made a dramatic entry to their
first ever Gold Cup with the surprise 2-1 win over the
defending Gold Cup champions, Mexico. An exciting
3-3 draw against Jamaica was followed by two more
drawn games against Central American opponents
Guatemala and Panama. The team showed its fighting
spirit in the latter two games when it came back
to equalize although it lost on penalty kicks to the
eventual finalists, Panama. South Africa proved to be
a well organized team that was able to adapt well to
situations in games and still retain its team shape.
This despite having less possession in all four games
than their opponents. They can look back with some
satisfaction on their first ever Gold Cup tournament.
PLAYING SYSTEM:
Flexible 4-4-2 with a 4-5-1 in defence and a 4-3-3 in
attack.
STRENGTHS:
Overall team shape and organization in attack and
defence. Transition from defence to attack
Speed and mobility of midfield players. Team spirit
WEAKNESSES:
Limited in attacking play but five goals from 20 goal
attempts in first two games. Overly physical play at
times. Quality of crosses
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS:
(1) Marlin - competent goal keeper who made key
saves in the quarter final game
(4) Evans - Work rate and ball winning in midfield
(11) Van Heerden – play maker with speed and
technical skills
AVERAGE AGE OF TEAM: 25 years 2 months
OLDEST PLAYER: Thabani Radebe 35 years 7 months
YOUNGEST PLAYER: Lee Langeveldt 18 years 8 months

Team Analysis 29
1
Marlin
2
Lekgwathi
18
Raselemane
6
Gaxa
5
Katza
8
Siphika 4
Evans
3
Thwala
14
Nomvete
11
Van Heerden
19
Ndlela
#11 Elrio Van Heerden (yellow jersey) guided South Africa to the Quarterfinals
#11 Elrio Van Heerden (camiseta amarrilla) llevó a Sudáfrica a los cuartos de finales
Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Reuben MAHLALELA
TD/DT: Stuart BAXTER
Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Steve KOMPHELA
Goalkeeper Coach/Preparador de Porteros: Alejandro HEREDIA
Team Manager/Encargado del Equipo: Stanley TSHABALALA
Coordinator/Coordinador: Barney SHIVAMBO
Doctors/Medicos: Sello MOTAUNG, Joseph RAMOKGADI
Equipment Managers/Utileros: Tumelo KUJANE, Moeketski
MAHLATSI
No. Name/Nombre Pos. D.O.B./F.D.N Club
1 Calvin Marlin GK 20.04.1976 Supersport United
2 Lucky Lekgwathi DF 08.01.1976 Orlando Pirates FC
3 Lucas Thwala DF 19.10.1981 Orlando Pirates FC
4 Philip Evans DF 08.03.1972 Supersport United FC
5 Ricardo Katza DF 12.05.1978 Supersport United FC
6 Siboniso Gaxa DF 06.04.1984 Supersport United FC
7 Daine Klate MD 25.02.1985 Supersport United FC
8 Siyabonga Siphika MD 24.04.1981 Manning Rangers
9 Lebohang Mokoena AT 29.09.1986 Orlando Pirates FC
10 Craig Bianchi DF 25.03.1978 Mameldoi Sundowns FC
11 Elrio Van Heerden MD 11.07.1983 FC Copenhagen/DEN
12 Stanley Kgatle MD 13.09.1982 Silver Stars
13 Solace Nkosi AT 22.08.1981 Bloemfontein Celtics FC
14 Siyabanga Nomvete AT 02.12.1977 Empoli/ITA
15 Andrew Mofedi DF 18.01.1979 Orlando Pirates FC
16 Thabang Radebe GK 04.12.1969 Orlando Pirates FC
17 Reagan Noble MD 22.07.1983 Wits University
18 Abram Raselemane MD 23.03.1975 Supersport United FC
19 Lungisani Ndlela AT 08.09.1980 Supersport United FC
20 Peter Peterson DF 27.02.1981 Moroka Swallows
21 Gift Leremi MD 13.12.1984 Orlando Pirates FC
22 Lee Langeveldt GK 10.11.1986 FC Fortune

30 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Trinidad
& Tobago
partner to the mobile and skilful Jason Scotland.
Both players were dangerous in the air and the overall
aerial play of the team was evident in all their
games. No better examples than the two well taken
goals in the game against Panama.
Trinidad and Tobago made a fine start to the
tournament with the 1-1 result against a strong
Honduran team that was followed by another drawn
game against eventual finalists, Panama. Colombia
proved too strong to overcome in the final group
game in which Kelvin Jack was outstanding in goal.
Overall a promising beginning for the new coach
who has, in a short time, instilled in his team the
importance of playing as a unit with everyone complementing
each other when attacking and defending.
PLAYING SYSTEM:
Flexible 4-4-2 which often changes to 4-3-3 in the
course of a game.
Trinidad and Tobago, the country with the best
record of all the CFU countries, was making its sixth
appearance in the Gold Cup finals. It was the first
however for the experienced Dutch coach Leo
Beenhakker who had taken over the Soca Warriors
after the disappointing start to the 2006 World Cup
qualifying camapaign. The veterans Dwight Yorke
and Russell Latapy were missing from the line up but
Beenhakker was still able to assemble an experienced
squad that contained 14 players from overseas
clubs.
Kelvin Jack was preferred to the veteran Shaka
Hislop in goal and had a fine tournament highlighted
by a nine save performance against Honduras in the
opening game and a magnificent game against
Colombia in the 2-0 defeat. Beenhakker utilized a
flexible 4-4-2 system in which the two strong and
physical central defenders Dennis Lawrence and
Marvin Andrews were the dominant figures in a zonal
back four. Emery John and the versatile Cyd Gray
played in the full back positions with Gray always
willing to join in attacks.
The midfield was well balanced with Silvio Spann
and Christopher Birchall in charge of recovering the
ball. Gold Cup debutant Birchall also got on the
scoresheet courtesy of his magnificent shot in the
opening game. Vision and passing ability made Colin
Samuel the key play maker in the midfield with the
speedy Cornell Glen, scorer of an excellent headed
goal against Panama, and the more defensive minded
Densill Theobald operating on the flanks.
The strength and personality of Stern John up
front made him an ideal captain as well as a good
STRENGTHS:
Teamwork. Technical skills of players.
Goalkeeping (18 saves in three games).
Heading in defence.
WEAKNESSES:
Fitness - ability to play for 90 minutes. Defensive
technique. Flank play (only 19 crosses in three
games)
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS:
(7) Birchall- midfielder with passing ability. Scored
well taken goal against Honduras.
(21) Jack – Tall dominant goal keeper with excellent
reflexes
AVERAGE AGE OF TEAM: 27 years
OLDEST PLAYER: Shaka Hislop 36 years 5 months
YOUNGEST PLAYER: Kenwyne Jones 20 years 9
months

Team Analysis 31
21
Jack
3
John
6
4
Lawrence Andrews 24
Gray
20
Samuel
19
Spann
7
Birchall
18 / 13
Theobald / Glen
10
Scotland
14
John
#7 Christopher Birchall (red jersey) scored Trinidad & Tobago’s first goal
#7 Christopher Birchall (camiseta roja) anotó el primer gol de Trinidad y Tobago
Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Bruce AANENSEN
TD/DT: Leo BEENHAKKER
Assistant Coaches/Asistente Técnicos: Theo DE JONG, George
JOSEPH, Joseph PHILLIP, Wilhelmus RIJSBERGEN
Goalkeeper Coach/Preparador de Porteros: Michael MAURICE
Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Shaun FUENTES
Doctors/Medicos: Terence BABWAH, Wayne LAWSON
Trainer/Preparador Fisico: Nicholas ZEPHYRINUS
No. Name/Nombre Pos. D.O.B./F.D.N Club
1 Neil Shaka Hislop GK 22.02.1969 -
2 David Charles DF 29.09.1977 W Connection
3 Emery John DF 18.06.1975 New England Revolution/USA
4 Marvin Andrews DF 27.12.1975 Glasgow Rangers/SCO
5 Brent Sancho DF 13.03.1977 Dundee FC/SCO
6 Dennis Lawrence DF 01.08.1974 Wrexham FC/WAL
7 Christopher Birchall MD 05.05.1984 Port Vale FC/ENG
8 Angus Eve MD 23.02.1972 San Juan Jabloteh
9 Aurtis Whitley MD 01.05.1977 San Juan Jabloteh
10 Jason Scotland AT 18.02.1979 Dundee United/SCO
11 Carlos Edwards MD 24.10.1978 Wrexham FC/WAL
12 Brent Rahim MD 08.08.1978 Falkirk FC/SCO
13 Cornell Glen AT 21.10.1980 Columbus Crew/USA
14 Stern John AT 30.10.1976 Coventry FC/ENG
15 Kenwyne Jones AT 05.10.1984 Stoke City FC/ENG
16 Anton Pierre DF 23.09.1977 Defence Force
18 Densill Theobald MD 27.06.1982 Caledonia AIA/ITA
19 Silvio Spann MD 21.08.1981 Yokohama FC/JPN
20 Colin Samuel AT 27.08.1981 Dundee FC/SCO
21 Kelvin Jack GK 29.04.1976 Dundee FC/SCO
22 Daurance Williams GK 13.05.1983 San Juan Jabloteh
23 Glenton Wolffe DF 30.12.1981 North East Stars
24 Cyd Gray DF 21.11.1976 San Juan Jabloteh

32 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
USA
The USA, oldest team in the tournament, had a
solid nucleus of players from Major League Soccer
along with eight players currently with clubs in
Europe. Six players were on the 2003 Gold Cup squad.
The familiar figure of Kasey Keller was again in
goal and had another outstanding tournament, made
key saves in games and only conceded two goals in
five games. He was a well deserved selection as a
member of the All Tournament squad. Arena usually
opted for a flexible 4-4-2 formation with a defensive
midfielder in front of the back four and three
mobile midfielders supporting the forwards. The
experienced Frankie Hejduk and mobile Steve
Cherundolo, were both effective in attack and
defence down the right flank. On the opposite side
Greg Vanney proved to be a strong defender with a
flair for attacking play. A variety of partnerships
were used in the centre of the defence with both
Jimmy Conrad and Oguchi Onyewu having outstanding
tournaments. Onyewu was particularly impressive
with his aerial play and tackling, also his gamewinner
in the semis helped to earn him a spot on
the All Tournament team.
Pablo Mastroeni or Chris Armas were both very
effective when playing in the defensive midfield role
in front of the back four and provided a strong link
between attack and defence. The remaining midfield
players usually consisted of Steve Ralston on
the right side and the experienced John O’Brien on
the left side. O’Brien was an honorable mention in
the All Tournament Team whilst another All
Tournament team member, Landon Donovan, played
in a more central role in support of the forwards.
Skillful, business like and innovative Donovan also
proved to be a good finisher with his three goals and
two assists.
Up front, and in midfield, DaMarcus Beasley
proved to be a versatile attacking player with his
speed and crossing ability as evidenced by his three
goals and four assists which earned him the Texaco
Top Scorer Award. Josh Wolff was also an effective
striker with his overall skills and work rate.
The Stars and Stripes proved to be fit, well
organized and composed in their play with all the
players familiar with their roles and responsibilities
in both attack and defence. The positional and support
play of the individual players always ensured
that the team shape was maintained in attack and
defence but it was their overall discipline and concentration
over 90 minutes that were key factors in
their success. Over 50% (6/11 goals) came in the last
five minutes of play, which includes three goals in
three minutes against Cuba along with a game-winner
during injury time in the semifinals.
Bruce Arena can look back with great satisfaction,
on a tournament that showed the depth of the USA
as it prepares for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
PLAYING SYSTEM:
Flexible 4-4-2, on occasion switched to a flexible 3-5-2
STRENGTHS:
Team shape. Support play. Aerial play in attack and
defence. Midfield possession. Competitive qualities
Organisation on set plays.
WEAKNESSES:
Problems at times defending against fast, mobile
opponents. Quality of final pass. Finishing.
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS:
(4) Onyewu - Tall dominant defender. Member of All
Tournament team.
(5) O’Brien – midfield work rate and quality support
play in attack and defence.
(7) Beasley - Multi talented attacker. Golden Boot
and member All Tournament team.
(10) Donovan – Finishing skills. Member All
Tournament team
(18) Keller - Outstanding goal keeper with shot stopping
ability. 0.37 G.A.A.
s
AVERAGE AGE OF TEAM: 27 years 6 months
OLDEST PLAYER: Kasey Keller 35 years 8 months
YOUNGEST PLAYER: Santino Quaranta 20 years 9
months

Team Analysis 33
18
Keller
12
Conrad
6 / 2
Cherundolo / Hesduk
4
Onyewu
25 / 14
Mastroeni / Armas
3
Vanney
19
Ralston
10
Donovan
5
O’Brien
16
Wolff
7
Beasley
#7 John O’Brien (blue jersey) gave quality support for the USA on attack and defense
#7 John O’Brien (camiseta azul) dío apoyo en la defense y en el ataque para los USA
TD/DT: Bruce ARENA
Assistant Coaches/Asistente Técnicos: Glenn MYERNICK, Curt ONALFO
Goalkeeper Coaches/Preparadores de Porteros:
Milutin SOSKIC, Phil WHEDDON
General Manager/Gerenta General: Pam PERKINS
Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Michael CAMMARMAN
Doctor/Medico: Bert MANDELBAUM
Trainers/Preparadores Fisicos: Todd DANIELS, Jim HASHIMOTO
Equipment Manager/Utilero: Ryan MAXFIELD
No. Name/Nombre Pos. D.O.B./F.D.N Club
1 Marcus Hahnemann GK 15.06.1972 Reading FC/ENG
2 Frankie Hejduk DF 05.08.1974 Columbus Crew
3 Greg Vanney DF 11.06.1974 SC Bastia/FRA
4 Oguchi Onyewu DF 13.05.1982 Standard de Liege/BEL
5 John O’Brien MD 29.08.1977 ADO den Haag/NED
6 Steve Cherundolo DF 19.02.1979 Hannover 96/GER
7 DaMarcus Beasley MD 24.05.1982 PSV Eindhoven/NED
8 Clint Dempsey MD 09.03.1983 New England Revolution
9 Santino Quaranta AT 14.10.1984 D.C. United
10 Landon Donovan AT 04.03.1982 Los Angeles Galaxy
11 Conor Casey AT 25.07.1981 FSV Mainz/GER
12 Jimmy Conrad DF 12.02.1977 Kansas City Wizards
13 Patrick Noonan AT 02.08.1980 New England Revolution
14 Chris Armas MD 24.05.1982 Chicago Fire
15 Ben Olsen MD 03.05.1977 D.C. United
16 Josh Wolff AT 25.02.1977 Kansas City Wizards
18 Kasey Keller GK 29.11.1969 Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER
19 Steve Ralston MD 14.06.1974 New England Revolution
21 Brad Davis MD 08.11.1981 San Jose Earthquakes
22 Tony Sanneh DF 01.06.1971 Chicago Fire
23 Eddie Pope DF 24.12.1973 Real Salt Lake
24 Matt Reis GK 28.03.1975 New England Revolution
25 Pablo Mastroeni MD 26.08.1976 Colorado Rapids

34 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Match Reports 35
Section 3
Match Reports

36 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Colombia vs Panama 0:1 (0:0)
Match/Partido 1: 06.07.2005: Miami, Florida USA; Orange Bowl (A: 10311)
Luis TEJADA (Julio Medina III) 70’
COL: 1-Farid Mondragón-C - 3-Jose De la Cuesta, 4- Humberto Mendoza, 6-Juan Carlos Ramirez, 9- Wason
Renteria, 10- Tressor Moreno (46: 8-Aldo Ramirez), 13- Yulian Anchico, 16- Hector Hurtado (69: 21-Abel
Aguilar), 17- Jairo Patiño, 18-Martin Arzuaga (80: 7-Oscar Briceño), 23- Oscar Passo. Booked /Amonestado:
Renteria 38’, Mendoza 48’ TD: Reinaldo RUEDA
PAN: 1-Jaime Penedo - 2-Carlos Rivera, 3- Luis Moreno, 4- Jose Torres, 5- Felipe Baloy, 6- Gabriel Gomez, 9-
Julio Dely Valdes-C (80: 7-Jorge Dely Valdes), 10- Julio Medina (84: 19-Gustavo Avila), 15- Ricardo Phillips, 18-
Luis Tejada, 20- Engin Mitre (46: 8-Alberto Blanco). Booked /Amonestado: Moreno 38’, Penedo 67’, Rivera 71’,
Medina 73’, Blanco 80’, Baloy 90+’ TD: Jose HERNANDEZ
Statistics/Estadísticas COL PAN
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 18 15
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 8 6
Saves/Atajadas 6 9
Fouls/Faltas 14 13
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 10 3
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 2 3
R: Carlos BATRES (GUA); A1: Hector VERGARA (CAN); A2: Francisco RAMIREZ (MEX); FO: Marco RODRÍGUEZ (MEX)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Jaime PENEDO (PAN)
Trinidad & Tobago vs Honduras 1:1 (1:1)
Match/Partido 2: 06.07.2005: Miami, Florida USA; Orange Bowl (A: 10311)
Christopher BIRCHALL (Jason Scotland) 28’ - Maynor FIGUEROA 43’
TRI: 21-Kelvin Jack - 3-Emery John, 4-Marvin Andrews, 6-Dennis Lawrence, 7-Christopher Birchall, 9-Aurtis
Whitley, 10-Jason Scotland (71: 15-Kenwyne Jones), 12-Brent Rahim, 14-Stern John-C, 18-Densill Theobald
(65: 20-Colin Samuel), 24-Cyd Gray. Booked /Amonestado: Rahim 23’, Emery John 54’ TD: Leo BEENHAKKER
HON: 1-Victor Coello (86: 22-Junior Morales) - 2-Asthor Henriquez, 3-Maynor Figueroa, 6-Junior Izaguirre, 9-
Jose Francisco Ramirez (46: 11-Milton Nuñez), 10-Wilmer Velásquez-C, 13-Mario Berrios, 14-Oscar Garcia, 19-
Elvis Danilo Turcios (65: 8-Wilson Palacios), 21-Erick Vallecilo, 23-Mario Ivan Guerrero. Booked /Amonestado:
Mario Berrios 90’+ TD: Jose DE LA PAZ
Statistics/Estadísticas TRI HON
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 9 18
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 3 10
Saves/Atajadas 9 2
Fouls/Faltas 12 10
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 4 2
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 1 3
R: Mauricio NAVARRO (CAN); A1: Leonel LEAL (CRC); A2: Paul MESSAM (BAH); FO: John WYNGAARDE (SUR)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Christopher BIRCHALL (TRI)

Match Reports 37
Canada vs Costa Rica 0:1 (0:1)
Match/Partido 3: 07:07:2005: Seattle, Washington USA; Qwest Field (A: 15831)
Jafet SOTO 30’ pen
CAN: 1-Greg Sutton – 2-Adam Braz, 4-Kevin McKenna-C, 6-Patrice Bernier, 9-Ali Gerba (70: 7-Iain Hume), 11-
Jim Brennan, 12-Sandro Grande (90: 17-Jaime Peters), 13-Atiba Hutchinson, 14-Dwayne DeRosario, 15-Josh
Simpson, 16-Patrick Leduc (83: 8-Adrian Serioux). Booked /Amonestado: Hutchinson 28’, McKenna 30’, Gerba
53’, Brennan 66’, Bernier 90’, Sent off / Expulsado: McKenna 81’ TD: Frank YALLOP
CRC: 18-Jose Francisco Porras-C - 3-Roy Miller, 4-Michael Umaña, 6-Dany Fonesca, 8-Jose Luis Lopez, 9-Bryan
Ruiz, 10-Jafet Soto (76: 7-Oscar Rojas), 11-Christian Bolanos, 13-Victor Cordero, 15-Harold Wallace (56: 14-
Geiner Segura), 17-Steven Bryce (85: 20-Douglas Segueira). Booked /Amonestado: Segura 57’, Ruiz 63’
TD: Alexander GUIMARAES
Statistics/Estadísticas CAN CRC
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 5 6
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 2 2
Saves/Atajadas 1 3
Fouls/Faltas 19 25
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 10 3
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 6 0
R: Peter PRENDERGAST (JAM); A1: Anthony GARWOOD (JAM); A2: Joseph TAYLOR (TRI); FO: Neal BRIZAN (TRI)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Jafet SOTO (CRC)
Cuba vs USA 1:4 (1:1)
Match/Partido 4: 07:07:2005: Seattle, Washington USA; Qwest Field (A: 15831)
Lester MORE (Alain Cervantes) 18’ - Clint DEMPSEY (DaMarcus Beasley) 44’; Landon Donovan 87’; DaMarcus
BEASLEY (Santino Quaranta) 89’, DONOVAN (Beasley) 90’+
CUB: 1-Odelin Molina-C - 2-Silvio Pedro Miñoso (90: 19-Jensis Muñoz), 3-Yenier Márquez, 5-Alexander Cruzata,
6-Enrique Villaurrutia, 8-Disney Aquino, 9-Alain Cervantes, 10-Lester Moré (57: 18-Leonel Duarte), 13-Maikel
Galindo (77: 11-Mario Gil), 14-Jaime Colome, 16-Reysander Fernandez. Booked /Amonestado: Miñoso 86’,
Sent off / Expulsado: Colome 50’ TD: Armelio Luis GARCIA
USA: 1-Marcus Hahnemann - 2-Frankie Hejduk, 7-DaMarcus Beasley, 8-Clint Dempsey, 9-Santino Quaranta,
11-Conor Casey (66: 10-Landon Donovan), 12-Jimmy Conrad, 14-Chris Armas-C, 15-Ben Olsen(75: 16-Josh
Wolff), 21-Brad Davis (75: 5-John O’Brien), 22-Tony Sanneh. Booked /Amonestado: Sanneh 46’, Hejduk 53’,
Beasley 89’ TD: Bruce ARENA
Statistics/Estadísticas CUB USA
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 10 13
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 1 4
Saves/Atajadas 3 4
Fouls/Faltas 12 14
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 3 8
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 5 2
R: Jose PINEDA (HON); A1: Daniel WILLIAMSON (PAN); A2: Arturo VELASQUEZ (MEX); FO: Roberto MORENO (PAN)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Landon DONOVAN (USA)

38 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
South Africa - Mexico 2:1 (2:0)
Match/Partido 5: 08.07.2003: Carson, California USA; Home Depot Center (A: 27000)
Phillip EVANS (Lungisani Ndlela) 28’; Elrio VAN HEERDEN (Siyabango Nomvete) 41’ - Francisco RODRIGUEZ (Luis
Ernesto Perez) 83’
RSA: 1-Calvin Marlin - 2-Lucky Lekgwathi, 3-Lucas Thwala, 4-Philip Evans, 5-Ricardo Katza, 6-Sibiniso Gaxa, 8-
Siyabinga Siphika, 9-Lebohang Mokoena (65: 17-Reagan Noble), 11-Elrio Van Heerden (90: 10-Craig Bianchi),
14-Siyabanga Nomvete (71: 21-Gift Leremi), 19-Lungisani Ndlela. Booked /Amonestado: Thwala 20’, Siphika
75’, Leremi 90’ TD: Stuart BAXTER
MEX: 12-Jose de Jesue Corona - 2-Francisco Rodriguez, 3-Carlos Arnaldo Salcido, 4-Ricardo Osorio, 5-Israel
Lopez (23: Luis Ernesto Perez), 7-Antonio Naelson (53: 10-Omar Bravo), 8-Rafael Garcia (46: 19-Albert
Medina), 9-Jared Borgetti, 14-Gonzalo Pineda, 17-Rafael Marquez Lugo, 22-Hector Altamirano. Booked
/Amonestado: Rodriguez 33’, Borgetti 56’ TD: Ricardo LA VOLPE
Statistics/Estadísticas RSA MEX
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 9 22
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 4 5
Saves/Atajadas 3 1
Fouls/Faltas 17 6
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 1 12
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 2 1
R: Rodolfo SIBRIAN (SLV); A1: Carlos PASTRANA (HON); A2: Reynaldo SALINAS (HON); FO: Walter QUESADA (CRC)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Philip EVANS (RSA)
Guatemala – Jamaica 3:4 (2:3)
Match/Partido 6: 08.07.2003: Carson, California USA; Home Depot Center (A: 27000)
Luton SHELTON (Damion Stewart) 3’; Ricardo FULLER 5’; Andrew WILLIAMS 45’+ pen; Jermaine HUE 57’ -
Carlos RUIZ 11’ pen, RUIZ 45’+ (Gonzalo Romero), RUIZ 87’ (Hernan Sandoval)
GUA: 22-Luis Pedro Molina - 2-Nelson Noel Morales (29: 12-Carlos Figueroa), 3-Pablo Sebastian Melgar, 6-
Gustavo Cabrera, 7-Fredy Thompson, 8-Gonzalo Romero, 10-Edwin Villatoro (75: 24-Maynor Davila), 11-
Guillermo Ramirez, 14-Elmer Ponciano (62: 23-Hernan Sandoval), 20-Carlos Ruiz, 26-Angel Sanabria. Booked
/Amonestado: Ruiz 11’, Melgar 45’ TD: Ramon MARADIAGA
JAM: 30-Donovan Ricketts - 3-Damion Stewart, 5-Tyrone Sawyers, 6-Robert Scarlett, 9-Andrew Williams (75:
12-Jermaine Johnson), 10-Ricardo Fuller, 14-Tyrone Marshall, 17-Jermaine Hue (65: 16-Omar Daley), 18-Khari
Stephenson, 21-Luton Shelton (56: 20-Damani Ralph), 25-Claude Davis. Booked /Amonestado: Fuller 45’+, Sent
off / Expulsado: Claude Davis 15’ TD: Wendell DOWNSELL
Statistics/Estadísticas GUA JAM
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 19 13
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 7 7
Saves/Atajadas 3 4
Fouls/Faltas 15 17
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 6 2
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 3 1
R: Brian HALL (USA); A1: Greg BARKELY (USA); A2: Fernando TAMAYO (ECU); FO: Oscar RUIZ (COL)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Carlos RUIZ (GUA)

Match Reports 39
Costa Rica vs Cuba 3:1 (0:0)
Match/Partido 7: 09.07.2005: Seattle, Washington USA; Qwest Field (A: 15109)
Randall BRENES (Jafet Soto) 61’; Jafet SOTO 81’ pen; BRENES 85’ pen - Maikel GALINDO (Alain Cervantes) 72’
CRC: 1-Alvaro Mesen-C – 4-Michael Umaña, 5-Gabriel Badilla, 7-Oscar Rojas, 9-Bryan Ruiz (45: 21-Randall
Brenes), 10-Jafet Soto, 11-Christian Bolanos (75: 17-Steven Bryce), 12-Junior Diaz (45: 3-Roy Miller), 14-
Geiner Segura, 19-Mauricio Wright, 20-Douglas Segueira. Booked /Amonestado: none/ninguno
TD: Alexander GUIMARAES
CUB: 1-Odelin Molina-C – 2-Silvio Pedro Miñoso (68: 19-Jensis Muñoz), 3-Yenier Marquez, 5-Alexander Cruzata,
6-Enrique Villaurrutia, 9-Alain Cervantes, 10-Lester Moré, 13-Maikel Galindo, 15-Gisbel Morales (85: 18-Leonel
Duarte), 16-Reysander Fernandez, 17-Pedro Adriani Faife (60: 7-Jorge Ramirez). Booked /Amonestado:
Morales 45’, Cruzata 66’, Cervantes 80’ TD: Armelio Luis GARCIA
Statistics/Estadísticas CRC CUB
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 11 5
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 6 2
Saves/Atajadas 1 3
Fouls/Faltas 7 15
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 5 4
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 2 3
R: Benito ARCHUNDIA (MEX); A1: Arturo VELASQUEZ (MEX); A2: Pedro REBOLLAR (MEX); FO: Jose PINEDA (HON)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Randall BRENES (CRC)
USA vs Canada 2:0 (0:0)
Match/Partido 8: 09.07.2005: Seattle, Washington USA; Qwest Field (A: 15109)
OG 48’ (Atiba Hutchinson); Landon DONOVAN (DaMarcus Beasley) 90’
USA: 18-Kasey Keller-C – 3-Greg Vanney, 4-Oguchi Onyewu, 5-John O’Brien (67: 7-DaMarcus Beasley), 6-Steve
Cherundolo, 10-Landon Donovan, 13-Patrick Noonan (81: 14-Chris Armas), 16-Josh Wolff, 19-Steve Ralston, 23-
Eddie Pope (46: 12-Jimmy Conrad), 25-Pablo Mastroeni. Booked /Amonestado: Donovan 45’ Mastroeni 75’,
Onyewu 90’+ TD: Bruce ARENA
CAN: 1-Greg Sutton – 2-Adam Braz, 5-Gabriel Gervais, 6-Patrice Bernier, 8-Adrian Serioux, 10-Oliver Occean
(70: 9-Ali Gerba), 11-Jim Brennan-C (79: 12-Sandro Grande), 13-Atiba Hutchinson, 14-Dwayne DeRosario, 15-
Josh Simpson, 16-Patrick Leduc (67: 17-Jaime Peters). Booked /Amonestado: DeRosario 23’, Serioux 25’, Sent
off / Expulsado: Serioux 82’ TD: Frank YALLOP
Statistics/Estadísticas USA CAN
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 13 5
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 4 2
Saves/Atajadas 2 3
Fouls/Faltas 15 15
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 7 2
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 0 2
R: Neal BRIZAN (TRI); A1: Joseph TAYLOR (TRI); A2: Anthony GARWOOD (JAM); FO: Peter PRENDERGAST (JAM)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Kasey KELLER (USA)

40 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Panama vs Trinidad & Tobago 2:2 (1:1)
Match/Partido 9: 10.07.2005 Miami, Florida; Orange Bowl (A: 17292)
Luis TEJADA (Julio Medina III) 24’; TEJADA (Jaime Penedo) 90’ - Marvin ANDREWS (Cyd Gray) 17’; Cornell GLEN
(Angus Eve) 90’+
PAN: 1-Jaime Penedo, 2-Carlos Rivera, 3-Luis Moreno, 4-Jose Anthony Torres, 5-Felipe Baloy, 6-Gabriel Gomez
(46: 8-Alberto Blanco), 9-Julio Cesar Dely Valdes (74: 11-Roberto Brown), 10-Julio Medina III, 15-Ricardo
Phillips (88: 19-Gustavo Avila), 18-Luis Tejada, 20-Engin Mitre. Booked /Amonestado: Baloy 27’, Mitre 35’
TD: Jose HERNANDEZ
TRI: 21-Kelvin Jack - 3-Emery John, 4-Marvin Andrews, 6-Dennis Lawrence, 7-Christopher Birchall, 10-Jason
Scotland (69: 15-Kenwyne Jones 69’), 14-Stern John, 18-Densill Theobald (69: 8-Angus Eve), 19-Silvio Spann,
20-Colin Samuel (83: 13-Cornell Glen), 24-Cyd Gray. Booked /Amonestado: Lawrence 21’, Birchall 48’,
Andrews 61’ TD: Leo BEENHAKKER
Statistics/Estadísticas PAN TRI
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 19 12
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 7 7
Saves/Atajadas 5 4
Fouls/Faltas 12 16
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 5 2
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 2 2
R: John WYNGAARDE (SUR); A1: Francisco RAMIREZ (MEX); A2: Paul MESSAM (BAH); FO: Mauricio NAVARRO (CAN)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Luis TEJADA (PAN)
Honduras vs Colombia 2:1 (0:1)
Match/Partido 10: 10.07.2005 Miami, Florida; Orange Bowl (A: 17292)
HON – Wilmer VELASQUEZ (Wilson Palacios) 79’; VELASQUEZ 82’ (Milton Núñez) - Tressor MORENO 30’ pen
HON: 1-Victor Coello - 2-Asthor Henriquez (72: 8-Wilson Palacios), 3-Maynor Figueroa, 6-Junior Izaguirre, 10-
Wilmer Velasquez, 11-Milton Nuñez, 13-Mario Berrios (62: 24-Luis Guifarro), 14-Oscar Garcia, 19-Elvis Danilo
Turcios, 21-Erick Vallecilo, 23-Mario Ivan Guerrero. Booked /Amonestado: Vallecilo 29’, Figueroa 60’
TD: Jose DE LA PAZ
COL: 1-Farid Mondragon - 3-Jose Julian De la Cuesta, 4-Humberto Mendoza, 5-Jair Benitez, 6-Juan Carlos
Ramirez, 9-Wason Liberado Renteria (76: 20-Macnelly Torres), 10-Tressor Moreno, 14-Hayder Palacio, 15-Jaime
Castrillon, 17-Jario Patiño (45: 21-Abel Aguilar), 18-Martin Arzuaga (67: 11-Cesa Augusto Valoyes). Booked
/Amonestado: Castrillon 70’, Palacio 71’, Valoyes 80’, Sent off / Expulsado: Moreno 85’
TD: Reinaldo RUEDA
Statistics/Estadísticas HON COL
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 16 11
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 4 6
Saves/Atajadas 5 2
Fouls/Faltas 11 18
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 9 3
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 1 0
R: Marco RODRIGUEZ (MEX); A1: Lionel LEAL (CRC); A2: Jose Luis CAMARGO (MEX); FO: Carlos BATRES (GUA)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Wilmer VELASQUEZ (HON)

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Mexico – Guatemala 4:0 (2:0)
Match/Partido 11 10.07.2005: Los Angeles, California USA; L.A. Memorial Coliseum (A: 30710)
Jared BORGETTI 5’; BORGETTI 14’ (Alberto Medina); Gerardo GALINDO (Luis Ernesto Perez) 54’, Omar BRAVO
(Antonio Naelson) 65’
MEX: 1-Moises Muñoz - 2-Francisco Rodríguez, 3-Carlos Arnaldo Salcido, 4-Ricardo Osorio, 7-Antonio Naelson
(73: 18-Aaron Padilla), 9-Jared Borgetti (46: 10-Omar Bravo), 15-Carlos Morales, 16-Mario Mendez, 19-Alberto
Medina (67: 20-Juan Pablo Garcia), 21-Gerardo Galindo, 23-Luis Ernesto Perez. Booked /Amonestado:
none/ninguno TD: Ricardo LA VOLPE
GUA: 1-Miguel Angel Klee - 4-Dennis Chen (69: 26-Angel Sanabria), 5-Victor Hernandez, 6-Gustavo Cabrera, 7-
Fredy Thompson, 10-Edwin Villatoro (64: 23-Hernan Sandoval), 11-Guillermo Ramirez, 12-Carlos Figueroa, 13-
Nestor Martinez, 20-Carlos Ruiz, 24-Maynor Davila (77: 8-Gonzalo Romero). Booked /Amonestado: Ramirez
35’, Thompson 87’, Sent off / Expulsado: Ramirez 88’ TD: Ramon MARADIAGA
Statistics/Estadísticas MEX GUA
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 19 16
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 12 4
Saves/Atajadas 4 5
Fouls/Faltas 18 14
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 5 6
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 4 4
R: Oscar RUIZ (COL); A1: Fernando TAMAYO (ECU); A2: Jose NAVIA (COL); FO: Rodolfo SIBRIAN (SLV);
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Jared BORGETTI (MEX)
Jamaica – South Africa 3:3 (2:2)
Match/Partido 12: 10.07.2005: Los Angeles, California USA; L.A. Memorial Coliseum (A: 30710)
Jermaine HUE 35’; Damion STEWART (Andy Williams) 45’; Teafore BENNETT (Williams) 80’ - Abram RASELE-
MANE (Lucky Lekgwathi) 35’; Lungisani NDELA (Elrio Van Heerden) 41’; Siyabanga NOMVETE (Raselemane) 56’
JAM: 30-Donovan Ricketts - 3-Damion Stewart, 4-Jermaine Taylor, 5-Tyrone Sawyers (74: 20-Damani Ralph), 6-
Robert Scarlett, 9-Andrew Williams, 10-Ricardo Fuller, 12-Jermaine Johnson (64: 23-Teafore Bennett), 14-
Tyrone Marshall (83: 16-Omar Daley), 17-Jermaine Hue, 18-Khari Stephenson. Booked /Amonestado: Scarlett
29’, Stewart 60’ TD: Wendell DOWNSWELL
RSA: 16-Thabani Radebe – 2-Lucky Lekgwathi, 3-Lucas Thwala, 4-Phillip Evans, 5-Ricardo Katza, 6-Siboniso
Gaxa, 8-Siyabonga Siphika (46: 13-Solace Nkosi), 11-Elrio Van Heerden, 14-Siyabanga Nomvete (87: 17-Reagan
Noble), 18-Abram Raselemane (56: 10-Craig Bianchi), 19-Lungisani Ndlela. Booked /Amonestado: Gaxa 41’,
Nomvete 73’, Sent off / Expulsado: Gaxa 48’ TD: Stuart BAXTER
Statistics/Estadísticas JAM RSA
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 24 11
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 11 4
Saves/Atajadas 1 9
Fouls/Faltas 13 14
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 10 4
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 4 2
R: Kevin STOTT (USA); A1: Chris STRICKLAND (USA); A2: Greg BARKEY (USA); FO: Walter QUESADA (CRC)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Andy WILLIAMS (JAM)

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Colombia - Trinidad & Tobago 2:0 (0:0)
Match/Partido 13 12.07.2005 Miami, Florida USA; Orange Bowl (A: 8457)
Abel AGUILAR (Jaime Castrillon) 77’; Hector Hugo HURTADO (Jaime Castrillon) 79’
COL: 1-Farid Mondragón - 3-Jose Julian De la Cuesta, 4-Humberto Mendoza, 8-Aldo Leo Ramirez, 13-Yulian
Anchico, 15-Jaime Castrillon, 17-Jario Patiño (67: 16-Hector Hugo Hurtado), 18-Martin Arzuaga (78: 6-Juan
Carlos Ramirez), 19-Juan Fernando Leal (52: 9-Wason Liberado Renteria), 21-Abel Aguilar, 23-Oscar Enrique
Passo. Booked /Amonestado: Mondragon 48’ TD: Reinaldo RUEDA
TRI: 21-Kelvin Jack - 3-Emery John, 4-Marvin Andrews (75: 2-David Charles), 6-Dennis Lawrence, 7-Christopher
Birchall, 10-Jason Scotland (45: 12-Brent Rahim), 13-Cornell Glen (46: 8-Angus Eve), 14-Stern John, 19-Silvio
Spann, 20-Colin Samuel, 24-Cyd Gray. Booked /Amonestado: Birchall 48’, Jack 57’, John 87’ TD: Leo BEENHAKKER
Statistics/Estadísticas COL TRI
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 20 5
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 8 2
Saves/Atajadas 3 5
Fouls/Faltas 20 12
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 8 1
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 3 1
R: Marco RODRIGUEZ (MEX); A1: Leonel LEAL (CRC); A2: Jose Luis CAMARGO (MEX); FO: Carlos BATRES (GUA)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Abel AGUILAR (COL)
Honduras - Panama 1:0 (0:0)
Match/Partido 14 12.07.2005: Miami, Florida USA; Orange Bowl (A: 8457)
Jorge Samuel CABALLEROS (Elvis Danilo Turcios) 80’
HON: 1-Victor Coello - 3-Maynor Figueroa, 4-Jorge Samuel Caballeros, 6-Junior Izaguirre, 8-Wilson Palacios, 9-
Jose Francisco Ramirez (62: 10-Wilmer Velásquez), 11-Milton Nuñez, 14-Oscar Garcia, 20-Hendry Thomas, 23-
Mario Ivan Guerrero (74: 18-Carlos Moran), 24-Luis Guifarro (62: 19-Elvis Danilo Turcios). Booked
/Amonestado: none/ninguno TD: Jose DE LA PAZ
PAN: 1-Jaime Penedo - 2-Carlos Rivera, 3-Luis Moreno, 4-Jose Anthony Torres, 7-Jorge Luis Dely Valdes, 8-
Alberto Blanco, 10-Julio Medina III (85: 9-Julio Cesar Dely Valdes), 15-Ricardo Phillips, 17-Luis Alfonso
Henriquez, 18-Luis Tejada (46: 21-Angel Luis Rodríguez), 20-Engin Mitre (56: 19-Gustavo Avila). Booked
/Amonestado: Mitre 32’, Rodriguez 68’, Moreno 74’, Medina III 75’ TD: Jose HERNANDEZ
Statistics/Estadísticas HON PAN
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 8 12
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 5 3
Saves/Atajadas 3 4
Fouls/Faltas 12 14
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 4 5
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 2 2
R: John WYNGAARDE (SUR); A1: Hector VERGARA (CAN); A2: Paul MESSAM (BAH); FO: Mauricio NAVARRO (CAN)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Jorge Samuel CABALLEROS (HON)

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USA – Costa Rica 0:0
Match/Partido 15: 12.07.2005: Foxboro, Massachusetts USA; Gillette Stadium (A: 15211)
USA: 18-Kasey Keller – 2-Frankie Hejduk, 5-John O’Brien (58: 7-DaMarcus Beasley), 6-Steve Cherundolo, 8-
Clint Dempsey (78: 16-Josh Wolff), 12-Jimmy Conrad, 13-Pat Noonan (66: 10-Landon Donovan), 14-Chris
Armas, 15-Ben Olsen, 19-Steve Ralston, 22-Tony Sanneh. Booked /Amonestado: Hejduk 87’
TD: Bruce ARENA
CRC: 18-Jose Francisco Porras – 3-Roy Miller, 4-Michael Umaña, 6-Dany Fonseca, 8-Jose Luis Lopez (67: 20-
Douglas Sequeira), 10-Jafet Soto (76: 9-Bryan Ruiz), 13-Victor Cordero, 15-Harold Wallace, 17-Steven Bryce,
21-Randall Brenes (62: 11-Christian Bolaños), 7-Oscar Rojas. Booked /Amonestado: Rojas 25’, Bolaños 77’
TD: Alexandre GUIMAERES
Statistics/Estadísticas CRC USA
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 3 8
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 2 4
Saves/Atajadas 5 2
Fouls/Faltas 14 19
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 3 6
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 5 4
R: Benito ARCHUNDIA (MEX); A1: Pedro REBOLLAR (MEX); A2: Arturo VELAZQUEZ (MEX);FO: Jose PINEDA (HON)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Kasey KELLER (USA)
Canada – Cuba 2:1 (0:0)
Match/Partido 16: 12.07.2005: Foxboro, Massachusetts USA; Gillette Stadium (A: 15211)
Ali GERBA (Josh Simpson) 69’; Atiba HUTCHINSON 87’ – Alain CERVANTES 90’+
CAN: 1-Greg Sutton – 2-Adam Braz, 3-Chris Pozniak (64: 15-Josh Simpson), 4-Kevin McKenna, 5-Gabriel
Gervais, 6-Patrice Bernier, 9-Ali Gerba, 10-Olivier Occean, 12-Sandro Grande (56: 17-Jaime Peters), 13-Atiba
Hutchinson, 14-Dwayne DeRosario. Booked /Amonestado: Hutchinson 45’, Sent off / Expulsado: TD-Yallop 84’
TD: Frank YALLOP
CUB: 12-Alexis Rene Aviles - 2-Silvio Pedro Miñoso (76: 19-Jensis Muñoz), 3-Yenier Marquez, 5-Alexander
Cruzata, 6-Enrique Villaurrutia (59: 17-Pedro Adriani Faife), 9-Alain Cervantes, 10-Lester Moré, 11-Mario Gil
(25: 18-Leonel Duartes), 14-Jaime Colome, 15-Gisbel Morales, 16-Reysander Fernandez. Booked /Amonestado:
none/ninguno TD: Armelio Luis GARCIA
Statistics/Estadísticas CAN CUB
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 20 14
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 11 9
Saves/Atajadas 7 10
Fouls/Faltas 16 10
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 7 4
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 3 1
R: Roberto MORENO (PAN); A1: Daniel WILLIAMSON (PAN); A2: Anthony GARWOOD (JAM); FO: Neal BRIZAN (TRI)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Ali GERBA (CAN)

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Guatemala – South Africa 1:1 (1:1)
Match/Partido 17: 13.07.2005: Houston, Texas USA; Reliant Stadium (A: 45311)
Gonzalo ROMERO (Carlos Ruiz) 37’ - Solace NKOSI 45’
GUA: 25-Paulo Cesar Motta - 3-Pablo Sebastian Melgar, 6-Gustavo Cabrera (73: 2-Nelson Noel Morales), 8-
Gonzalo Romero (64: 9-Jose Zacarias), 12-Carlos Figueroa, 14-Elmer Ponciano, 16- Julio Giron, 20-Carlos Ruiz,
21-Rigoberto Gomez, 24-Maynor Davila, 26-Angel Sanabria. Booked /Amonestado: Sanabria 69’, Ponciano 83’
TD: Ramon MARADIAGA
RSA: 1-Calvin Marlin - 2-Lucky Lekgwathi, 4-Philip Evans, 5-Ricardo Katza, 10-Craig Bianchi, 11-Elrio Van
Heerden (81: 21-Gift Leremi), 13-Solace Nkosi, 14-Siyabanga Nomvete (82: 17-Reagan Noble), 18-Abram
Raselemane (66: 7-Daine Klate), 19-Lungisani Ndlela, 20-Peter Peterson. Booked /Amonestado: Lekgwathi 76’,
Ndlela 83’, Leremi 90’ TD: Stuart BAXTER
Statistics/Estadísticas GUA RSA
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 10 18
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 4 7
Saves/Atajadas 5 3
Fouls/Faltas 13 22
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 8 10
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 6 1
R: Kevin STOTT (USA); A1: Chris STRICKLAND (USA); A2: Jose NAVIA (COL); FO: Rodolfo SIBRIAN (SLV)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Solace NKOSI (RSA)
Mexico vs Jamaica 1:0 (1:0)
Match/Partido 18: 13.07.2005: Houston, Texas USA; Reliant Stadium (A: 45311)
Alberto MEDINA (Luis Ernesto Perez) 19’
MEX: 1-Moises Muñoz - 2-Francisco Rodríguez, 3-Carlos Arnaldo Salcido, 4-Ricardo Osorio, 7-Antonio Naelson
(68: 17-Rafael Marquez Lugo) 9-Jared Borgetti, 14-Gonzalo Pineda, 19-Alberto Medina (58: 5-Israel Lopez), 21-
Gerardo Galindo, 22-Hector Altamirano, 23-Luis Ernesto Perez (81: 10-Omar Bravo). Booked /Amonestado:
Borgetti 63’ TD: Ricardo LAVOLPE
JAM: 1-Shawn Sawyers - 3-Damion Stewart, 4-Jermaine Taylor, 9-Andrew Williams, 16-Omar Daley, 17-
Jermaine Hue, 18-Khari Stephenson, 19-Garfield Reid, 20-Damani Ralph (60: 10-Ricardo Fuller), 23-Teafore
Bennett (60: 12-Jermaine Johnson) 25-Claude Davis. Booked /Amonestado: Daley 43’, Taylor 66’, Sent off /
Expulsado: Daley 71’ TD: Wendell DOWNSWELL
Statistics/Estadísticas MEX JAM
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 16 17
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 9 8
Saves/Atajadas 6 6
Fouls/Faltas 9 11
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 4 5
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 1 3
R: Walter QUESADA (CRC); A1: Modesto HIERREZUELO (CUB); A2: Carlos PASTRANA (HON); FO: Oscar RUIZ (COL)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Alberto MEDINA (MEX)

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Honduras vs Costa Rica 3:2 (3:1)
Match/Partido 19: 16.07.2005: Foxboro, Massachusetts USA; Gillette Stadium (A: 22108)
Wilmer VELASQUEZ 6’; Elvis Danilo TURCIOS (Velasquez) 27’; Milton NUÑEZ 30’ – Christian BOLAÑOS (Oscar
Rojas) 40’; Bryan RUIZ (Jafet Soto) 81’
HON: 1-Victor Coello - 2- Asthor Henriquez, 3- Maynor Figueroa, 4-Jorge Samuel Caballeros, 6-Junior
Izaguirre, 10-Wilmer Velasquez, 11-Milton Nuñez, 13-Mario Berrios (83: 21-Erick Vallecilo), 14-Oscar Garcia
(78: 8-Wilson Palacios), 19-Elvis Turcios (69: 24-Luis Guifarro), 23-Mario Ivan Guerrero. Booked /Amonestado:
Henriquez 67’, Caballeros 76’ TD: Jose DE LA PAZ
CRC: 1-Alvaro Mesen - 3-Roy Miller, 4-Michael Umana, 6-Dany Fonseca (76: 8-Jose Luis Lopez), 7-Oscar Rojas,
10-Jafet Soto, 13-Victor Cordero, 15-Harold Wallace, 17-Steven Bryce (62: 9-Bryan Ruiz), 20-Douglas Sequeira,
21-Randall Brenes (36: 11-Christan Bolaños). Booked /Amonestado: Bolaños 38’, Rojas 42’, Cordero 78’
TD: Alexander GUIMARAES
Statistics/Estadísticas HON CRC
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 17 9
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 7 5
Saves/Atajadas 5 4
Fouls/Faltas 12 13
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 5 9
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 4 2
R: Benito ARCHUNDIA (MEX); A1: Franciso RAMIREZ (MEX); A2: Pedro REBOLLAR (MEX); FO: Neal BRIZAN (TRI)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Wilmer VELASQUEZ (HON)
USA vs Jamaica 3:1 (2:0)
Match/Partido 20: 16.07.2005: Foxboro, Massachusetts USA; Gillette Stadium (A: 22108)
Josh WOLFF (DaMarcus BEASLEY) 6’; DaMarcus BEASLEY (Landon Donovan) 42’; BEASLEY 83’ - Ricardo FULLER 88’
USA: 18-Kasey Keller - 3-Greg Vanney, 4-Oguchi Onyewu, 5-John O’Brien, 6-Steve Cherundolo (25: 15-Ben
Olsen), 7-DaMarcus Beasley, 10-Landon Donovan, 12-Jimmy Conrad, 16-Josh Wolff (80: 14-Chris Armas), 19-
Steve Ralston (84: 9-Santino Quaranta), 25-Pablo Mastroeni. Booked /Amonestado: Vanney 7’, Sent off /
Expulsado: Olsen 58’ TD: Bruce ARENA
JAM: 30-Donovan Ricketts - 3-Damion Stewart, 4-Jermaine Taylor, 5-Tyrone Sawyers (60: 20-Damani Ralph), 6-
Robert Scarlett, 9-Andrew Williams, 10-Ricardo Fuller, 14-Tyrone Marshall, 17-Jermaine Hue (78: 19-Garfield
Reid), 18-Khari Stephenson, 21-Luton Shelton (69: 12-Jermaine Johnson). Booked /Amonestado: Hue 20’,
Stewart 21’, Sent off / Expulsado: Taylor 66’ TD: Wendell DOWNSELL
Statistics/Estadísticas USA JAM
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 15 9
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 10 2
Saves/Atajadas 2 7
Fouls/Faltas 17 15
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 7 3
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 3 5
R: Carlos BATRES (GUA); A1: Hector VERGARA (CAN); A2: Arturo VELAZQUEZ (MEX); FO: Jose PINEDA (HON)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: DaMarcus BEASLEY (USA)

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Mexico – Colombia 1:2 (0:0)
Match/Partido 21: 17.07.2005: Houston, Texas USA; Reliant Stadium (A: 60050)
Gonzalo PINEDA 65’ - Jaime CASTRILLON (Jairo Patiño) 58’; Abel AGUILAR 74’
MEX: 1-Moises Muñoz - 2-Francisco Rodríguez, 3-Carlos Arnaldo Salcido, 4-Ricardo Osorio, 7-Antonio Naelson
(64: 18-Aaron Padilla), 14-Gonzalo Pineda, 16-Mario Mendez (61: 10-Omar Bravo), 17-Rafael Marquez Lugo (33:
22-Hector Altamirano), 19-Alberto Medina, 21-Gerardo Galindo, 23-Luis Ernesto Perez. Booked /Amonestado:
Galindo 28’, Naelson 62’, Perez 80’, Medina 83’, Sent off / Expulsado: Medina 90’+ TD: Ricardo LAVOLPE
COL: 1-Farid Mondragón - 3-Jose Julian De La Cuesta, 4-Humberto Mendoza, 9-Wason Liberado Renteria (72:
18-Martin Arzuaga), 10-Tressor Moreno, 13-Yulian Anchico, 15-Jaime Castrillon, 17-Jairo Patiño (90: 6-Juan
Carlos Ramirez), 19-Juan Fernando Leal (72: 16-Hector Hugo Hurtado), 21-Abel Aguilar, 23-Oscar Enrique Paso.
Booked /Amonestado: Patino 23’, Moreno 37’, Anchico 42’, Castrillon 57’, Hurtado 89’ TD: Reinaldo RUEDA
Statistics/Estadísticas MEX COL
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 12 14
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 7 8
Saves/Atajadas 5 4
Fouls/Faltas 14 14
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 6 5
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 0 2
R: Rodolfo SIBRIAN (SLV); A1: Carlos PASTRANA (HON); A2: Reynaldo SALINAS (HON); FO: Mauricio NAVARRO (CAN)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Tressor MORENO (COL)
South Africa vs Panama 1:1 (0:0) 3-5, Penalty Kicks
Match/Partido 22: 17.07.2005: Houston, Texas USA; Reliant Stadium (A: 60050)
Lungisani NDLELA 68’ - Jorge DELY VALDES (Luis Tejada) 48’
Philip EVANS (G), Siboniso GAXA (G), Ricardo KATZA (SV), Lucky LEKGWATHI (G) - Luis TEJADA (G), Angel Luis
RODRIGUEZ (G), Felipe BALOY (G), Alberto BLANCO (G), Gabriel GOMEZ (G)
RSA: 1-Calvin Marlin - 2-Lucky Lekgwathi, 3-Lucas Thwala, 4-Philip Evans, 5-Ricardo Katza, 6-Slboniso Gaxa,
7-Daine Klate (82: 17-Reagan Noble), 11-Elrio Van Heerden (66: 18-Abram Raselelmane), 13-Solace Nkosi, 14-
Siyabanga Nomvete (118: 12-Stanley Kgatle) , 19-Lungisani Ndlela. Booked /Amonestado: Thwala 34’, Noble
94’ TD: Stuart BAXTER
PAN: 1-Jaime Penedo - 2-Carlos Rivera, 4-Jose Anthony Torres, 5-Felipe Baloy, 6-Gabriel Gomez, 7-Jorge Luis
Dely Valdes (105: 19-Gustavo Avila), 8-Alberto Blanco, 15-Ricardo Phillips, 16-Ubaldo Gustavo Guardia (101:
14-Roman Torres), 17-Luis Alfonso Henriquez (99: 21-Angel Luis Rodríguez), 18-Luis Tejada. Booked
/Amonestado: Guardia 19’, Phillips 112’ TD: Jose HERNANDEZ
Statistics/Estadísticas RSA PAN
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 19 16
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 10 6
Saves/Atajadas 4 8
Fouls/Faltas 20 21
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 7 8
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 1 1
R: Peter PRENDERGAST (JAM); A1: Anthony GARWOOD (JAM); A2: Joseph TAYLOR (TRI); FO: Kevin STOTT (USA)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Jorge Luis DELY VALDES (PAN)

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Honduras vs USA 1:2 (1:0)
Match/Partido 23: 21.07.2005: East Rutherford, New Jersey USA; Giants Stadium (A: 41721)
Mario Ivan GUERRERO (Milton Nuñez) 30’ - John O’BRIEN 86’; Oguchi ONYEWU (Landon Donovan) 90’
HON: 1-Victor Coello (45: 22–Junior Morales) - 2-Asthor Henriquez (90: 24–Luis Guiffaro), 3-Maynor Figueroa,
4-Jorge Samuel Caballeros, 10-Wilmer Velasquez, 11-Milton Nuñez, 13-Mario Berrios, 14-Oscar Garcia, 19-Elvis
Danilo Turcios (75: 8–Wilson Palacios), 21-Erick Vallecilo, 23-Mario Ivan Guerrero. Booked /Amonestado:
Caballeros 44’, Berrios 49’, Turcios 58’, Garcia 72’ TD: Jose DE LA PAZ
USA: 18–Kasey Keller - 4–Oguchi Onyewu, 5-John O’Brien, 7 –DaMarcus Beasley, 10–Landon Donovan, 12–Jimmy
Conrad, 14–Chris Armas, 16–Josh Wolff (63: 13–Patrick Noonan), 19–Steve Ralston, 23–Eddie Pope (15:
2–Frankie Hejduk), 25–Pablo Mastroeni (56: 8–Clint Dempsey). Booked /Amonestado: Mastroeni 34’, Sent off /
Expulsado: TD-Bruce Arena 58’ TD: Bruce ARENA
Statistics/Estadísticas HON USA
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 10 20
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 6 9
Saves/Atajadas 5 3
Fouls/Faltas 16 16
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 4 6
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 5 1
R: Peter PRENDERGAST (JAM); A1: Anthony GARWOOD (JAM); A2: Joseph TAYLOR (TRI); FO: Carlos BATRES (GUA)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Oguchi ONYEWU (USA)
Colombia vs Panama 2:3 (0:2)
Match/Partido 24: 21.07.2005: East Rutherford, New Jersey USA; Giants Stadium (A: 41721)
Jairo PATIÑO (Tressor Moreno) 63’; PATIÑO 89’ - Ricardo PHILLIPS (Julio Medina III) 12’; Jorge DELY VALDES
(Luis Moreno) 26’; PHILLIPS (Luis Tejada) 73’
COL: 1–Farid Mondragón - 3–Jose Julian De La Cuesta, 4–Humberto Mendoza, 9–Wason Liberado Renteria (64:
18–Martin Arzuaga), 10–Tressor Moreno, 13–Yulian Anchico, 15–Jaime Castrillon (46: 5–Jair Benitez), 17–Jairo
Patiño, 19–Juan Fernando Leal (36: 8–Aldo Leo Ramirez), 21–Abel Aguilar, 23–Oscar Enrique Passo. Booked
/Amonestado: Leal 29’, Sent off / Expulsado: Mendoza 40’ TD: Reinaldo RUEDA
PAN: 1–Jaime Penedo - 2–Carlos Rivera, 3–Luis Moreno, 4–Jose Anthony Torres, 5–Felipe Baloy, 6–Gabriel Gomez
(64: 20–Engin Mitre), 7–Jorge Luis Dely Valdes (56: 16–Ubaldo Gustavo Guardia), 8–Alberto Blanco, 10–Julio
Medina III (70: 17–Luis Alfonso Henriquez), 15–Ricardo Phillips, 18–Luis Tejada. Booked /Amonestado: Blanco
13’, Moreno 16’, Baloy 21’, Mitre 80’, Philips 90’, Penedo 90’+, Sent off / Expulsado: Moreno 53’
TD: Jose HERNANDEZ
Statistics/Estadísticas COL PAN
Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales 26 11
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 15 6
Saves/Atajadas 2 9
Fouls/Faltas 13 28
Corners/Tiros de Esquina 9 0
Offsides/Fuera de Lugar 2 0
R: Rodolfo SIBRIAN (SLV); A1: Arturo VELASQUEZ (MEX); A2: Modesto HIERREZUELLO (CUB); FO: Jose PINEDA (HON)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Ricardo PHILLIPS (PAN)

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USA vs Panama 0:0 (0:0), 3:1 Penalty Kicks
Match/Partido 25: 24.07.2005 East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Giants Stadium (A: 31018)
Santino QUARANTA (G), Chris ARMAS (SV), Landon DONOVAN (G), Brad DAVIS (G) - Luis TEJADA (SV), Jorge DELY
VALDES (M), Felipe BALOY (G), Alberto BLANCO (M)
USA: 18–Kasey Keller - 2–Frankie Hejduk, 3–Greg Vanney, 4–Oguchi Onyewu, 5–John O’Brien, 7– DaMarcus
Beasley (114: 15–Ben Olsen), 8–Clint Dempsey (84: 21–Brad Davis), 10–Landon Donovan, 12–Jimmy Conrad,
14–Chris Armas, 16–Josh Wolff (62: 9–Santino Quaranta). Booked /Amonestado: Davis 86’, Hejduk 119’
TD: Glenn MYERNICK
PAN: 1–Jaime Penedo - 2–Carlos Rivera, 3–Luis Moreno, 4–Jose Anthony Torres, 5–Felipe Baloy, 6–Gabriel
Gomez, 7–Jorge Dely Valdes, 8–Alberto Blanco, 10–Julio Medina III (87: 17–Luis Alfonso Henriquez), 18–Luis
Tejada, 20–Engin Mitre (43: 21–Angel Luis Rodríguez). Booked /Amonestado: Gomez 62’ TD: Jose HERNANDEZ.
Statistics/Estadísticas USA PAN
Goal Attempts / Tiros Totales 23 18
Shots on Target/Tiros al Arco 12 7
Saves / Atajadas 5 10
Fouls / Faltas 26 21
Corner Kicks / Tiros de Esquina 10 5
Offsides / Fuera de Lugar 1 6
R: Carlos BATRES (GUA); A1: Hector VERGARA (CAN); A2: Arturo VELASQUEZ (MEX); FO: Peter PRENDERGAST (JAM)
Miller Lite Man of the Match: Jaime PENEDO (PAN)

Referees 49
Section 4
Referees

50 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Referees
Benito Archundia
Mexico
H: 1.70 W: 68
DoB: 21.03.66
FIFA: 01/1993
Roberto Moreno
Panama
H: 1.72 W: 70
DoB: 03.04.70
FIFA: 01/1996
Walter Quesada
Costa Rica
H: 1.78 W: 72
DoB: 09.05.70
FIFA 01/2001
Kevin Stott
USA
H: 1.76 W: 73
DoB: 09.07.67
FIFA: 01/1995
Carlos Batres
Guatemala
H: 1.78 W: 82
DoB: 02.04.68
FIFA: 01/1996
Peter Prendergast
Jamaica
H: 1.79 W:78
DoB: 23.09.63
FIFA: 01/1994
Marco Rodriguez
Mexico
H: 1.80 W: 79
DoB: 10.11.73
FIFA: 01/1999
John Wyngaarde
Suriname
H: 1.70 W: 70
DoB: 11.01.74
FIFA 01/2002
Neal Brizan
Trinidad
H: W:
DoB: 01.11.69
FIFA:
Mauricio Navarro
Canada
H: 1.76 W: 77
DoB: 07.04.66
FIFA: 01/2000
Oscar Ruiz
Colombia
H: 1.85 W: 84
DoB: 01.11.69
FIFA: 01/1995
No photo available
at time of printing:
Brian Hall
USA
H: 1.84 W: 86
DoB: 05.06.61
FIFA: 01/1992
Jose Pineda
Honduras
W: 1.78 H: 77
DoB: 25.03.71
FIFA: 01/1999
Rodolfo Sibrian
El Salvador
H: 1.78 W: 77
DoB: 30.11.63
FIFA: 01/1999
Assistant Referee
Modesto Hierrezuelo
Cuba
H: 1.76 W: 75
DoB: 04.11.66
FIFA 01/2000

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Assistant
Referees
Greg Barkey
USA
H: 1.82 W: 82
DoB: 20.08.63
FIFA 01/1995
Paul Messam
Bahamas
H: 1.82 W: 81
DoB: 03.09.71
FIFA 01/2001
Carlos Pastrana
Honduras
H: 1.70 W: 74
DoB: 27.11.68
FIFA: 01/1999
Fernando Tamayo,
Ecuador
H: 1.70 W: 67
DoB: 17.12.63
FIFA: 01/2001
Jose Camargo
Mexico
H: 1.70 W: 69
DoB: 25.09.72
FIFA 01/2005
Jose Navia
Colombia
H: 1.72 W: 62
DoB: 05.12.63
FIFA 01/2004
Reynaldo Salinas
Honduras
H: 1.72 W: 63
DoB: 17.03.63
FIFA: 01/1996
Joseph Taylor
Trinidad
H: 1.82 W: 80
DoB: 06.10.64
FIFA: 01/2002
Anthony Garwood
Jamaica
H: 1.71 W: 69
DoB: 15.12.72
FIFA 01/1998
Francisco Ramriez
Mexico
H: 1.71 W: 74
DoB: 27.11.62
FIFA 01/1999
Hector Vergara
Canada
H: 1.81 W: 84
DoB:15.12.66
FIFA: 01/1993
Arturo Velasquez
Mexico
H: 1.72 W: 70
DoB: 15.12.65
FIFA: 01/2003
Leonel Leal
Costa Rica
H: 1.66 W: 65
DoB: 20.08.63
FIFA 01/1995
Pedro Robollar
Mexico
H: W:
DoB: 11.09.66
FIFA 01/1999
Chris Strickland
USA
H: 1.87 W: 88
DoB: 29.11.66
FIFA: 01/2002
Daniel Williamson
Panama
H: 1.78 W: 80
DoB: 30.07.77
FIFA: 01/2003

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Venues 53
Section 5
Venues

54 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2005 Venues
GIANTS STADIUM
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Year Opened: 1972 Capacity: 80,242
Website: www.meadowlands.com
Giants Stadium
is the home of the
MLS’ MetroStars.
In 1994, Giants
Stadium was a site
for the FIFA World
Cup, hosting seven
games including a
semifinal. Additional events in Giants Stadium’s rich soccer
history include the New York Cosmos with legendary
Pele in the years of the NASL, the 1999 Women’s World
Cup and Opening Ceremonies, the Parmalat Cup, U.S.
Soccer Cup and MLS All-Star Game. In the past three
years, Manchester United, Juventus, AC Milan, Mexico,
Real Madrid, FC Porto, AS Roma and Peru have all played
international matches at the stadium.
GILLETTE STADIUM
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Year Opened: 2002 Capacity: 68,756
Website: www.gillettestadium.com
Gillette
Stadium in
Foxborough, Mass.
opened in 2002 on
the site of famed
Foxboro Stadium,
one of the most
popular venues in
U.S. Soccer history (hosting five women’s matches and 10
men’s games from 1991 to 2001). The U.S. Men’s National
Team, which never lost at Foxboro Stadium (7-0-3), now
boasts a 5-1 record at Gillette Stadium. Three matchdays
of 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup were played at Gillette
Stadium, which drew over 57,000 soccer fans. The original
Foxboro Stadium hosted five games at the 1999 Women’s
World Cup, and was also one of nine U.S. venues at the
1994 FIFA World Cup. The venerable old stadium also hosted
the inaugural MLS Cup in 1996 and the inaugural WUSA
Founder’s Cup in 2001.
HOME DEPOT CENTER
Carson, California
Year Opened: 2003 Capacity: 27,000
Website:
http://www.homedepotcenter.com/home/default.sps
The Home
Depot Center’s
27,000-seat stateof-the-art
soccer
stadium is the
home of Major
Leagues Soccer’s
Club Deportivo
Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy. The soccer stadium
has hosted major national and international events,
including the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup championship
game, the 2003 MLS All-Star Game, two MLS Cup championships
games (2003 and 2004) and the 2004 NCAA College
Cup. The stadium hosts international events, including the
first two editions of InterLiga (2004 and 2005) and several
matches featuring the Mexican National Team. The Home
Depot Center is also the soccer training headquarters for
the United States Soccer Federation National Teams and
offers nine practice fields for training purposes.
LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM
Los Angeles, California
Year Opened: 1921 (renovated in 1993) Capacity: 92,000
Website:http://www.lacoliseum.com/start.html
Arguably, the
Coliseum has been
the site of more
major international
soccer matches
than any other
venue in the
world, including
the 1996 and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final matches
(Mexico vs. Brazil in ’96, Mexico vs. USA in ‘98), each
drawing sellout crowds of more than 90,000, a 1999 match
that featured Mexico vs. Argentina, also in front of more
than 90,000 and the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In addition,
the Coliseum has hosted countless other matches
featuring both National and club teams from North,
Central and South America, Europe and Asia, including the
Manchester United’s 2003 Los Angeles match against Club
America and the Korean National team’s 2005 competition
vs. Colombia and Paraguay.

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ORANGE BOWL
Miami, Florida
Year Opened: 1937 Capacity: 74,177
Website: http://www.ci.miami.fl.us/PublicFacilities/
Stadiums/Orange_bowl/
The Orange
Bowl, which will
be hosting the
Gold Cup for a
record fifth consecutive
edition
since 1998, has
been the site of
several of the country’s greatest soccer matches including
the 1996 Summer Olympics. Among the CONCACAF World
Cup Qualifiers held at the Orange Bowl were Jamaica vs.
Guatemala (2001) and most recently Mexico vs. St. Kitts
(Nov. 13, 2004). The U.S. National Team has played at the
stadium several times and the facility also hosted MLS
Spring Training in 2002. Along with several international
tournaments over the years, the Orange Bowl has staged
international matches including U.S. vs. Haiti and
Colombia vs. Argentina in 2004.
QWEST FIELD
Seattle, Washington
Year Opened: 2002 Capacity: 72,000
Website: www.qwestfield.com
Seattle’s Qwest
Field has hosted
an amazing array
of soccer competitions
that have
included amateur
tournaments, A-
League (now USL
First Division) professional soccer, and international exhibition
matches. Qwest Field has hosted several international
games in recent years. A matchup between the
United States Men’s National Team versus Venezuela has
held in March 2003. In July 2003, Qwest Field hosted an
exhibition soccer match between Manchester United and
Celtic which drew a sellout crowd of 67,000 fans. In July
2004, the facility hosted another exhibition soccer match
between Chelsea and Celtic. Half a million people in the
greater Seattle area are involved in soccer. Washington
state is number one in youth soccer participation per
capita and has one of the country’s largest adult soccer
communities.
RELIANT STADIUM
Houston, Texas
Two Reliant Park Houston, TX 77054
Year Opened: 2002 Capacity: 69,500
Website: www.reliantpark.com
Reliant Stadium
has been the host
to some of the
most exciting soccer
matches in
the United States
since opening its
doors just over
two years ago. Matches have featured both the U.S.
Men’s and Women’s National Teams, the Mexican National
Team, Mexican club teams and European powers. The
biggest soccer match, held at Reliant Stadium, was an
exhibition featuring the U.S. vs. Mexico in 2003. The
crowd of 70,000 was the largest to watch a soccer game
in Texas and was voted the best U.S. Soccer crowd of
2003. Reliant Stadium has hosted matches for the first
two editions of InterLiga (2004 and 2005), staging the
finals this month. With a capacity of 70,000 and a community
that is both knowledgeable and passionate about
soccer, Reliant Stadium will continue to be a favorite
venue for both teams and fans to celebrate the sport.
Since its inauguration, Reliant Stadium has been the home
of the Houston Texans of the NFL and also hosted the
Super Bowl XXXVIII in February 2004.

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Final Statistics 57
Section 6
Final Statistics

58 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF 2005 GOLD CUP FINAL STANDINGS
GROUP A GP / PJ W / G L/ D T / E GF / GC + / - PTS
Honduras 3 2 1 0 4 / 2 2 7
Panama 3 1 1 1 3 / 3 0 4
Colombia 3 1 0 2 3 / 3 0 3
Trinidad & Tobago 3 0 2 1 3 / 5 -2 2
Miami Orange Bowl
07-06 7:00 pm Colombia vs. Panama 0-1
07-06 9:00 pm Trinidad vs. Honduras 1-1
07-10 7:00 pm Honduras vs. Colombia 2-1
07-10 9:00 pm Panama vs. Trinidad 2-2
07-12 5:00 pm Colombia vs. Trinidad 2-0
07-12 7:00 pm Honduras vs Panama 1-0
GROUP B GP / PJ W / G L/ D T / E GF / GC + / - PTS
USA 3 2 1 0 6 / 1 5 7
Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 4 / 1 3 7
Canada 3 1 0 2 2 / 4 -2 3
Trinidad & Tobago 3 0 0 3 3 / 9 -6 0
Seattle Qwest Field
07-07 8:30 pm Canada vs. Costa Rica 0-1
07-07 10:30 pm Cuba vs. USA 1-4
07-09 2:30 pm Costa Rica vs. Cuba 3-1
07-09 4:30 pm USA vs. Canada 2-0
Boston Foxboro Gillette Stadium
07-12 7:00 pm USA vs. Costa Rica 0-0
07-12 9:00 pm Canada vs. Cuba 2-1
GROUP C GP / PJ W / G L/ D T / E GF / GC + / - PTS
Mexico 3 2 0 1 6 / 2 4 6
South Africa 3 1 2 0 6 / 5 1 5
Jamaica 3 1 1 1 7 / 7 0 4
Guatemala 3 0 1 2 4 / 9 -5 1
Los Angeles Carson Home Depot Center
07-08 10:00 pm South Africa vs. Mexico 2-1
07-08 12:00 pm Guatemala vs. Jamaica 3-4
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
07-10 3:00 pm Mexico vs. Guatemala 4-0
07-10 5:00 pm Jamaica vs. South Africa 3-3
Houston Reliant Stadium
07-13 8:00 pm Guatemala vs. South Africa 1-1
07-13 10:00 pm Mexico vs. Jamaica 1-0
QUARTERFINALS
Boston, Foxboro - Gillette Stadium
07-16 1:00 pm Honduras vs. Costa Rica 3-2
07-16 4:00 pm USA vs. Jamaica 3-1
Houston - Reliant Stadium
07-17 3:00 pm Mexico vs. Colombia 1-2
07-17 6:00 pm South Africa vs. Panama 1-1 (3-5 Penalty Kicks)
SEMIFINALS
Giants Stadium - New York/ New Jersey
07-21 6:00 pm Honduras vs. USA 1-2
07-21 9:00 pm Colombia vs. Panama 2-3
FINAL
Giants Stadium - New York/ New Jersey
07-24 3:00 pm USA vs. Panama 0-0 (3-1 Penalty Kicks)
U.S.A. wins championship (*All times E.S.T)
CONCACAF 2005 GOLD CUP QUALIFYING
CARIBBEAN ZONE QUALIFYING / ELIMINATORIAS ZONA CARIBE
CFU Digicel Cup/Copa Digicel CFU
First Round/Primera ronda
Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Jamaica 3 3 0 0 26:2 9
Haiti 3 2 1 0 14:1 6
Saint-Martin 3 0 2 1 0:14 1
US Virgin Islands 3 0 2 1 1:22 1
24.11.2004 HAITI – US VIRGIN ISLANDS 11:0 (5:0) (A: 250)
24.11.2004 JAMAICA – SAINT-MARTIN 12:0 (9:0) (A: 2600)
26.11.2004 SAINT-MARTIN – HAITI 0:2 (0:1) (A: 500)
26.11.2004 US VIRGIN ISLANDS – JAMAICA 1:11 (0:5) (A: 4200)
28.11.2004 US VIRGIN ISLANDS – SAINT-MARTIN 0:0 (A: 200)
28.11.2004 JAMAICA – HAITI 3:1 (3:1) (A: 4000)
Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
French Guyana * 3 2 0 1 5:0 7
Martinique 3 1 0 2 5:1 5
Guadeloupe 3 1 1 1 7:1 4
Dominica 3 0 3 0 1:16 0
*Progress directly to the Third Round/Clasifica directamente a la Tercera Ronda
10.11.2004 GUADELOUPE – FRENCH GUYANA 0:1 (0:0)
10.11.2004 MARTINIQUE – DOMINICA 5:1 (3:1)
12.11.2004 GUADELOUPE – DOMINICA 7:0 (5:0)
12.11.2004 MARTINIQUE – FRENCH GUYANA 0:0
14.11.2004 DOMINICA – FRENCH GUYANA 0:4 (0:1)
14.11.2004 MARTINIQUE – GUADELOUPE 0:0
Group/Grupo C - CUBA
Guyana, Dominican Republic & Netherlands Antilles withdrew/se retiraron
Cuba progress to Second Round/clasifica a la Segunda Ronda
Group/Grupo D GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Trinidad & Tobago 3 3 0 0 8:0 9
Grenada 3 1 1 1 7:6 4
Surinam 3 1 2 0 3:4 2
Puerto Rico 3 0 3 0 3:11 1
24.11.2004 GRENADA – SURINAM 2:2 (0:1) (A: 2000)
24.11.2004 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – PUERTO RICO 5:0 (2:0) (A: 2000)
26.11.2004 PUERTO RICO – SURINAM 1:1 (0:1)
26.11.2004 GRENADA – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0:2 (0:1)
28.11.2004 GRENADA – PUERTO RICO 5:2 (2:0)
28.11.2004 SURINAM – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0:1 (0:0)
Group/Grupo E GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
St. Vin. & Grenadines 3 1 0 2 8:4 5
British Virgin Islands 3 1 1 1 3:2 4
Bermuda 3 1 1 1 5:6 4
Cayman Islands 3 1 2 0 2:6 3
24.11.2004 - CAYMAN ISLANDS – BERMUDA 1:2 (0:2) (A: 200)
24.11.2004 - ST. VIN & THE GRENADINES – BRITISH V.I. 1:1 (0:0) (A: 300)
26.11.2004 - BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS – CAYMAN ISLANDS 0:1 (0:0)
26.11.2004 - ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES – BERMUDA 3:3 (1:0)
28.11.2004 - BERMUDA – BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0:2 (0:2) (A: 400)
28.11.2004 - ST. VIN & THE GRENADINES – CAYMAN ISLANDS 4:0 (2:0) (A: 850)
Group/Grupo F GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
St. Kitts & Nevis 3 2 0 1 9:2 7
St. Lucia 3 2 0 1 6:2 7
Antigua & Barbuda 3 1 2 0 6:8 3
Montserrat 3 0 3 0 5:14 0
31.10.2004 ST. KITTS & NEVIS – MONTSERRAT 6:1 (3:0)
31.10.2004 ST. KITTS & NEVIS – MONTSERRAT 6:1 (3:0)
02.11.2004 MONTSERRAT – ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 4:5 (2:1)
02.11.2004 ST. LUCIA – ST. KITTS & NEVIS 1:1 (0:1)
04.11.2004 ST. LUCIA – MONTSERRAT 3:0 (FORFEIT)
04.11.2004 ST. KITTS & NEVIS – ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 2:0 (2:0)
06.11.2004 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA – ST. LUCIA 1:2 (0:2)
Second Round/Segunda ronda
Series 1
12.12.2004 ST. LUCIA – JAMAICA 1:1 (1:1)
19.12.2004 JAMAICA – ST. LUCIA 2:1 (1:1) (A: 2500)
Jamaica wins 3:2 on aggregate/ganá 3:2 por marcador global
Series 2
12.12.2004 HAITI – ST. KITTS & NEVIS 1:0 (0:0) (A: 2500)
15.12.2004 ST. KITTS & NEVIS – HAITI 0:2 (0:1) (A: 1000)

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Haiti wins 3:0 on aggregate/ganá 3:0 por marcador global
Series 4
12.12.2004 CUBA – MARTINIQUE 2:0 (1:0)
21.12.2004 MARTINIQUE – CUBA 0:2 (0:1)
Cuba wins 4:0 on aggregate/ganá 4:0 por marcador global
Series 5
BRITISH VI. – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0:4 (0:1) 12.12.2004: (A: 1600)
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 2:0 (1:0)
Trinidad & Tobago wins 6:0 on aggregate/ganá 6:0 por marcador global
Series 6
ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES – GRENADA 3:1 (2:0) 12.12.2004:
GRENADA – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 0:1 (0:1) (A: 1000)
St. Vin & The Grenadines wins 4:1 on aggregate/ganá 4:1 por marcador global
Third Round/Tercera ronda
Series A
JAMAICA – FRENCH GUYANA 5:0 (1:0) 08.01.2005 (A: 6500)
FRENCH GUYANA – JAMAICA 0:0 15.01.2005 (A: 500)
Jamaica wins 5:0 on aggregate/ganá 5:0 por marcador global
Series B
09.01.2005 TRIN & TOBAGO – ST. VIN & THE GRENADINES 3:1 (0:1) (A: 1688)
16.01.2005 ST. VIN & THE GRENADINES – TRIN & TOBAGO 1:0 (0:0) (A: 1450)
Trinidad & Tobago wins 3:2 on aggregate/ganá 3:2 por marcador global
Series C
09.01.2005 (A: 15000) HAITI – CUBA 0:1 (0:0)
16.01.2005 CUBA – HAITI 1:1 (0:0) (0:1) aet
Cuba wins 2:1 on aggregate/ganá 2:1 por marcador global
Final Round/Ronda final
Waterford, St. Michaels BARBADOS; National Stadium
Teams/Equipos GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Jamaica 3 3 0 0 4:1 9
Cuba 3 2 1 0 5:2 6
Trinidad & Tobago 3 1 2 0 5:6 3
Barbados 3 0 3 0 2:7 0
JAMAICA – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 2:1 (2:1) (A: 5000)
BARBADOS – CUBA 0:3 (0:1) (A: 5000) 20.02.2005
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – CUBA 1:2 (1:1) (A: 2100)
JAMAICA – BARBADOS 1:0 (1:0)(A: 2100) 22.02.2005
CUBA – JAMAICA 0:1 (0:0)
BARBADOS – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 2:3 (1:2) 24.02.2005
Top three teams from CFU Final Round will advance to the 2005 CONCACAF
Gold Cup/Los mejores tres equipos de la Ronda Final CFU clasificarán a la
Copa Oro CONCACAF 2005
CENTRAL AMERICAN ZONE/ZONA CENTROAMERICANA
2005 UNCAF Nations Cup/Copa de Naciones UNCAF 2005
Ciudad de Guatemala, GUATEMALA; Estadio Mateo Flores
Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Honduras 3 2 0 1 10:2 7
Guatemala 3 2 0 1 7:1 7
Nicaragua 3 1 2 0 2:9 3
Belize 3 0 3 0 0:7 0
19.02.2005
HONDURAS – NICARAGUA 5:1 (2:0) (A: 5306) GUATEMALA – BELIZE 2:0 (1:0)
21.02.2005
BELIZE – HONDURAS 0:4 (0:2) (A: 2330) GUATEMALA – NICARAGUA 4:0 (2:0)
23.02.2005
NICARAGUA – BELIZE 1:0 (0:0) (A: 6400) GUATEMALA – HONDURAS 1:1 (1:0)
Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 3:1 6
Panama 2 1 1 0 1:1 3
El Salvador 2 0 2 0 1:3 0
19.02.2005 EL SALVADOR – PANAMA 0:1 (0:0) (A: 5306)
21.02.2005 RICA – EL SALVADOR 2:1 (0:1) (A: 2330)
23.02.2005 PANAMA – COSTA RICA 0:1 (0:0) (A: 6400)
Semifinals/Semifinales ^
25.02.2005 HONDURAS – PANAMA 1:0 (0:0) (A: 11159)
25.02.2005 GUATEMALA – COSTA RICA 0:4 (0:3)
Third Place/Tercer lugar
27.02.2005 GUATEMALA – PANAMA 3:0 (2:0) (A: 1491)
Final
27.02.2005 COSTA RICA – HONDURAS 1:1 (0:0), 7:6 pen
^ Four UNCAF Nations Cup Semifinalist qualify to the Gold Cup/ Los cuatro
semifinalistas de la Copa de Naciones UNCAF clasificarán a la Copa Oro

60 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF 2005 GOLD CUP FINAL STATS
GOALS / GOLES
3: 7-DaMarcus BEASLEY (USA), 10-Landon
DONOVAN (USA), 20-Carlos RUIZ (GUA) (1 pen),
18-Luis TEJADA (PAN), 10-Wilmer VELASQUEZ
(HON)
2: 21-Abel AGUILAR (COL), 9-Jared BORGETTI
(MEX), 21-Randall BRENES (CRC) (1 pen), 7-Jorge
DELY VALDES (PAN), 10-Ricardo FULLER (JAM),
17-Jermaine HUE (JAM), 19-Lungisani NDLELA
(RSA), 17-Jairo PATINO (COL), 5-Ricardo PHILLIPS
(PAN), 10-Jafet SOTO (CRC) 2 (2 pen)
1: 4-Marvin ANDREWS (TRI), 23-Teafore BENNETT
(JAM), 7-Christopher BIRCHALL (TRI), 10-Omar
BRAVO (MEX), 11-Christian BOLANOS (CRC), 4-
Samuel CABALLEROS (HON), 15-Jaime CASTRIL-
LON (COL), 9-Alain CERVANTES (CUB), 8-Clint
DEMPSEY (USA), 4-Philip EVANS (RSA), 3-Mayor
FIGUEROA (HON), 21-Gerardo GALINDO (MEX),
13-Maikel GALINDO (CUB), 9-Ali GERBA (CAN), 13-
Cornell GLEN (TRI), 23-Mario Ivan GUERRERO
(HON), 16-Hector HURTADO (COL), 13-Atiba
HUTCHINSON (CAN), 19-Alberto MEDINA (MEX),
10-Lester MORÉ (CUB), 10-Tressor MORENO
(COL) 1 (1 pen), 13-Solace NKOSI (RSA), 11-Milton
NUNEZ (HON), 5-John O’BRIEN (USA), 4-Oguchi
ONYEWU (USA), 14-Gonzalo PINEDA (MEX), 18-
Abram RASELEMANE (RSA), 2-Francisco
RODRIGUEZ (MEX), 8-Gonzalo ROMERO (GUA), 9-
Bryan RUIZ (CRC), 21-Luton SHELTON (JAM), 8-
Siyabonga SIPHIKA (RSA), 3-Damion STEWART
(JAM), 19-Elvis Danilo TURCIOS (HON), 11-Elrio
VAN HEERDEN (RSA), 9-Andrew WILLIAMS (JAM)
1 (1 pen), 16-Josh WOLFF (USA), OWN
GOALS/AUTO GOLES
13-Atiba HUTCHINSON (CAN),
ASSISTS / ASISTENCIAS
4: 7-DaMarcus BEASLEY (USA)
3: 10-Julio MEDINA III (PAN), 23-Luis Ernesto
PEREZ (MEX),
2: 15-Jaime CASTRILLON (COL), 9-Alain CER-
VANTES (CUB), 10-Landon DONOVAN (USA), 11-
Milton NUNEZ (HON), 18-Luis TEJADA (PAN)
1: , 21-Randall BRENES (CRC)
8-Angus EVE (TRI), 24-Cyd GRAY (TRI), 2- Lucky
LEKGWATHI (RSA), 19-Alberto MEDINA (MEX), 3-
Luis MORENO (PAN), 10-Tressor MORENO (COL),
7-Antonio NAELSON (MEX), 19-Lungisani NDLELA
(RSA), 14-Siyabanga NOMVETE (RSA), 10-Wilson
PALACIOS (HON), 17-Jairo PATINO (COL) Jaime
PENEDO (PAN), 9-Santino QUARANTA (USA), 18-
Abram RASELEMANE (RSA), 7-Oscar ROJAS
(CRC), 8-Gonzalo ROMERO (GUA), 20-Carlos RUIZ
(GUA), 23-Hernan SANDOVAL (GUA), 10-Jason
SCOTLAND (TRI), 20-Douglas SEQUEIRA (CRC),
15-Josh SIMPSON (CAN), 3-Damion STEWART
(JAM), 10-Jafet SOTO (CRC), 19-Elvis Danilo TUR-
CIOS (HON), 10-Wilmer VELASQUEZ (HON), 11-
Elrio VAN HEERDEN (RSA)
GOALKEEPER CTY Mins G Sv Avg
Jose PORRAS CRC 180 0 08 0.00
Kasey KELLER USA 480 2 14 0.37
Moises MUNOZ MEX 270 2 15 0.67
Victor COELLO HON 405 4 18 0.90
Calvin MARLIN RSA 300 3 10 0.90
Jaime PENEDO PAN 600 6 45 0.90
M. HAHNEMANN USA 090 1 04 1.00
Paulo MOTTA GUA 090 1 05 1.00
Shawn SAWYERS JAM 090 1 06 1.00
Greg SUTTON CAN 270 4 11 1.30
F. MONDRAGON COL 450 7 17 1.40
Kelvin JACK T&T 270 5 18 1.67
Alexis AVILES CUB 090 2 10 2.00
Jose CORONA MEX 090 2 01 2.00
Alvaro MESEN CRC 180 4 05 2.00
Thabani RADEBE RSA 090 3 09 3.00
D. RICKETTS JAM 270 9 12 3.00
Odelin MOLINA CUB 180 7 06 3.50
Miguel KLEE GUA 090 4 05 4.00
Luis MOLINA GUA 090 4 03 4.00
222 saves and 73 goals conceded in 25
games. In 2003 —158 saves and 50 goals
conceded in 20 games.
TOTAL GOALS SCORED:
73 goals (25 games) = 2.92 goals per game
WHEN THE GOALS WERE SCORED:
00 -15 minutes 8 goals (11%)
16 -30 minutes 12 goals (17%)
31 -45 minutes 13 goals (18%)
46 -60 minutes 6 goals (08%)
61 -75 minutes 9 goals (12%)
76 -90 minutes 25 goals (34%)
91 - 120 minutes 0 goals (0%)
HOW THE GOALS WERE SCORED:
TOTAL GOALS SCORED:
73 goals (from 741 goal attempts)
SHOTS: 51
HEADERS: 15
PENALTIES: 06
OWN GOALS 01
FROM THE RUN OF PLAY 53
Passing run or break through in middle 20
Passing run or break through on flank 19
Solo performance 13
Own goal 01
FROM STANDARD SITUATIONS (set plays)
20
Corner kick 08 (from 274 total corners)
Free kick (in attacking third) 06
Penalty kick 06
ACTUAL TIME - TIME OF POSSESSION
67:35 - COL:34:05 / PAN: 33:30
63:19 - TRI:28:37 / HON:34:42
54:03 - CAN:27:05 / CRC:26:58
50:48 - CUB:18:46 / USA:32:02
72:54 - RSA:25:09 / MEX:27:45
68:52 - GUA:36:50 / JAM:32:02
51:56 - CRC:33:23 / CUB:18:33
56:24 - USA:33:22 / CAN:23:02
61:48 - PAN:35:24 / TRI:26:24
63:20 - HON:31:19 / COL:32:01
60:28 - MEX:28:16 / GUA: 32:12
60:23 - JAM:35:34 / RSA:24:49
74:26 - COL:40:53 / TRI:33:33
67:01 - HON:36:18 / PAN:30:43
53:35 - USA:29:51 / CRC:23:44
60:05 - CAN:33:38 / CUB:26:27
54:23 - GUA:27:38 / RSA:26:45
64:08 - MEX:39:03 / JAM:25:05
55:32 - HON:27:25 / CRC:28:07
56:59 - USA:33:30 / JAM:23:29
62:38 - MEX:33:48 / COL:28:50
79:27* - RSA:38:10 / PAN:41:17
53:30 - USA:33:23 / HON:20:07
59:03 - COL:38:04 / PAN:20:59
79:21* - USA:44:23 / PAN:34:58
(AVERAGE (Inc. *ET):61:36)
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
When cards were issued: Total = 4
00 -15 minutes 04
16 -30 minutes 18
31 -45 minutes 22 (1 R)
46 -60 minutes 21 (5 R)
61 -75 minutes 24 (2 R)
76 -90 minutes 32 (6 R)
91 - 120 minutes 03
Team Disciplinary Records:
Total Fouls Ave/Game Cards
CANADA 50 17 08 Y 3 R
COLOMBIA 79 6 12 Y 2 R
COSTA RICA 59 15 07 Y 0 R
CUBA 37 12 04 Y 1 R
GUATEMALA 42 14 06 Y 1 R
HONDURAS 61 12 09 Y 0 R
JAMAICA 56 14 07 Y 3 R
MEXICO 47 12 07 Y 1 R
PANAMA 109 18 21 Y 1 R
S. AFRICA 73 18 09 Y 1 R
TRIN&TOB 40 13 08 Y 0 R
USA 107 18 11 Y 2 R

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2005 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
Best XI
GK: Jaime PENEDO (PAN);
DF: Felipe BALOY (PAN),
Jorge Samuel CABALLEROS (HON),
Oguchi ONYEWU (USA);
MD: DaMarcus BEASLEY (USA),
Landon DONOVAN (USA),
Jairo PATIÑO (COL),
Luis Ernesto PEREZ (MEX);
AT: Tressor MORENO (COL),
Luis TEJADA (PAN),
Wilmer VELASQUEZ (HON).
Honourable Mentions
GK: Kasey KELLER (USA);
DF: Tyrone MARSHALL (JAM),
Michael UMAÑA (CRC);
MD: Philip EVANS (RSA)
John O’BRIEN (USA);
AT: Jorge DELY VALDES (PAN),
Jafet SOTO (CRC).
AWARDS / PREMIOS
Miller Lite Most Valuable Player / Jugador Mas
Valioso: Luis Tejada (PAN)
Texaco Top Goal Scorer / Goleador:
DaMarcus Beasley (USA)
Allstate Best Goalkeeper / Mejor Arquero:
Jaime Penedo (PAN)
Fair Play / Juego Limpio: Honduras
CONCACAF GOLD CUP ALL-TIME STATS
POSITIONS TABLE/
TABLA DE POSICIONES (1991-2005)
Teams App GP W L T F:A
Equipos Part PJ G D E F:A
1. USA 8 37 28 4 5 68:23
2. Mexico 8 33 23 4 5 81:17
3. Costa Rica 7 29 10 12 7 48:42
4. Canada 7 23 9 7 6 28:38
5. Honduras 7 22 9 9 4 34:34
6. Brazil 3 14 8 4 2 22:9
7. Jamaica 6 22 5 13 4 23:43
8. Colombia 3 13 5 6 2 14:17
9. Trin & Tob 6 16 4 9 3 22:30
10. Guatemala 7 19 2 12 5 16:35
11. Panama 2 9 2 3 4 10:14
12. El Salvador 4 11 3 7 1 7:22
13. S. Africa 1 4 1 0 3 7:6
14. Korea Rep 2 7 0 3 4 5:9
15. Martinique 3 8 1 5 2 5:20
16. Peru 1 4 1 2 1 7:7
17. Haiti 2 5 1 3 1 4:8
18. Cuba 4 10 1 8 1 7:28
19. Ecuador 1 2 1 1 0 2:2
10. St.Vin/Gre 1 2 0 2 0 0:8
CHAMPIONS/CAMPEONES
1991 – USA
1993 – MEXICO
1996 – MEXICO
1998 – MEXICO
2000 – CANADA
2002 – USA
2003 – MEXICO
2005 - USA
GOLDEN BALL WINNERS (MVP)/
BALONES DE ORO (JMV)
1991: Tony MEOLA (GK, USA)
1993: Ramon RAMÍREZ (MD, MEX)
1996: Raúl Rodrigo LARA (MD, MEX)
1998: Kasey KELLER (GK, USA)
2000: Craig FORREST (GK, CAN)
2002: Brian MCBRIDE (AT, USA)
2003: Jesus ARELLANO (AT, MEX)
2005: Luis TEJADA (AT, PAN)
GOLDEN BOOT WINNERS/
BOTINES DE ORO
1991: Benjamin GALINDO (MEX) – 4
1993: Luis Roberto ALVES (MEX) – 12
1996: Eric WYNALDA (USA) – 4
1998: Luis HERNÁNDEZ (MEX) – 4
2000: Carlo CORAZZIN (CAN) – 4
2002: Brian MCBRIDE (USA) – 4
2003: Walter CENTENO (CRC)/
Landon DONOVAN (USA) – 4
2005: DaMarcus BEASLEY (USA) - 3
HIGHEST SCORES/
MARCADORES MAS GRANDES
9:0: Mexico – Martinique, 11.07.1993
7:2: Cuba – Costa Rica, 04.02.1998
8:0: Mexico – Canada, 18.07.1993
3:5: Honduras – Peru, 19.02.2000
6:1: Mexico – Jamaica, 22.07.1993
5:2: Costa Rica – El Salvador, 19.07.2003
ALL-TIME GOALSCORING LEADERS/
TABLA DE GOLEADORES
Luis Roberto ALVES (MEX) 12 (1991-1993)
Eric WYNALDA (USA) 9 (1991-2000)
Landon DONOVAN (USA) 8 (2002-2005)
Brian MCBRIDE (USA) 8 (2000-2003)
Eduardo BENNETT (HON) 7 (1991-1996)
Paulo Cesar WANCHOPE (CRC) 7 (1998-2002)
Jared BORGETTI (MEX) 5 (2002-2005)
Walter CENTENO (CRC) 5 (2002-2003)
Carlo CORAZZIN (CAN) 5 (1996-2000)
Luis Miguel SALVADOR (MEX) 5 (1993)
Arnold DWARIKA (TRI) 4 (1996-2000)
Benjamin GALINDO (MEX) 4 (1991)
Luis HERNÁNDEZ (MEX) 4 (1996-2000)
Juan Francisco PALENCIA (MEX) 4 (1998-2000)
Juan Carlos PLATA (GUA) 4 (1998-2002)
Carlos RUIZ (GUA) 4 (2002-2005)

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PAST GOLD CUPS/ COPA ORO PASOS
1991
FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA
Los Angeles, California
Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Honduras 3 2 0 1 10:3 5
México 3 2 0 1 8:3 5
Canada 3 1 2 0 6:9 2
Jamaica 3 0 3 0 3:12 0
28.06.1991 CANADA – HONDURAS 2:4 (0:3) 13374
28.06.1991 MÉXICO – JAMAICA 4:1 (2:1) 13374
30.06.1991 JAMAICA – HONDURAS 0:5 (0:2) 4797
30.06.1991 CANADA – MÉXICO 1:3 (0:2) 4797
03.07.1991 JAMAICA – CANADA 2:3 (1:1) 36703
03.07.1991 MÉXICO – HONDURAS 1:1 (1:0) 36703
Los Angeles/Pasadena, California USA
Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
USA 3 3 0 0 8:3 6
Costa Rica 3 1 2 0 5:5 2
Trinidad&Tobago 3 1 2 0 3:4 2
Guatemala 3 1 2 0 1:5 2
29.06.1991 COSTA RICA – GUA 2:0 (2:0) 18435
29.06.1991 USA – TRIN & TOBAGO 2:1 (2:1) 18435
01.07.1991 TRI – COSTA RICA 2:1 (1:1) 6344
01.07.1991 GUATEMALA – USA 0:3 (0:1) 6344
03.07.1991 TRI – GUATEMALA 0:1 (0:0) 36703
03.07.1991 USA – COSTA RICA 3:2 (1:2) 36703
Semifinals/Semifinales (Los Angeles)
05.07.1991 HON – COSTA RICA 2:0 (1:0) 41103
05.07.1991 USA – MÉXICO 2:0 (1:0) 41103
Third Place/Tercer Lugar (Los Angeles)
07.07.1991 MÉXICO – COSTA RICA 2:0 (1:0) 39873
Final (L.A.Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles)
07.07.1991USA – HONDURAS 0:0, 4:3 pen 39873
1993
FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA
Dallas, Texas USA (Cotton Bowl)
Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
USA 3 3 0 0 4:1 6
Jamaica 3 1 1 1 4:3 3
Honduras 3 1 2 0 6:5 2
Panama 3 0 2 1 3:8 1
10.07.1993 HONDURAS – PANAMÁ 5:1 (1:1) 11642
10.07.1993 USA – JAMAICA 1:0 (0:0) 11642
14.07.1993 JAMAICA – HONDURAS 3:1 (1:1) 13771
14.07.1993 USA – PANAMÁ 2:1 (0:1) 13771
17.07.1993 PANAMÁ – JAMAICA 1:1 (0:0) 18527
17.07.1993 USA – HONDURAS 1:0 (1:0) 18527
Ciudad de México, MÉXICO
Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
México 3 2 0 1 18:1 5
Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 5:3 4
Canada 3 0 1 2 3:11 2
Martinique 3 0 2 1 3:14 1
11.07.1993 CANADA – COSTA RICA 1:1 (1:0) 48000
11.07.1993 MÉXICO – MARTINIQUE 9:0 (4:0) 48000
15.07.1993 MARTINIQUE – CANADA 2:2 (0:2) 80000
15.07.1993 MÉXICO – COSTA RICA 1:1 (0:1) 80000
18.07.1993 CRC – MARTINIQUE 3:1 (1:0) 100000
18.07.1993 MÉXICO – CANADA 8:0 (5:0) 100000
Semifinals/Semifinales (Dallas/Ciudad de México)
21.07.1993 USA – CRC 1:0 aet Cotton Bowl 14826
22.07.1993 MÉX – JAM 6:1 (4:1) Azteca 110000
Third Place/Tercer Lugar (Ciudad de México)
25.07.1993 CRC – JAM 1:1 (1:0) Azteca 130800
Final (Ciudad de México)
25.07.1993 MÉX – USA 4:0 (2:0) Azteca 130800
1996
FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA Anaheim/San
Diego, California USA
Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
México 2 2 0 0 6:0 6
Guatemala 2 1 1 0 3:1 3
St.Vin&Grenadines 2 0 2 0 0:8 0
11.01.1996 MÉX – VIN 5:0 (2:0) Jack Murphy 15352
14.01.1996 GUA – MÉX 0:1 (0:0) Jack Murphy 32571
16.01.1996 VIN – GUA 0:3 (0:3) Anaheim 52345
Anaheim/Los Angeles, California USA
Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Brazil 2 2 0 0 9:1 6
Canada 2 1 1 0 4:5 3
Honduras 2 0 2 0 1:8 0
10.01.1996 CANADA – HONDURAS 3:1 (2:1) 27125
12.01.1996 BRAZIL – CANADA 4:1 (3:0) 8234
14.01.1996 HONDURAS – BRAZIL 0:5 (0:2) 20708
Anaheim
Group/Grupo C GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
USA 2 2 0 0 5:2 6
El Salvador 2 1 1 0 3:4 3
Trinidad & Tobago 2 0 2 0 4:6 0
10.01.1996 TRI – SLV 2:3 (0:1) Anaheim 27125
12.01.1996 USA – TRI 3:2 (2:2) 12425
14.01.1996 EL SALVADOR – USA 0:2 (0:0) 52345
Semifinals/Semifinales (Los Angeles/San Diego)
18.01.1996 BRAZIL – USA 1:0 (0:0) 22038
19.01.1996 MÉXICO – GUATEMALA 1:0 (0:0) 42221
Third Place/Tercer Lugar (Los Angeles)
21.01.1996 USA – GUA 3:0 (2:0) 88155
Final (Los Angeles)
21.01.1996 MÉXICO – BRAZIL 2:0 (0:0) 88155
1998
FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA
Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida USA
Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Jamaica 3 2 0 1 5:2 7
Brazil 3 1 0 2 5:1 5
Guatemala 3 0 1 2 3:4 2
El Salvador 3 0 2 1 0:6 1
01.02.1998 EL SALVADOR – GUATEMALA 0:0 26391
03.02.1998 BRAZIL – JAMAICA 0:0 43754
05.02.1998 BRAZIL – GUATEMALA 1:1 (0:0) 17842
08.02.1998 GUATEMALA – JAMAICA 2:3 (1:1) 55017
08.02.1998 EL SALVADOR – BRAZIL 0:4 (0:2) 55017
09.02.1998 JAMAICA – EL SALVADOR 2:0 (1:0) 5791
Oakland, California USA (Oakland Coliseum)
Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
México 2 2 0 0 6:2 6
Trinidad&Tobago 2 1 1 0 5:5 3
Honduras 2 0 2 0 1:5 0
01.02.1998 HON – TRI 1:3 (0:2) 11234
04.02.1998 TRI – MÉXICO 2:4 (0:1) 17256
07.02.1998 MÉXICO – HON 2:0 (1:0) 36240
Oakland
Group/Grupo C GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
USA 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 8:4 3
Cuba 2 0 2 0 2:10 0
01.02.1998 USA – CUBA 3:0 (0:0) 11234
04.02.1998 CUBA – COSTA RICA 2:7 (0:5) 17256
07.02.1998 COSTA RICA – USA 1:2 (0:1) 36240
Semifinals/Semifinales (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum)
10.02.1998 USA - BRAZIL 1:0 (0:0) 12298
12.02.1998 JAMAICA – MÉXICO 0:1 (0:0) aet 45507
Third Place/Tercer Lugar (Los Angeles)
15.02.1998 BRAZIL – JAMAICA 1:0 (0:0) 91255
Final (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum)
15.02.1998 USA – MÉXICO 0:1 (0:1) 91255
2000
FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA
MIAMI (Orange Bowl)
Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Honduras 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
Colombia 2 1 1 0 1:2 3
Jamaica 2 0 2 0 0:3 0
12.02.2000 COLOMBIA – JAMAICA 1:0 (1:0) 49591
14.02.2000 JAMAICA – HONDURAS 0:2 (0:0) 50164
16.02.2000 HONDURAS – COLOMBIA 2:0 (0:0) 3600
MIAMI (Orange Bowl)
Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
USA 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
Peru 2 0 1 1 1:2 1
Haiti 2 0 1 1 1:4 1
12.02.2000 USA – HAITI 3:0 (2:0) 49591
14.02.2000 HAITI – PERÚ 1:1 (0:0) 50164
16.02.2000 PERÚ – USA 0:1 (0:0) 36004
(San Diego, L.A.)
Group/Grupo C GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
México 2 1 0 1 5:1 4
Trinidad&Tobago 2 1 1 0 4:6 3
Guatemala 2 0 1 1 3:5 1
13.02.2000 MÉXICO – TRI 4:0 (1:0) 22131
15.02.2000 TRI – GUATEMALA 4:2 (2:1) 23621
17.02.2000 MÉXICO – GUATEMALA 1:1 (1:1) 20113
(San Diego, L.A.)
Group/Grupo D GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Costa Rica 2 0 0 2 4:4 2
Canada* 2 0 0 2 2:2 2
Korea Republic 2 0 0 2 2:2 2
* Won Draw/Ganó Sorteo
13.02.2000 CRC – CAN 2:2 (1:1) Qualcomm 22131
15.02.2000 CANADA – KOR 0:0 L.A. 23621
17.02.2000 KOR – CRC 2:2 (1:0) L.A. 20113

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Quarterfinals/Cuartos de Finales (Miami/Los Angeles)
19.02.2000 USA – COL 2:2 (1:1) 1:2 pen OB 32972
19.02.2000 HON – PERÚ 3:5 (0:2) OB 32972
20.02.2000 CRC – TRI 1:2 (0:1) aet Qualcomm 18062
20.02.2000 MÉX – CAN 1:2 (1:0) aet Qualcomm 18062
Semifinals/Semifinales (San Diego/Los Angeles)
23.02.2000 COL – PERÚ 2:1 (1:0) Qualcomm 3402
24.02.2000 TRI – CAN 0:1 (0:0) L.A. Coliseum 2841
Final (Los Angeles)
27.02.2000 CAN – COL 2:0 (1:0) L.A. Coliseum 7000
2002
FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA
Pasadena, California, USA (Rose Bowl)
Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
México 2 2 0 0 4:1 6
El Salvador 2 1 1 0 1:1 3
Guatemala 2 0 2 0 1:4 0
19.01.2002 SLV – MÉXICO 0:1 (0:1) 42117
21.01.2002 MÉXICO – GUATEMALA 3:1 (2:1) 31244
23.01.2002 GUATEMALA – SLV 0:1 (0:0) 12906
Pasadena, California, USA (Rose Bowl)
Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
USA 2 2 0 0 3:1 6
Korea Republic 2 0 1 1 1:2 1
Cuba 2 0 1 1 0:1 1
19.01.2002 USA – KOR 2:1 (1:1) 42117
21.01.2002 CUBA – USA 0:1 (0:1) 31244
23.01.2002 KOREA REPUBLIC – CUBA 0:0 12906
Miami Florida, USA (Orange Bowl)
Group/Grupo C GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 3:1 4
Martinique 2 1 1 0 1:2 3
Trinidad & Tobago 2 0 1 1 1:2 1
18.01.2002 MQE – COSTA RICA 0:2 (0:1) 14508
20.01.2002 CRC – TRI 1:1 (0:0) 12253
22.01.2002 TRI – MQE 0:1 (0:0) 3827
Miami Florida, USA (Orange Bowl)
Group/Grupo D GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Canada* 2 1 1 0 2:2 3
Haiti* 2 1 1 0 2:2 3
Ecuador 2 1 2 0 2:2 3
* Won Draw/Ganaron Sorteo
18.01.2002 HAITI – CANADA 0:2 (0:1) 14508
20.01.2002 ECUADOR – HAITI 0:2 (0:2) 12253
22.01.2002 CANADA – ECUADOR 0:2 (0:2) 3827
Quarterfinals/Cuartos de Finales (Miami/Pasadena)
26.01.2002 CRC – HAI 2:1 (1:0) aet OB 14823
26.01.2002 CAN – MQE 1:1 (0:0), 6:5 pen OB 14823
27.01.2002 MÉX – KOR 0:0, 2:4 pen RB 31628
27.01.2002 USA – SLV 4:0 (3:0) Rose Bowl 31628
Semifinals/Semifinales (Pasadena)
30.01.2002 CAN – USA 0:0, 2:4 pen Rose Bowl 7241
30.01.2002 CRC – KOR 3:1 (1:0) Rose Bowl 7241
Third Place/Tercer Lugar (Pasadena)
02.02.2002 CAN – KOR 2:1 (2:1) Rose Bowl 14432
Final (Pasadena)
02.02.2002 USA – CRC 2:0 (1:0)Rose Bowl 14432
2003
FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA
México DF (Estadio Azteca)
Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
México 2 1 0 1 1:0 4
Brazil 2 1 1 0 2:2 3
Honduras 2 0 1 1 1:2 1
13.07.2003 MÉXICO – BRAZIL 1:0 (0:0) 75000
15.07.2003 BRAZIL – HONDURAS 2:1 (1:0) 3000
17.07.2003 HONDURAS – MÉXICO 0:0 20000
(Miami) Orange Bowl
Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Colombia 2 1 0 1 2:1 4
Jamaica 2 1 1 0 2:1 3
Guatemala 2 0 1 1 1:3 1
13.07.2003 JAMAICA – COLOMBIA 0:1 (0:1) 15423
15.07.2003 GUATEMALA – JAMAICA 0:2 (0:1) 10323
17.07.2003 COL – GUATEMALA 1:1 (0:1) 11233
(Foxboro) Gillette Stadium
Group/Grupo C GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
USA 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
El Salvador 2 1 1 0 1:2 3
Martinique 2 0 2 0 0:3 0
12.07.2003 USA – EL SALVADOR 2:0 (1:0) 33652
14.07.2003 MARTINIQUE – USA 0:2 (0:2) 8780
16.07.2003 SLV – MARTINIQUE 1:0 (0:0) 10361
(Foxboro) Gillette Stadium
Group/Grupo D GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS
Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 3:1 3
Cuba 2 1 1 0 2:3 3
Canada 2 1 1 0 1:2 3
12.07.2003 COSTA RICA – CANADA 0:1 (0:0) 33652
14.07.2003 CANADA – CUBA 0:2 (0:1) 8780
16.07.2003 CUBA – COSTA RICA 0:3 (0:1) 10361
Quarterfinals/Cuartos de Finales
(Foxboro/Miami/México DF)
19.07.2003 USA – CUBA 5:0 (3:0) Gillette 15627
19.07.2003 CRC – SLV 5:2 (2:1) Gillette 15627
19.07.2003 COL – BRA 0:2 (0:1) Orange Bowl 23425
20.07.2003 MÉX – JAM 5:0 (2:0) Azteca 10000
Semifinals/Semifinales (Miami/México DF)
23.07.2003 USA – BRA 1:2 (0:0) (1:1) aet O.B. 35211
24.07.2003 MÉX – CRC 2:0 (2:0) Azteca 35000
Third Place/Tercer Lugar (Miami)
26.07.2003 USA – CRC 3:2 (1:2) Orange Bowl 5093
Final (México DF)
27.07.2003 BRA – MÉX 0:1 (0:0) aet Azteca 80000

64 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
THE FINAL WORD
CONCACAF OFFICIAL DELEGATION
President
Jack Warner
Executive Assistant
Patricia Modeste
General Secretary
Chuck Blazer
Assistant to the General Secretary Adriana Martinez
Senior Consultant
Clive Toye
Deputy General Secretary
Ted Howard
Deputy General Secretary Jason Hughes
Deputy General Secretary Kerri-Ann Alleyne
Deputy General Secretary
Rafael Tinoco
Director of Competitions & Events Jill Fracisco
Director of Sales
Stefano Turconi
Director of Graphics
Michael Maselli
Media Officer
Steven Torres
Comptroller
Joe Taranto
Office Manager
Sheyla Romano
Sponsorship Assistant
Marcia Guerrero
Competition Assistants
Doris Fernandez,
Mike Neveu
Logistics Nino Bussani, Dwayne Hampton,
Mildred Pastor, Miguel Rivera
Office Assistants Angela Howard, Tonette Palencia
Chairman, Referees Committee Lisle Austin (BRB)
Chairman, Doping Control Rudy Gittens (CAN)
Chairman, Disciplinary Tony James (JAM)
Match Commissioners
Referee Assessors
Technical Study Group
David Sabir (BER),
Francis Cezair (TRI),
Bertie Chimilio (BLZ)
Yves Jean-Bart (HAI)
Colin Klass (GUY)
Jorge Ortega Lizano (CRC)
Esse Baharmast (USA)
Boni Bishop (TRI)
Osmond Downer (TRI)
Ronald Gutierrez (CRC)
Emerson Mathurin (CAN)
Carlos Ortiz (SLV)
Dick Howard (CAN)
Alvin Corneal (TRI)
Teofilo Cubillas (PER)
SOCCER UNITED MARKETING (SUM)
MLS Commissioner
Don Garber
President
Ivan Gazidis
Senior Vice-President
Nelson Rodriguez
VP Communications/Marketing Dan Courtemanche
Venue Manager
Thom Meredith
Director of Operations
Evan Dabby
Director of Media Relations
Simon Borg
Manager of Communications Marisabel Muñoz
Press Officer
German Sferra
Communications Coordinator Ben Ramirez Spencer
Creative Director
Rich Levy
CARSON/LOS ANGELES VENUE (08-10.07.2005)
General Coordinator
Hugo Salcedo
Assistant General Coordinator Kerri-Ann Alleyne
Logistics/Protocol Leticia Aldana, Kristen Fracisco
Sponsorship
Alex Sroka
SUM Venue Manager
Paul Mendes
Venue Press Officer
Nick Ammazzalorso
Press Operations Erik Aluise, Greg Daurio,
Randy Garcia, Albert Galdamez,
Oscar Galdamez Sr. & Jr.,
Marco Antonio Reyes, Will Ris
Statistics
Yuki Fuji, Carl Hammond,
Lisa MacDonald, Sam Nishi,
Scott Tamashiro
FOXBORO VENUE (12-16.07.2005)
General Coordinator
Marian Hynd
Assistant General Coordinator Tom Babic
Media Officer
Steven Torres
Logistics/Protocol
Maeve Glass
Sponsorship
Kelly Downing
SUM Venue Manager
Joe Cummings
Venue Press Officer
Michael Preston
Press Operations
Jack Cammett,
Denise Cicierega, Antonio Gara,
Rebecca Greenstein, Alex Gomez,
Matt Johnson, Erin O’Brien,
Jorge Pardo, Allen Wardle
Statistics
Dennis Bollea, Tim Smith
HOUSTON VENUE (13-17.07.2005)
General Coordinator
Horace Reid
Assistant General Coordinator Kerri-Ann Alleyne
Logistics/Protocol
Nelida Cabeda
Sponsorship
Jason Wingo
SUM Venue Manager
David Taylor
Venue Press Officer
Kevin Cooper
Press Operations
Michael Gabaldon,
Tiffany Jonson, Luis Labastidas,
Nelson Mata,
Roland Olivares, Daniel Perez,
Shawn Ruby, Robert Saladino,
Enrique Sanchez, Nick Schneck,
Emma Smicth, Hillary Thomas,
Juliet & Keith Yampey
Statistics Facundo Caminos, Dan Graumann,
Henrik Greve, Michelle Medina,
Rich Melendez
MIAMI VENUE (06-12.07.2005)
General Coordinator
Rafael Tinoco
Assistant General Coordinator Mario Monterossa
Media Officer
Steven Torres
Logistics/Protocol
Kareem Schiebeck
Sponsorship
Darren McCartney
SUM Venue Manager
Eddie Roger
Venue Press Officer
Gabe Gabor
Press Operations
Manuel A. Colorado
Nicole Dupes, George Gomez
Lee Levenberg, Paul Ramu,
Judes Rhodes, Robert Vickers
Statistics Dante Aleman, Dee Dee Jones,
Gary Jean
SEATTLE VENUE (07-09.07.2005)
General Coordinator
Marian Hynd
Assistant General Coordinator Tom Babic
Logistics/Protocol
Maeve Glass
Sponsorship
Matthew Seabrook
SUM Venue Manager
Chris Wyche
Venue Press Officer
Frank MacDonald
Press Operations Jason Benda, Jason Brough,
Karri Deloney, Joanie Komura,
Braden Konshuh, Shannon Lovejoy,
Paul Madison, Mark Marino,
Joelle Muchlinski, Erin Pierce,
Jake Scrivner, Peter Sivisend,
Everette Smith, Stu & Tammy Snow,
Staci Wilson, Gary Wright
Statistics
Kevin Eubanks, Tim Haag,
Bobby & Greg McLaughlin
NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY VENUE (21-24.07.2005)
General Coordinator
Jill Fracisco
Assistant General Coordinator Mike Neveu
Media Officer
Steven Torres
Logistics/Protocol
Kerri-Ann Alleyne
Sponsorship
Darren McCartney
SUM Venue Manager
Thom Meredith
Venue Press Officer
Zak Ivkovic
Press Operations Bogie Bogdan, Rafael Diaz,
Anthony & Vicent Favara,
Dave Gansell, Karina Jorge,
Scott & Rebecca Harris,
Dima Kamenschick, John Neves,
Carlo & Joseph Pascetta,
Phil Peterson, Jim Shoopack,
David Stahl, Dimitriy Takins
Statistics
Gerry Beatty, Steve Boy,
Anthony Castro, Ian Flamm,
Statistics
Felix Gomez, Jairo Ruiz,
Leanne Zintl
EDITORIAL
EDITORS:
Dick Howard, Technical Committee, CONCACAF
Jason Hughes, Deputy General Secretary
(Communications), CONCACAF
Steven Torres, Media Officer, CONCACAF
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
Michael Maselli
PHOTOGRAPHS:
Essy Ghavamedini; Tony Quinn; Bill Trueit
TRANSLATION:
Sheyla Romano

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