Group B - Day 1COSTA RICA & MEXICO OPEN GROUP B WITH VICTORIES21.02.<strong>20</strong>07: Costa Rica and the hosts, Mexico opened the <strong>20</strong>07 <strong>CONCACAF</strong> Under-<strong>20</strong> Final RoundQualification Group B with victories over Jamaica and St. Kitts & Nevis, respectively, at theEstadio Banorte in Culiacán, Sinaloa.Goals by Celso Borges and Jean Carlos Solorzano led Costa Rica (1-0-0, 3 Points) to a 2:0 winover Jamaica (0-1-0, 0 Points) in the first encounter.Meanwhile in the second match, Giovanni Dos Santos and Cesar Villaluz scored for Mexico (1-0-0, 3 Points) in the 2:0 victory against St. Kitts & Nevis (0-1-0, 0 Points).Match #1Estadio Banorte (A: 250)JAMAICA – COSTA RICA 0:2 (0:1)Celso BORGES 3’; Jean Carlos SOLORZANO 90’+JAM: 13-Dwayne Kerr – 4-Joel Senior, 7-Ricardo Cousins-C, 8-Nicholas Beckett, 9-EricVernon, 12-Keammar Daley, 16-EdwardCampbell (72: 22-Alanzo Adlam), 17-TroySmith, 18-Draion McNain (37: 3-Andre Fagan),19-Joel Grant, <strong>20</strong>-Montrose Phinn. Booked:Daley 10’, Beckett 35’, Cousins 68’CRC: 1-Alfonso Quesada – 2-Brayan Jimenez(68: 2-Brayan Jimenez), 3-Rudy Dawson-C, 5-Esteban Rodriguez, 6-Jose Cubero, 8-CelsoBorges, 10-Luis Perez, 11-Jean CarlosSolorzano, 12-Jonathan McDonald (60: 9-CesarElizondo) (85: 15-Orlando Rodriguez), 14-Pablo Herrera, 17-Dave Myrie. Booked: Myrie26’, McDonald 56’R: Terry VAUGHN (USA), A1: George GANSNER(USA), A2: Angel GUZMAN (NCA), FO: RobertoMORENOTeam Statistics JAM CRCGoal Attempts 12 <strong>20</strong>Shots on Target 5 13Saves 10 3Fouls Committed 17 17Corner Kicks 9 3Offsides 2 8Match #2Estadio Banorte (A: 12833)MEXICO – ST. KITTS & NEVIS 2:0 (1:0)Cesar VILLALUZ 28’; Giovanni DOS SANTOS 86’MEX: 1-Alfonso Blanco – 2-Patricio Araujo-C,3-Efrain Juarez, 5-Hector Alfredo Moreno, 6-Omar Esparza, 7-Jorge Hernandez (65: 19-Christian Bermudez), 9-Carlos Alberto Vela(74: 11-Javier Hernandez), 10-Giovanni DosSantos (86: 8-Martin Gonzalez), 14-Marco IvanPerez, 16-Adrian Aldrete, 18-Cesar OsvaldoVillaluz. Booked: Juarez 57’, Hernandez 83’SKN: 1-Alexis Richards – 2-Patrece Liburd, 3-Javin Matthew, 7-Tiran Hanley, 9-KareemHarris, 10-Aaron Moses-Garvey, 11-GerardAgustus-Williams, 12-Tyron Amory (77: 8-Kevin Benjamin), 15-Orlando Mitchum-C, 17-Matthew Berkeley (84: 22-Kervin Benjamin),18-Irandy Jermine Byron (68: 5-RovanWigley). Booked: Berkeley 39’, Javin Matthew46’R: Steven DEPIERO (CAN), A1: Simon FEARN(CAN), A2: Daniel WILLIAMSON (PAN), FO:Elmar RODAS (GUA)Team Statistics MEX SKNGoal Attempts 26 8Shots on Target 12 2Saves 2 10Fouls Committed 16 17Corner Kicks 7 1Offsides 2 218
Group B - Day 2COSTA RICA & MEXICO ADVANCE TO FIFA U-<strong>20</strong> WORLD CUP CANADA <strong>20</strong>0723.02.<strong>20</strong>07: Costa Rica and the hosts, Mexico advanced to the FIFA U-<strong>20</strong> World Cup Canada <strong>20</strong>07after defeating St. Kitts & Nevis and Jamaica, respectively, in the <strong>CONCACAF</strong> Final RoundQualification Group B at the Estadio Banorte in Culiacán, Sinaloa.The two Group B qualifiers join Panama and USA of Group A and the hosts, Canada in the <strong>20</strong>07FIFA U-<strong>20</strong> World Cup from 30 June – 22 July.Jose Luis Cordero, Pablo Herrera and Jean Carlos Solorzano all scored for Costa Rica (2-0-0, 6Points) in the 3:2 victory over St. Kitts & Nevis (0-2-0, 0 Points) in the first encountr at the BanorteStadium.The qualification is the sixth for the ticos at the FIFA U-<strong>20</strong> World Cups which is the most by anyCentral American Nation.In the second Group B encounter, goals by Giovanni Dos Santos and Cesar Osvaldo Villaluz ledMexico (2-0-0, 6 Points) to a 2:0 win against Jamaica (0-2-0, 0 Points).The tricolores will be making their 11th appearance at the FIFA U-<strong>20</strong> World Cups which is tied forthe most by a <strong>CONCACAF</strong> team.Match #3Estadio Banorte (A: 250)COSTA RICA – ST. KITTS & NEVIS 3:2 (2:2)Jose Luis CORDERO 5’; Jean Carlos SOLORZANO43’; Pablo HERRERA 55’ – Matthew BERKELEY 2’;Tiran HANLEY 14’CRC: 1-Alfonso Quesada – 3-Rudy Dawson-C, 6-JoseCubero (70: 5-Esteban Rodriguez), 7-Jose LuisCordero, 8-Celso Borges, 10-Luis Perez (76: 19-Ricardo Garcia), 11-Jean Carlos Solorzano (88: 13-Enmanuel Esquivel), 12-Jonathan McDonald, 14-Pablo Herrera, 17-Dave Myrie, <strong>20</strong>-Kendall Waston.Booked: Herrera 55’, Perez 59’SKN: 1-Alexis Richards (45: 22-Kervin Benjamin) –2-Patrece Liburd, 3-Javin Matthew, 7-Tiran Hanley,9-Kareem Harris, 10-Aaron Moses-Garvey, 11-Gerard Agustus-Williams, 12-Tyron Amory (46: 16-Shawn Constantine Boothe), 15-Orlando Mitchum-C, 17-Matthew Berkeley, 18-Irandy Jermine Byron(76: 19-Jolston Wattley). Booked: Liburd 49’, Sentoffs: Liburd 88’R: Elmar RODAS (GUA), A1: Angel GUZMAN (NCA),A2: Simon BAPTISTE (TRI), FO: Neal BRIZAN (TRI)Match #4Estadio Banorte (A: 17425)MEXICO – JAMAICA 2:0 (1:0)César Osvaldo VILLALUZ 31’; Giovanni DOS SANTOS56’MEX: 1-Alfonso Blanco – 2-Patricio Araujo-C, 3-Efrain Juarez, 5-Hector Alfredo Moreno, 7-JorgeHernandez, 9-Carlos Alberto Vela (62: 19-ChristianBermudez), 10-Giovanni Dos Santos (69: <strong>20</strong>-EnriqueEsqueda), 14-Marco Ivan Perez, 16-Adrian Aldrete,17-Jose Daniel Guerrero, 18-Cesar Osvaldo Villaluz(77: 8-Martin Victor Gonzalez). Booked: Dos Santos67’, Villaluz 70’JAM: 13-Dwayne Kerr – 3-Andre Fagan (42: 14-OmarPersad), 4-Joel Senior, 7-Ricardo Cousins-C, 8-Nicholas Beckett, 9-Eric Vernon, 12-Keammar Daley(59: 16-Edward Campbell), 15-Michael Binns (75:10-James Thomas), 17-Troy Smith, 19-Joel Grant,<strong>20</strong>-Montrose Phinn. Booked: Fagan 13’, Senior 63’,Vernon 67’, Beckett 72’R: Roberto MORENO (PAN), A1: Daniel WILLIAMSON(PAN), A2: Simon FEARN (CAN), FO: StevenDEPIEROTeam Statistics CRC SKNGoal Attempts 28 13Shots on Target 10 4Saves 2 3Fouls Committed 10 8Corner Kicks 6 2Offsides 3 1Team Statistics MEX JAMGoal Attempts 22 3Shots on Target 13 2Saves 2 4Fouls Committed 17 <strong>20</strong>Corner Kicks 8 2Offsides 11 219