4- 9 USA 0-6 Mexico [Antonio Flores 20, Luis Luna 30, Luis De la Fuente 37, 55, 58, Carlos Septién 85] 11- 9 Mexico 2-0 Cuba [Luis Luna 26, Horacio Casarín 57] 14- 9 Cuba 1-1 USA [José Gómez 28; Frank Wallace 23] 18- 9 Mexico 6-2 USA [Héctor Ortiz 14pen, Horacio Casarín 23, 41, 76, Luis De la Fuente 47, Mario Ochoa 89; John Souza 52, Benjamin Watman 90] 21- 9 USA 5-2 Cuba [Walter Bahr 16, John Souza 23, Pete Matevich 30, 35, Frank Wallace 48; Jacinto Barquín 42, Santiago Veiga 50] 25- 9 Cuba 0-3 Mexico [José Naranjo 41', 88', Antonio Flores 58'] 1.Mexico 4 4 0 0 17- 2 8 2.USA 4 1 1 2 8-15 3 3.Cuba 4 0 1 3 3-11 1 NB: tournament also was qualifying section for the 1950 World Cup.
Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes, Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal
(September 4-25, 1949)
MATCH 1
Sunday, September 4th, 1949; 12:00h, att: 60,000
USA 0-6 MEXICO (HT: 0:3)
[Antonio Flores 20', Luis Luna 30', Luis De la Fuente 37', 55', 58', Carlos Septién 85']
USA: Frank Borghi, Benjamin Watman, Manuel Martin, Walter Bahr ©, Charles Colombo, William Sheppel, Frank Wallace,
Ben Hynes, Peter Matevich, John Souza, Bernard McLaughlin.
TD: Walter Giesler.
MEX: Raúl Córdoba, Felipe Zetter, Carlos Laviada ©, José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores,
Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis De la Fuente, Carlos Septién.
TD: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez.
Referee: José Tapia (CUB)
A1: Prudencio García (USA)
A2: Gabriel Nieto (MEX)
NB: Héctor Ortiz missed a penalty kick at 53 (saved by GK Frank Borghi).
MATCH 2
Sunday, September 11th, 1949; 12:00h, att: 60,000
MEXICO 2-0 CUBA (HT: 1:0)
[Luis Luna 26', Horacio Casarín 57']
MEX: Raúl Córdoba, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada, Héctor Ortiz, Mario Ochoa, José Antonio Roca, Antonio Flores,
Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis De la Fuente, Carlos Septién.
TD: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez.
CUB: Pedro Arozamena, Jacinto Barquín, Bernardo Llerandi, José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent,
Santiago Veiga, Valeriano Fano, José Gómez. Ricardo Torres, Manuel de Jesús Brioso.
TD: Marcelino Minsal.
Referee: Prudencio García (USA)
A1: José Tapia (CUB)
A2: Gabriel Nieto (MEX)
MATCH 3
Wednesday, Septermber 14th, 1949; 20:30h, att: 8,000
CUBA 1-1 USA (HT: 1:1)
[José Gómez 28'; Frank Wallace 23']
CUB: Rolando Aguilar, Jacinto Barquín, Bernardo Llerandi, Marcelino Minsal, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent,
Miguel Clerch, José Gómez, Vicente Pérez, Ricardo Torres, Manuel de Jesús Brioso.
TD: Marcelino Minsal.
USA: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, William Shepell, Charles Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace,
Jack Hynes, Peter Matevich, John Souza, Bernard McLaughlin.
TD: Walter Giesler
Referee: Gabriel Nieto (MEX)
A1: Prudencio García (USA)
A2: José Tapia (CUB)
MATCH 4
Sunday, September 18th, 1949; 12:00h, att: 30,000
MEXICO 6-2 USA (HT: 4:0)
[Héctor Ortiz 14' pen, Horacio Casarín 23', 41', 76', Luis De la Fuente 47', Mario Ochoa 89'; John Souza 52',
Benjamin Watman 90']
MEX: Melesio Osnaya, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada ©, Héctor Ortiz, Mario Ochoa, José Antonio Roca, Antonio Flores,
Francisco Hernández, Horacio Casarín, Luis De la Fuente, Carlos Septién.
TD: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez.
USA: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Walter Bahr ©, Charles Colombo, William Sheppel, Frank Wallace,
Jack Hynes, Benjamin Watman, John Souza, Bernard McLaughlin.
TD: Walter Giesler.
Referee: José Tapia (CUB)
A1: Prudencio García (USA)
A2: Gabriel Nieto (MEX)
MATCH 5
Wednesday, September 21th, 1949; 20:30h, att: 5,000
USA 5-2 CUBA (HT: 4:1)
[Walter Bahr 16, John Souza 23, Pete Matevich 30, 35, Frank Wallace 48; Jacinto Barquín 42, Santiago Veiga 50]
USA: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, William Shepell, Charles Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace,
Jack Hynes, Peter Matevich, John Souza, Bernard McLaughlin.
TD: Walter Giesler.
CUB: Pedro Arosemena (Rolando Aguilar 40'), Jacinto Barquín, Marcelino Minsal, Bernardo Llerendi, José Minsal,
Francisco Torrent, Santiago Veiga, Vicente Pérez, Ricardo Torres, Reinaldo Valdés, Manuel de Jesús Brioso.
TD: Marcelino Minsal.
Referee: Gabriel Nieto (MEX)
A1: Prudencio García (USA)
A2: José Tapia (CUB)
MATCH 6
Sunday, September 25; 12:00h, att: 35,000
CUBA 0-3 MEXICO (HT: 0:1)
[José Naranjo 41', 88', Antonio Flores 58']
CUB: Rolando Aguilar, Jacinto Barquín, Bernardo Llerandi, José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent, Santiago Veiga,
Vicente Pérez, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Reinaldo Valdés.
TD: Marcelino Minsal.
MEX: Melesio Osnaya, Felipe Zetter, Gregorio Gómez, Alfonso Montemayor ©, Raúl Varela, Samuel Cuburu, Antonio Flores,
José Naranjo, Mario Pérez, Luis Vázquez, Enrique Sesma.
TD: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez.
Referee: Prudencio García (USA)
A1: José Tapia (CUB)
A2: Gabriel Nieto (MEX)
NB: Gregorio Gómez left the match at 50'.
FINAL TABLE
MÉXICO 4 4 0 0 17 2 8
USA 4 1 1 2 8 15 3
Cuba 4 0 1 3 3 11 1
México and USA qualified to FIFA World Cup 1950.
SQUADS
CUBA
AGUILAR, Rolando “Tarzán” GK Puentes Grandes
AROZEMENA, Pedro Pablo “Empanada” GK Juventud Asturiana
BARQUÍN, Jacinto © “Curita” 03/09/1915 DF Puentes Grandes
LLERANDI, Bernardo “Trucuto” DF Puentes Grandes
MINSAL, José “Pepe” DF Fortuna
OVIDE, José “Gallego” DF Puentes Grandes
CRUZ, Ramón DF Fortuna
CLERCH, Miguel “Ardilla” 08/05/1922 MF Fortuna
TORRENT, Francisco MF Puentes Grandes
MINSAL, Marcelino MF Puentes Grandes
GRANADOS, Armando MF Centro Gallego
VALDÉS, Reinaldo “Nano” MF Juventud Asturiana
TORRES, Ricardo MF Juventud Asturiana
VEIGA, Santiago “Wampirito” FW Puentes Grandes
FANO, Valeriano “Lilo” FW Fortuna
GÓMEZ, José FW Puentes Grandes
BRIOSO, Manuel de Jesús FW Juventud Asturiana
PÉREZ, Vicente FW Iberia
COSCULLUELA, Orlando FW Puentes Grandes
MINSAL, Marcelino TD/player
MEXICO
CÓRDOBA, Raúl "Inglés" 14/05/1924 GK San Sebastián
OSNAYA, Melesio GK Asturias
ROMO, Jorge 20/04/1934 DF Asturias
GÓMEZ, Gregorio M. "Tepa" 14/02/1927 DF Guadalajara
MONTEMAYOR, Alfonso "Capi" 28/04/1922 DF León
ZETTER, Felipe 03/07/1923 DF Atlas
LAVIADA, Carlos 16705/1916 DF España
VARELA, Raúl 29/06/1922 DF León
ORTIZ, Héctor © 20/12/1928 MF Marte
CUBURU, Samuel Abdul "Chapela" 20/02/1928 MF Puebla
ROCA, José Antonio 24/05/1928 MF Asturias
OCHOA, Mario 07/11/1927 MF América
FLORES, Antonio Francisco "Niño" 13/07/1923 FW Atlas
HERNÁNDEZ, Francisco Javier 14/05/1927 FW Asturias
NARANJO, José de Jesús "Chepe" 19/03/1926 FW Oro
DE LA FUENTE, Luis "Pirata" 17/01/1914 FW Veracruz
CASARÍN, Horacio 29/03/1918 FW España
PÉREZ, Mario "Flaco" 19/02/1927 FW Marte
SEPTIÉN, Carlos 18/01/1923 FW España
SESMA, Enrique "Loquito" 22/05/1927 FW Marte
LUNA, Luis 28/01/1920 FW León
VÁZQUEZ, Luis 1926 FW Marte
GARZA GUTIÉRREZ, Rafael "Récord" TD
USA
BORGHI, Frank C. 09/04/1925 GK St. Louis Simpkins Ford
SILOVSKY, Joseph GK Sparta Chicago
MARTÍN, Manuel Oliveira 29/12/1917 DF Fall River Ponta Delgada
KEOUGH, Harry Joseph 15/11/1927 DF Schulte FC
BELLO, William DF Lusitanio SC
WATMAN, Benjamin DF NY Hakoah
SHEPPELL, William Ross 11/03/1926 MF Seton Hall University
COLOMBO, Charles Martin 20/07/1920 MF St. Louis Simpkins Ford
BAHR, Walter Alfred © 01/04/1927 MF Philadelphia Nationals
McLAUGHLIN, Bernard Joseph 10/05/1928 FW Philadelphia Nationals
SOUZA, John Benevides 12/07/1920 FW Fall River Ponta Delgada
DI ORIO, Nicholas 04/02/1921 FW Morgan SC
WALLACE, Frank 23/11/1929 FW St. Louis Simpkins Ford
HYNES, Ben John 12/11/1920 FW NY Americans
ALMEIDA, Antone FW Fall River Ponta Delgada
MATEVICH, Pete FW Chicago Slovak
GIESLER, Walter John TD
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