Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica 1997/98

Group A

Round 1 [Oct 22,23]
Aguila    0-2 Herediano
Olimpia   3-2 Municipal

Round 2 [Oct 29]
Herediano 2-1 Olimpia
Municipal 2-0 Aguila

Round 3 [Nov 5]
Municipal 1-0 Herediano
Aguila    0-3 Olimpia       [Dec 4]

Round 4 [Nov 13]
Herediano awd Aguila        [awarded 3-0, Aguila dns]
Municipal 1-0 Olimpia

Round 5 [Nov 19]
Olimpia   2-1 Herediano
Aguila    1-1 Municipal     [Municipal 3-2 on pen]

Round 6 [Dec 10,17]
Herediano 0-1 Municipal
Olimpia   2-1 Aguila

Table:

 1.Municipal     6  4  1/0  1  8- 4 14  [Guatemala]
 2.Olimpia       6  4  0/0  2 11- 7 12  [Honduras]
 3.Herediano     6  3  0/0  3  8- 5  9  [Costa Rica]
 4.Aguila        6  0  0/1  5  2-13  1  [El Salvador]

Group B

Qualifying Matches [Oct 29, Nov 6]
Motagua   0-0 Comunicaciones
Comunicac 0-0 Motagua       [Motagua 4-3 on pen]

Round 1 [Oct 29]
Espana    1-0 Saprissa
Motagua   n/p Aurora   

Round 2 [Nov 6]
Saprissa  0-0 Aurora        [Saprissa 4-3 on pen]
Motagua   n/p Espana   

Round 3 [Nov 12]
Espana    1-0 Aurora
Motagua   1-1 Saprissa      [Saprissa 4-3 on pen]

Round 4 [Nov 20]
Saprissa  0-0 Espana        [Espana 5-3 on pen]
Aurora    1-1 Motagua       [Aurora 4-2 on pen]

Round 5 [Nov 26,29]
Aurora    1-4 Saprissa
Espana    0-0 Motagua       [Espana 5-4 on pen]

Round 6 [Dec 3,11]
Aurora    0-0 Espana        [Aurora 5-3 on pen]
Saprissa  1-0 Motagua

Table:

 1.Saprissa      6  2  2/1  1  6- 3 11  [Costa Rica]
 2.Real España   5  2  2/1  0  2- 0 11  [Honduras]
 3.Aurora        5  0  2/1  2  2- 6  5  [Guatemala]
 4.Motagua       4  0  0/3  1  2- 3  3  [Honduras] [replace Alianza (El Salvador)]

[Motagua's remaing matches were not played]

Semifinals 

First Legs
Espana    0-1 Municipal     [Feb 18]
  [Cesar Trujillo 90]
Olimpia   n/p Saprissa   

Second Legs
Municipal 2-1 Espana        [Feb 25]
  [M: Ronald Gomez 7, Ariel Beltrano 23 RE: Tedy Martinez 45]
Saprissa  n/p Olimpia     

NB: the last suggested dates by Saprissa for the semifinals [Aug 19 and 23]
    were not accepted by Olimpia due to league obligations.  UNCAF decided
    to award Saprissa a walkover.

Final 

First Leg [Sep 10]
Saprissa  2-1 Municipal

Second Leg [Sep 23]
Municipal 1-1 Saprissa

overview

1997

About this document

Thanks to Gerardo Coto for final results

Prepared and maintained by Mikael Jönsson for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Mikael Jönsson (mikcat@frisurf.no)
Last updated: 7 Sep 2006