Match Day 1
COSTA RICA & USA OPEN BEACH SOCCER TOURNAMENT WITH VICTORIES 13.09.2006: The USA and the host Costa Rica opened the 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship (FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 – Qualifier Costa Rica) with victories over Canada and Jamaica, respectively, at Punta Leona in Puntarenas. A spirited crowd of 950 spectators saw Zak Ibsen, Yuri Morales and Brendon Taguinod all scored in the 3:0 win for the USA over Canada in the opening match of the inaugural CONCACAF tournament. “To win this game (vs. Canada) today was very important,” said USA’s Beach Soccer Technical Director Roberto Ceciliano. “Now this doesn’t mean we are the favorites in the tournament because all the teams are equally strong and this event will be very close to call.” In the second match at Punta Leona, three goals by Danny Jhonson led Costa Rica to a hard-fought 8:6 triumph against Jamaica. “I believe it was a good game from the start,” said Costa Rica’s Technical Director Edson Soto. “The concentration was a key factor for us winning this match, because as we were leading by two goals in the second period, we began to celebrate as if we won the match and resulted in us trailing at one point. In the end we were able to turn the match around in our favor and held on for the victory.” Match #1 CANADA – USA 0:3 (0:1) (0:1) Brendon TAGUINOD 9’; Yuri MORALES 28’; Zak IBSEN 35’
Match #2 COSTA RICA – JAMAICA 8:6 (2:0) (5:5) Danny JHONSON 3’, 11’, 23’; Roy MYERS 21’; Hans MORALES 22’; Jeffrey CHAVARRIA 25’, 29’; Christian OVARES 34’ – Gerald NEIL 13’; Derrick PLANTER 14’; Dwen WANLISS 16’; Gregory SIMPSON 20’; Shawn HUNTER 22’; Andre REID 33’
CAN: 1-Jim Larkin – 4-Kyle Yamada, 10-Sipho Sibiya, 11-Jason Miniaci, 15-Damir Daco Jesic. Subs: 5-Ian Carlos Díaz, 6-Eric Munoz, 9Christopher Lemire, 14-Kyriakos SelaidopoulosC. Booked: none TD: Ross ONGARO
CRC: 1–Jonathan Mora – 2-Danny Jonson, 5-Luís Nelson, 6–Jose Calvo-C, 10-Christian Ovares. Subs: 3–Jeffrey Chavarria, 7-Hans Morales, 9-Roy Myers, 11-Randall Solis. Booked: Myers 35’ TD: Edson SOTO
USA: 1-Luis Montanez – 4-Yuri Morales, 5Benyam Astorga, 9-Zak Ibsen, 10-Francis Farberoff-C. Subs: 12-Bayard Elfvin - 3-Brendon Taguinod, 7Joshua Hill, 8-Anthony Chimienti, 11-Raphael Xexeo. Booked: Ibsen 32’ TD: Roberto CECILIANO
JAM: 1-Elvis Hart - 5-Shawn Hunter, 7-Gregory Simpson, 10-Ryan Powell, 12-Andre Reid. Subs: 22-Sheldon Brown - 6-Jermaine Richards, 8Derrick Planter, 11-Dwen Wanliss, 15-Gerald Neil. Booked: Wanliss 35’ TD: Anthony George WILLIAMS
R1: Antonio BUAIZ (BRA), R2: Nelson BONILLA (CRC), R3: Erick CHAVARRIA (CRC) Team Statistics Goal Attempts: Shots on Target: Saves: Fouls Committed: Corner Kicks:
USA 27 13 13 11 5
R1: Juan Marcelo RODRIGUEZ (ARG), R2: Jorge GASSO (MEX), R3: Kiarash DEHPANAH (USA)
CAN 30 13 10 5 7
Team Statistics Goal Attempts: Shots on Target: Saves: Fouls Committed: Corner Kicks:
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CRC 43 26 7 9 7
JAM 40 13 18 5 7