North American Championship 1990 (Canada)


Overview | Match Details | Squads

Overview

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Match Overview

 6- 5 Canada          1-0 USA B
        [John Catliff 34]
10- 5 Mexico          1-0 USA B
        [Luis Flores 20]
13- 5 Canada          2-1 Mexico
        [John Catliff 15, 87; Luis Flores 65pen]

 1.CANADA          2  2  0  0   3- 1  4
 2.Mexico          2  1  0  1   2- 2  2
 3.USA B           2  0  0  2   0- 2  0

NB: while Canada and Mexico list their matches as full internationals, the USA fielded
    a B team; their A-team  played two international friendlies (vs. Malta on May 5 and
    Poland on May 9) in preparation for the 1990 World Cup.

Match Details

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 

MATCH 1

Sunday, May 6, 1990, 13:30h
Attendance: 4,112
CANADA 1-0 USA (HT: 1:0)
  [John Catliff 34']

CAN: Craig Forrest, Frank Yallop, Ian Bridge, Peter Sarantopoulos, Colin Miller, Jim Easton (Jamie Lowery 71'), 
     John Limniatis, Mike Sweeney, John Fitzgerald, John Catliff (Doug Muirhead 79'), Nick Gilbert.
Coach: Tony Waiters (ENG).

USA: Kasey Keller, Paul Krumpe, Troy Dayak, Robin Fraser, Bill Crook (Alexi Lalas 46'), Eric Eichmann, Mike DiNunzio, 
     Kevin Grimes, Billy Thompson, Mark Santel (Jeff Baicher 74'), John Garvey.
Coach: John Kowalski

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (MEX)


MATCH 2

Thursday, May 10, 1990, 20:00h
Attendance: 2,542
MEXICO 1-0 USA (HT: 1:0)
  [Luis Flores 20']

MEX: Hugo Pineda, Rafael Gutierrez Aldaco, Aurelio Rivera, Eduardo Rergis, Hector Esparza, Victor Medina, Juan Morales, 
     Missael Espinoza, Javier Aguirre (c), Luis Flores, Sergio Lira.
Coach: Ignacio Trélles.

USA: Tony Meola, Paul Krumpe, Troy Dayak, Robin Fraser (Kevin Grimes 70'), Alexi Lalas, Eric Eichmann, Mike DiNunzio, 
     Hendrig Gutierrez, Billy Thompson, Mark Santel, Jeff Betts.
Coach: John Kowalski.

Sent off: Eric Eichmann (USA) 44'.

Referee: Robert Allen (CAN)


MATCH 3

Sunday, May 13, 1990, 13:30h
Attendance: 4,782
CANADA 2-1 MEXICO (HT: 1:0)
  [John Catliff 15', 87'; Luis Flores 65' pen]

CAN: Craig Forrest, Frank Yallop, Randy Samuel, Ian Bridge (Peter Sarantopoulos 46'), Colin Miller, Jim Easton, 
     John Limniatis, Mike Sweeney, John Fitzgerald (Doug Muirhead 71'), John Catliff, Nick Gilbert.
Coach: Tony Waiters (ENG)

MEX: Hugo Pineda, Hector Esparza, Eduardo Rergis (Aurelio Rivera 40'), Pedro Osorio, Raul Servín, Victor Medina, 
     Juan Morales, Missael Espinoza, Javier Aguirre, Luis Flores, Fernando Sánchez Limón (Sergio Pacheco 46').
Coach: Ignacio Trélles.

Sent off: Javier Aguirre (MEX) 59'.

Referee: Edward Cummings (USA)

Squads

CANADA

FORREST, Craig Lorne			20/09/1967 	GK 	Ipswich Town (ENG)
DOLAN, Kenneth Paul			16/04/1966 	GK 	Vancouver 86
HABERMANN, Sven				03/11/1961 	GK 	Hamilton Steelers
YALLOP, Frank Walter			04/04/1964 	DF 	Ipswich Town (ENG)
MILLER, Colin Fyfe			04/10/1964 	DF 	Hamilton Academicals (SCO)
BRIDGE, Ian Christopher			18/09/1959 	DF 	La Chaux-de-Fonds (SUI)
SAMUEL, Randolph Fitzgerald 		23/12/1963 	DF 	Volendam (NED)
SARANTOPOULOS, Peter			02/05/1968 	DF 	North York Rockets
DIOTTE, Patrick				13/11/1967 	DF 	Montreal Supra
GILFILLAN, Peter			29/12/1965 	DF 	Kitchner Spirit
LIMNIATIS, John				24/06/1967 	MF 	Aris Thessaloniki (GRE)
FITZGERALD, John Kennedy		04/12/1968 	MF 	Toronto Blizzard
LOWERY, James Matthew			15/01/1961 	MF 	Vancouver 86
SWEENEY, Michael			25/12/1959 	MF 	Toronto Blizzard
GRAY, Gerard				20/01/1961 	MF 	Toronto Blizzard  
HENDERSON, Lindsay					MF 	Queens Park Vancouver
EASTON, Jim				03/06/1965 	MF 	Vancouver 86
CATLIFF, John T.			08/01/1965 	FW 	Vancouver 86
MUIRHEAD, Doug				20/03/1962 	FW 	Vancouver 86
GILBERT, Nicolas Manuel			20/07/1965 	FW 	Edmonton Brickmen
BAARTS, Robin							Portland University (USA)

WAITERS, Anthony Keith (ENG) 				COACH
BAY, Greg						PSYCHOTHERAPIST
MULDOON, Kevin						PROP MAN
WILSON, Les						MANAGER


MEXICO

LEDESMA, Arturo Javier "Zully"		19/09/1958 	GK 	Guadalajara
PINEDA, Hugo Alejandro			10/05/1962 	GK 	Tampico Madero
ESPARZA, Héctor Manuel			31/10/1960 	DF 	Cruz Azul
RIVERA, Aurelio "Coreano"		25/10/1965 	DF 	Cruz Azul
GUTIÉRREZ ALDACO, Rafael		08/09/1967 	DF 	Guadalajara
SERVÍN MONETTI, Raúl			29/04/1963 	DF 	Atlético Morelia
JIMÉNEZ, Porfirio			15/09/1965 	MF 	Cruz Azul
MEDINA, Victor "Harlem"			09/10/1965 	MF 	Atlante
GONZÁLEZ CHINA, José Luis		03/06/1966 	MF 	Atlante
ESPINOZA, Eduardo Missael		12/04/1965 	MF 	Monterrey
MORALES, José Juan			22/02/1964 	MF 	Irapuato
RERGIS PACHECO, Eduardo			20/10/1956 	MF 	Veracruz
LIRA GALLARDO, Sergio			24/08/1957 	FW 	Tampico Madero
FLORES, Luis Enrique			18/07/1961 	FW 	Cruz Azul
AGUIRRE, Javier "Vasco"			01/12/1958 	FW 	Guadalajara
OSORIO NICOLÁS, Pedro Pablo		29/12/1965 	FW 	Atlético Morelia
SÁNCHEZ LIMÓN, Fernando			11/10/1965 	FW 	Tecos U.A.G.
PACHECO, Sergio				25/10/1965 	FW 	Atlas

TRÉLLES, Ignacio					COACH


USA

MEOLA, Antonio Michael			21/02/1969 	GK 	(No Club)
KELLER, Kasey Cristopher		29/11/1969 	GK 	Portland University
SOMMER, Jürgen Peterson			27/02/1969 	GK 	Indiana University
DAYAK, Troy Michael			29/01/1970 	DF  	San Francisco University   
FRASER, Robin Lucius			17/12/1966 	DF 	Colorado Foxes
KOOIMAN, Clemence Cristopher 		03/07/1963 	DF 	(No Club)
KRUMPE, Paul Edward			04/03/1963 	DF 	(No Club)
LALAS, Alexander Panayotis		01/06/1970 	DF 	Rugers University
SANTEL, Mark				05/07/1968 	MF 	St. Louis University
COVONE, Neil				31/08/1969 	MF 	Wake Forest University
GARVEY, John				26/03/1969 	FW 	Maryland University
GRIMES, Kevin				09/10/1967 	DF 	Colorado Foxes
KASPER, Dave						MF 	Milwaukee Wave
GUTIERREZ, Hendrig 			28/08/1968	MF	North Carolina State University
BAICHER, Jeff				16/11/1968 	FW 	Santa Clara University
BENEDETTI, Scott			13/11/1966 	FW 	Seattle Storm
ECK, Ted 				14/07/1966 	MF 	Toronto Blizzard (CAN)
EICHMANN, Eric Michael			17/05/1965 	FW 	Ft. Lauderdale
THOMPSON, Billy				05/05/1968 	MF 	U.C.L.A.
CROOK, Billy 				03/04/1964 	DF 	Tacoma Stars
DINUNZIO, Michael			10/05/1966 	MF 	Canton Invaders
BETTS, Jeff				08/03/1970 	FW 	(No Club) 

KOWALSKI, John						COACH

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