#OnThisDay in 1968 – #SVTransvaal & hosts #RKSVScherpenheuvel made their debut at the Concacaf Champions Cup as the clubs played to a 1:1 draw during 1st Round at Willemstad’s Rifstadion. Edwin Loran scored for Netherlands Antilles club, while Edwin Schal notched the equalizer.
…Also, on that day in 2004 at UWI St. Augustine Sports Complex, Jerwyn Balthazar scored 3 goals (hat-trick) for hosts #TrinidadandTobago as it claimed 1st place in Group A & advanced to Caribbean Futsal Tournament Finals by defeating #Grenada, 9:2, before 687 fans.
…Also, on that day in 2004 at UWI St. Augustine Sports Complex, Alton Fraser had 3 tallies (hat-trick) for #Guyana as it finished 1st in Group B & advanced to Caribbean Futsal Tournament Finals after defeating #Suriname, 7:5.
…Also, on that day in 2004 at UWI St. Augustine Sports Complex, Narel George & Chester Morgan scored for #SaintVincentandtheGrenadines as it won its 1st game at Caribbean Futsal Tournament after defeating #TurksandCaicosIslands, 2:0, in Group B finale.
#OnThisDay in 2004 – Curly Poppen scored 3 times (hat-trick) as Netherlands Antilles topped #PuertoRico 7:3 in Group A finale of Caribbean Futsal Tournament at #TrinidadandTobago’s UWI St. Augustine Sports Complex.
#OnThisDay in 1987 – Guillermo Muñoz scored twice for hosts #CFMonterrey’s 3:1 win over #StLouisKutisSC in 2nd leg (4:1 agg) of Concacaf Champions Cup 1st Round at Estadio Tecnológico. (📸– Monterrey Internacional) Ted Hantak tallied for ’86 #USOpenCup champion.
…Also, on that day in 2024 at Polideportivo Alexis Arguello, Claudio Goodridge scored twice, including the game-winner, as #Panamá captured its 1st Concacaf Futsal Championship after defeating #Cuba, 4:3, in the final. Both sides had also qualified to ’24 #FIFAFutsalWC in #Uzbekistan.
#OnThisDay in 2024 – Goals by Jhony Díaz, Marvin Sandoval & Edgar Santizo gave #Guatemala a 3:0 win over #CostaRica during 3rd place game of Concacaf Futsal Championship at #Nicaragua’s Polideportivo Alexis Arguello. Both sides had already qualified to the ’24 #FIFAFutsalWC in #Uzbekistan.
…Also, on that day in 2004, at UWI St. Augustine Sports Complex, Ako James scored the game-winner w/ 4 minutes remaining as hosts #TrinidadandTobago topped Netherlands Antilles, 4:3, in Group A of Caribbean Futsal Tournament, before 490 fans.
…Also, on that day in 2004, at UWI St. Augustine Sports Complex, Travis Grant had 3 tallies (hat-trick) for #Guyana’s 11:2 win over #SaintVincentandTheGrenadines in Group B of Caribbean Futsal Tournament.
…Also, on that day in 2004, at UWI St. Augustine Sports Complex, Gino Brandon notched 3 goals (hat-trick) in #Suriname’s 15:1 victory against #TurksandCaicosIslands in Group B action of Caribbean Futsal Tournament.
#OnThisDay in 2004 – Atkinson Neckles scored 3 times (hat-trick) for #Grenada's 6:3 win over #PuertoRico in Group A of Caribbean Futsal Tournament at #TrinidadandTobago’s UWI St. Augustine Sports Complex.
…Also, on that day in 2008 at #México’s Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras, #ElSalvador qualified to 1st #FIFABeachSoccerWC after finishing 2nd in Concacaf Final Round Group by topping #CostaRica, 4:3 in OT. Water Torres scored the game-winner.
#OnThisDay 2008 – Gustavo Rosales & Ricardo Villalobos scored for hosts #MéxicoFutbolPlaya as it won its 1st Concacaf #BeachSoccer Title & qualified to #FIFABeachSoccerWC in ‘08 Marseille ( #France ) by defeating #USBeachSoccerMNT 2:1 at Puerto Vallarta’s U.D. Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras.
…Also, on that day in 2004 at UWI St. Augustine Sports Complex, Ako James scored twice for hosts #TrinidadandTobago’s 4:2 win over #PuertoRico in Group A of Caribbean Futsal Tournament. José García & Chaco Santiago tallied for #HuracánAzulPR.
…Also, on that day in 2004 at UWI St. Augustine Sports Complex, Gino Brandon & Winston Feller scored 2 goals each for #Suriname’s 7:0 win over #SaintVincentandtheGrenadines in Group B of Caribbean Futsal Tournament.
…Also, on that day in 2004 at UWI St. Augustine Sports Complex, Alton Fraser had 4 tallies in #Guyana’s 11:2 victory against #TurksandCaicosIslands in Group B of Caribbean Futsal Tournament. Christopher Bryan & Ryan Duffy scored for #TurksCaicosFutsal.
#OnThisDay in 2004 – Clifford Braafhart scored 3 times (hat-trick) to lead Netherlands Antilles to a 6:2 win over #Grenada in Group A of Caribbean Futsal Tournament at #TrinidadandTobago’s UWI St. Augustine Sports Complex.
#OnThisDay in 1972 – Octavio Muciño & Eladio Vera scored 2 goals each to lead #CruzAzul to a 5:1 win over #LDAlajuelense in playoff for ’71 delayed Concacaf Champions Cup Final at #México’s #EstadioAzteca. Both sides had finished tied in final group standings a month earlier in #Guatemala.
#OnThisDay in 1927 – Despite a riot that caused the game to be abandoned in 72nd minute, Barney Battles scored twice for the hosts #BostonWonderWorkers as it handed #ClubNacional its 2nd loss of its North American tour 3:2, before 7,000 fans, at Malden High School Field. (📸– Frank Dellapa)
55 years ago today, Cosmos won the first official match in the club’s history.
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¡Esta semana se cumplen 35 años de la chispa que inició una dinastía! #ANCCIF echa un vistazo al Campeonato de la Concacaf de 1991 en #Haití, donde la #USWNT capturó su primer título internacional y preparó el camino para décadas de dominio. shorturl.at/d4cFL
This week marks 35 years since the spark that started a dynasty! #ANCCIF takes a look back at the 1991 Concacaf Championship in #Haiti — where the #USWNT captured their 1st international title and paved the way for decades of dominance.
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#OnThisDay in 1994 – #Pelé was in attendance as hosts #TrinidadandTobago captured its 3rd Caribbean Championship after defeating #Martinique, 7:2, in the final at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. Dean Pacheco scored 3 times (hat-trick) for the #Socawarriors.
#OnThisDay in 1991 – Marie Jacques scored the game-winner for hosts #Haiti as it defeated #Jamaica, 1:0, in Group B action of inaugural Concacaf Women’s Championship (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying – #China ’91), before a crowd of 40,000, at Stade Silvio Cator.
#OnThisDay in 1963 – Andy Mate scored twice for hosts #NewYorkHungariaSC as it advanced to Concacaf Champions Cup 2nd Round after 2:2 draw w/ #CDOro in 2nd leg (5:4 agg.), before 1,500 fans, at #Bronx's #GaelicPark. Jorge Rodríguez & Gustavo Peña tallied for the Mexican club.
#OnThisDay in 1991 – 1st Concacaf Women’s Championship (doubled as FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier – China '91) commenced at #Haiti’s Stade Silvio Cator where 40,000 saw #Canada defeat #CostaRica, 6:0, in the Group B opener. Charmaine Hooper scored twice for the Maple Leafs.
#OnThisDay in 1964 – Guillermo Ruiz scored the game-winner for #ElSalvador as it claimed the Concacaf Youth (U-19) Championship by finishing atop of the 4-team final round group (included Netherlands Antilles & hosts #Guatemala) after defeating runner-up #Honduras, 1:0, at Estadio Mateo Flores.
#OnThisDay in 1987 – #StLouisKutisSC’s inaugural game at Concacaf Champions Cup was ruined by visiting #CFMonterrey as it posted a 1:0 win in the 1st leg of the opening round before 1,300 fans at St. Louis Soccer Park. Francisco Javier Cruz notched the game-winner. (📸s - Joe Angeles/Soccer America)
#OnThisDay in 1991 – 2nd half tallies by Troy Durham, George Dyer & Richard Mallory gave hosts #DandyTownHornetsFC a 3:1 comeback win over #BrooklynItaliansSC in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup 1st Round at #Bermuda’s St. John Field. Aazib El-Sayid scored for 2-time #USOpenCup champion.