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USA open with victory over Haiti; Panama tie Costa Rica |
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Tuesday, 03 June 2008 06:00 |
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The USA opened Group B of the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship with a 5:3 victory over Haiti at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala on Tuesday
Source concacaf.com
6/3/2008 - The USA opened Group B of the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship with a 5:3 victory over Haiti at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala on Tuesday.
After Edouard Voltaire gave Haiti the lead in the third minute, the USA answered with goals by Denison Cabral (4th), Sandre Naumoski (10th) and Jamar Beasley (16th) to take a 3:1 advantage going into halftime.
Voltaire scored his second in the 25th minute, but Carlos Farias added the USA’s fourth goal in the 34th minute. Eliacin Rigarden’s goal for Haiti in the 35th minute made it 4:3, but Matthew Stewart closed out the scoring for the USA with two minutes remaining.
In an earlier encounter, goals by Alquis Alvarado (3rd), Apolinar Galvez (5th), Gilberto Rangel (10th) and Augusto Harrison (16th) gave Panama 4:0 lead in the first half.
After Luis Paniaga got Costa Rica on the board just before halftime, the Ticos scored five consecutive times to take a 6:4 lead.
The Canaleros tied the encounter with goals from Miguel Lasso (36th) and Galvez (37th) for the 6:6 final score.
The 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship continues on Tuesday evening with Group A at the Domo Polideportivo when Cuba meet Mexico and Guatemala hosts Trinidad & Tobago.
2008 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP Guatemala City; GUATEMALA; Domo Polideportivo Group A 03.06: CUBA – MEXICO (18:00) GUATEMALA – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (20:00)
04.06: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – CUBA (18:00) GUATEMALA – MEXICO (20:00)
05.06: MEXICO – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (18:00) GUATEMALA – CUBA (20:00)
Group B
03.06: COSTA RICA – PANAMA 6:6 (1:4) Luis PANIAGA 19’; Michael CORDOBA 28’; Yefrid RUIZ 29’; Yanan MONTOYA 32’ – Daniel COLINDRES 34’, 34’ dp – Apolinar GALVEZ 3’, 37’; Alquis ALVARADO 5’; Gilberto RANGEL 10’; Augusto HARRISON 16’; Miguel LASSO 36’
USA – HAITI 5:3 (3:1) Denison CABRAL 4’; Sandre NAUMOSKI 10’; Jamar BEASLEY 16’; Carlos FARIAS 34’; Matthew STEWART 38’ – Edouard VOLTAIRE 3’, 25’; Eliacin RIGARDEN 35’
04.06: HAITI – COSTA RICA (10:00) PANAMA – USA (12:00)
05.06: PANAMA – HAITI (10:00) USA – COSTA RICA (12:00)
Semifinals 07.06: B1 – A2 (14:00) A1 – B2 (16:00)
Finals 08.06: THIRD PLACE (14:00) CHAMPIONSHIP (16:00)
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