2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament

The 2008 CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament was an association football tournament that took place in three venues in the United States from March 11 to March 23, 2008.

Honduras became new under-23 champion of CONCACAF by beating the United States in the final of the eight-team tournament. Canada and Guatemala took third and fourth places, respectively. The finalists, Honduras and United States, qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. [cite journal
title = 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying set for March
url = http://www.concacaf.com/graphics//newsletters/pdf/February2008/February2008.pdf
volume= 18
issue= 1
journal = CONCACAF News
publisher = Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football
month = February
year = 2008
pages = 2
date = February 2008
accessdate = 2008-03-18
language = ]

The final round of the 2008 competition had two groups of four in the first round competing on a round-robin basis from March 11 to March 16, 2008, followed by the semi-final round and the finals held on March 20 and March 23, 2008. Group A matches were held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, while Group B matches were held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California with each venue staging three doubleheaders in group play. The knockout stage matches were held at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Participating teams

"All times PDT"

footballbox
date=2008-03-12
time=17:30
team1=fb-rt|HAI
score= 0 – 1
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4113 (Report)]
team2=fb|GUA
goals1=
goals2=Ávila goal|27
stadium=Home Depot Center, Carson, California
attendance=9,949
referee=Moreno (Panama)----footballbox
date=2008-03-12
time=20:00
team1=fb-rt|CAN
score= 1 – 1
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4113 (Report)]
team2=fb|MEX
goals1= Johnson goal|3 Johnson sent off|0|76
goals2= Landín goal|22|pen. Landín sent off|1|67
stadium=Home Depot Center, Carson, California
attendance=9,949
referee=Aguilar (El Salvador) ----footballbox
date=2008-03-14
time=17:30
team1=fb-rt|CAN
score= 1 – 2
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4119 (Report)]
team2=fb|HAI
goals1=Rosenlund goal|17
goals2=Gustave goal|72 Saint-Preux goal|84
stadium=Home Depot Center, Carson, California
attendance=19,638
referee=Marrufo (United States) ----footballbox
date=2008-03-14
time=20:00
team1=fb-rt|MEX
score= 1 – 2
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4119 (Report)]
team2=fb|GUA
goals1=Castillo goal|9
goals2=Villa goal|40 Lopez goal|67
stadium=Home Depot Center, Carson, California
attendance=19,638
referee=Quesada (Costa Rica)----footballbox
date=2008-03-16
time=16:30
team1=fb-rt|GUA
score= 0 – 5
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4122 (Report)]
team2=fb|CAN
goals1=
goals2= Johnson goal|45 goal|46 Ricketts goal|57goal|80 Hall goal|90
stadium=Home Depot Center, Carson, California
attendance=8,651
referee=Guerrero (Nicaragua) ----footballbox
date=2008-03-16
time=19:00
team1=fb-rt|MEX
score= 5 – 1
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4122 (Report)]
team2=fb|HAI
goals1=Villaluz goal|18 Andrade goal|61 Fernández goal|70 Esqueda goal|83 Landín goal|89
goals2= Aveska sent off|0|29 Saint-Preux goal|62 Jean Paulin sent off|1|84
stadium=Home Depot Center, Carson, California
attendance=12,824
referee=Aguilar (El Salvador)

Knockout stage

emi-finals

footballbox
date=2008-03-20
time=17:00
team1=fb-rt|GUA
score=0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4126 (Report)]
team2=fb|HON
goals1=Noriega sent off|1|102
goals2=
stadium=LP Field, Nashville
attendance=13,201
referee=Neal Brizan flagicon|TRIpenshootoutbox
penaltyscore=5 – 6
penalties1=Contreras pengoal
Leon penmiss|saved
Ávila pengoal
Brown pengoal
Marquez pengoal
Lalin pengoal
Morales penmiss|miss
penalties2=pengoal Morales
pengoal Thomas
pengoal Reyna
penmiss|miss Guity
pengoal Sánchez
pengoal Padilla
pengoal Norales----

footballbox
date=2008-03-20
time=20:00
team1=fb-rt|USA
score=3 – 0
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4126 (Report)]
team2=fb|CAN
goals1=Adu goal|27 goal|47
Kljestan goal|78
goals2=
stadium=LP Field, Nashville
attendance=13,201
referee=Walter Quesada flagicon|CRC

Third place match

footballbox
date=2008-03-23
time=13:00
team1=fb-rt|GUA
score= 0 - 0 (a.e.t.)
team2=fb|CAN
goals1=
goals2=
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/u23champship/viewArticle.asp?id=4129 (Report)]
stadium=LP Field, Nashville
attendance=12,663
referee= Enrico Wijngaarde flagicon|SURpenshootoutbox
penaltyscore=3 – 5
penalties1=Contreras pengoal
Arreola penmiss|saved
Ávila pengoal
Brown pengoal
penalties2=pengoal Sanchez
pengoal Ledgerwood
pengoal Ayre
pengoal Hemming
pengoal Hall

Final

Honduras and the United States qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This match decided the CONCACAF U-23 men's championship.

footballbox
date=2008-03-23
time=16:00
team1=fb-rt|HON
score= 1 - 0 (a.e.t.)
team2=fb|USA
goals1= George Welcome goal|102
goals2=
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/u23champship/viewArticle.asp?id=4129 (Report)]
stadium=LP Field, Nashville
attendance=12,663
referee= Joel Aguilar flagicon|SLV

Top scorers (group and knockout stages)

;4 goals [ [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4128 2008 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualification All-Tournament Team unveiled] ]
*flagicon|USA Freddy Adu (1 penalty kick)

;3 goals
*flagicon|CAN Will Johnson

;2 goals
*flagicon|PAN Edwin Aguilar
*flagicon|CAN Tosaint Ricketts
*flagicon|HAI Leonel Saint-Preux
*flagicon|HON Hendry Thomas
*flagicon|MEX Luis Ángel Landín (1 penalty kick)

Cuban defections

Following the Cuban draw against the United States, seven Cuban players defected, leaving the team with only 11 players. Because Roberto Linares was sent off from Cuba's match against the United States automatically suspended for the next match, Cuba was left with only 10 eligible players against Honduras. Cuba played its final game against Panama with no players available as substitutes. [cite news
url=http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_ylt=AmrD0gfo9qCOs5kUjzJZ5LE5nYcB?slug=ap-missingcubans&prov=ap&type=lgns
title=Cuba calls soccer desertions in US a "low blow"
date=March 14 2008
work=Associated Press]

Qualifying rounds

Qualifying rounds for the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament were held for the Central American and the Caribbean zones, narrowing the field from each zone to three nations and two nations, respectively.

In the following tables:

*P = total games played
*W = total games won
*D = total games drawn (tied)
*L = total games lost
*GF = total goals scored (goals for)
*GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
*Pts = total points accumulated

footballbox
date=2007-11-07
team1=fb-rt|PAN
score= 2–1
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/6279.pdf (Report)]
team2=fb|SLV
goals1=Torres goal|53
Barahona goal|80
goals2=Flores goal|90
stadium=Estadio Nacional de Panamá, Panama City
attendance=
referee=Jimenez (Costa Rica)----footballbox
date=2007-11-09
team1=fb-rt|SLV
score= 0–3
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/6280.pdf (Report)]
team2=fb|HON
goals1=
goals2=Nuñez goal|21
Thomas goal|74
Norales goal|90
stadium=Estadio Nacional de Panamá, Panama City
attendance=100
referee=Guerrero (Nicaragua) ----footballbox
date=2007-11-11
team1=fb-rt|PAN
score= 1–1
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/6281.pdf (Report)]
team2=fb|HON
goals1=Aguilar goal|67
goals2=Bernárdez goal|28
stadium=Estadio Nacional de Panamá, Panama City
attendance=2,867
referee=Lopez (Guatemala)

Triangular 2

September 2, 2007

September 9, 2007

Group C - Havana, Cuba

September 13, 2007

September 11, 2007

September 9, 2007

=Group F - Nassau, Bahamas=

footballbox
date=2007-10-09
team1=fb-rt|TRI
score=0 – 3
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/6551.pdf (Report)]
team2=fb|CUB
goals1=
goals2=goal|16 "OG"
goal|42 Duarte
goal|44 Yalmacida
stadium=Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
attendance=500
referee= Rodríguez (MEX)footballbox
date=2007-10-11
team1=fb-rt|CUB
score=2 – 1
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/6552.pdf (Report)]
team2=fb|GRN
goals1=Yalmacida goal|15goal|67
goals2=goal|24 Antoine
stadium=Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
attendance=100
referee=Garcia (MEX)footballbox
date=2007-10-13
team1=fb-rt|TRI
score=2 – 3
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/6553.pdf report]
team2=fb|GRN
goals1=Mitchell goal|77goal|79
goals2=goal|7goal|34 Antoine
goal|46 "pen" Rennie
stadium=Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
attendance=200
referee=Rodríguez (MEX)

Group H

footballbox
date=2007-10-09
team1=fb-rt|HAI
score=6 – 0
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/6554.pdf (Report)]
team2=fb|BAH
goals1=Vubert goal|34goal|45
Slcenat goal|44
Saint Preux goal|53goal|90+
Norde goal|81
goals2=
stadium=Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
attendance=
referee=Moreno (PAN)footballbox
date=2007-10-11
team1=fb|BAH
score=1 – 0
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/6555.pdf (Report)]
team2=fb|JAM
goals1=St. Fleur goal|84
goals2=
stadium=Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
attendance=
referee=Quesada (CRC)footballbox
date=2007-10-13
team1=fb-rt|HAI
score=2 – 1
report= [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/6556.pdf report]
team2=fb|JAM
goals1=Azor goal|48
Noel goal|76
goals2= goal|20 Austin
stadium=Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
attendance=1,500
referee=Moreno (PAN)

References

External links

* [http://www.concacaf.com/viewCompetition.asp?id=220 CONCACAF.com - 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification]