Football at the 1997 Central American Games

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Football at the 1997 Central American Games
Tournament details
Host country Honduras
DatesDecember 1997
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (1st title)
Runners-up Panama
Third place Honduras
Fourth place El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored43 (3.31 per match)
1994
2001
All statistics correct as of 14 December 1997.

The games were played in San Pedro Sula, Honduras during December 1997.[1]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  El Salvador 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to semi-final
2  Honduras 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
3  Nicaragua 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
 El Salvador3–1 Nicaragua
 Honduras5–2 Nicaragua
 El Salvador1–0 Honduras

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to semi-final
2  Panama 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
3  Guatemala 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Belize 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
 Guatemala2–0 Belize
 Costa Rica3–1 Panama
 Panama2–1 Guatemala
 Costa Rica4–0 Belize
 Costa Rica3–1 Guatemala
 Belize0–7 Panama

Semi-finals

 El Salvador1–2 Panama
 Costa Rica0–0 Honduras
Penalties
5–3

Third Place Match

 Honduras1–0 El Salvador

Final

 Costa Rica2–1 Panama
Jewisson Bennett 43' (pen)
Kervin Lacey 60'
Report Ángel Luis Rodríguez 28'
GK ' Ricardo González
DF ' Jervis Drummond
DF ' Pablo Chinchilla
DF ' Douglas Sequeira
DF ' Alfredo Morales
MF ' Carlos Castro Mora downward-facing red arrow 80'
MF ' Ríchar Mahoney
MF ' Walter Centeno
MF ' Jorge León downward-facing red arrow 55'
FW ' Jewisson Bennett
FW ' Kervin Lacey Red card
Substitutions:
MF ' Steven Bryce upward-facing green arrow 55'
DF ' Wálter Cordero upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Rolando Villalobos
GK ' David Marciaga Red card
DF ' Oniel Vergara downward-facing red arrow 70'
DF ' Dariel Gómez
DF ' Jairzinho Serrano
DF ' Ubaldo Guardia downward-facing red arrow 42'
MF ' Ángel Luis Rodríguez
MF ' Julio Medina III
MF ' Mario Méndez
MF ' Alberto Blanco
FW ' Roberto Brown
FW ' Omar Tejada downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
GK ' Omar Liguas upward-facing green arrow 42'
FW ' Alfredo Anderson upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF ' David Paschal upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Gary Stempel

Assistant referees:
Raúl Cárdenas (El Salvador)
Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)

References