#OnThisDay in 1972 – During the last day of ’71 delayed Concacaf Champions Cup Final Round Group at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores, Edwin Schal’s 52nd-minute penalty kick gave #Suriname’s #SVTransvaal a 1:0 victory over #Aruba’s #SVEstrella, before 1,500 fans. …

#OnThisDay in 1972 – Roy Saénz & Emilio Valle scored for #CostaRica’s #LDAlajuelense in a 2:0 victory against #SVTransvaal of #Suriname during final group of ’71 delayed Concacaf Champions Cup, before 6,000 fans, at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores.

…Also, on that day in 1972, before a crowd of 25,000 at Estadio Mateo Flores, Héctor Tambasco's 2nd consecutive hat-trick (3 goals) gave the hosts #ComunicacionesFC a 3:1 win over #SVTransvaal in final group action of ’71 delayed Concacaf Champions Cup.

#OnThisDay in 1972 – #SVTransvaal held #CruzAzul to a 1:1 draw during final group of ’71 delayed Concacaf Champions Cup at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores. Edwin Schal gave Surinamese club the lead, before Octavio Muciño tied it.

#OnThisDay in 1972 – #RochesterLancers opened final group of ’71 delayed Concacaf Champions Cup w/ a 2:0 victory against #SVTransvaal, before a crowd of 42,000, at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores. Eli Durante & Carlos Dell’Omodarme scored for the U.S. club. …

#OnThisDay in 1976 – Oswaldo Ramírez & Raul Isiordia scored for #México’s #AtléticoEspañolFC as it won the delayed ’75 Concacaf Champions’ Cup Final after defeating the hosts #SVTransvaal of #Suriname, 2:1, in 2nd leg (5:1 agg) at Paramaribo’s National Stadion. (📸s Courtesy - Desney Romeo)

#OnThisDay in 1976 – Juan Manuel Borbolla, Juan Rodríguez Vega & Leonel Urbina scored for #AtléticoEspañolFC of #México as it won the 1st leg of delayed ’75 Concacaf Champions’ Cup Final by defeating hosts #SVTransvaal, 3:0, at #Suriname’s National Stadion. (📸s – Desney Romeo)

#OnThisDay in 1987 – Juan Cayasso & Luis Fernández scored for hosts #LDAlajuelense as it won its 1st Concacaf Champions Cup after defeating #SVTransvaal 2:1 (6:2 agg.) in 2nd leg of the delayed ’86 final at #CostaRica’s Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. Regilio Doest tallied for the Surinamese club.

#OnThisDay in 1987 – Juan Cayasso, Jose Chavez, Luis Fernandez & Jorge Ulate scored for the hosts #LDAlajuelense as it won the 1st leg of delayed ‘86 Concacaf Champions Cup Final, 4:1, over #SVTransvaal at #CostaRica’s Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. Eric Godlieb tallied for Surinamese club.

#OnThisDay in 1982 – #SVTransvaal played to a 1:1 draw w/ visiting #CDAtléticoMarte in the 2nd leg of delayed ’81 Concacaf Champions Cup Final at #Suriname’s National Stadion. However, the hosts captured its 2nd Confederation title by winning the series 2:1 on aggregate.

#OnThisDay in 1982 – Johan Leisberger scored the game-winner for the hosts #SVTransvaal, w/ 6 minutes remaining, as it defeated #CDAtléticoMarte of #ElSalvador, 1:0, during 1st leg of delayed ‘81 Concacaf Champions Cup Final at #Suriname’s National Stadion.

#OnThisDay in 1971 – #Pelé's pk goal, in his 1,000th career game, as it paced #SantosFC to a 4:1 win over hosts #SVTransvaal, in a friendly, before 13,000 fans, at Paramaribo’s #Suriname Stadion. Edu also added 2 tallies for the Brazilian club, while Harald Reumel scored for the home side.

#OnThisDay in 1974 – José Emilio Mitrovich scored twice for hosts #CSDMunicipal as it won the Concacaf Champions Cup after defeating #SVTransvaal, 2:1, in 2nd leg final (4:2 agg) at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores. Roy Vanenburg tallied for the Suriname club.

#OnThisDay in 1974 – Julio Cesar Anderson & Raul Washington Benitez scored for hosts #CSDMunicipal as it defeated #SVTransvaal, 2:1, in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions’ Cup Final at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores. Roy Vanenburg tallied for the Suriname club.

#OnThisDay in 1997 – Charles "Chugger" Adair scored 3 times (hat-trick) to lead hosts #SeattleSounders to a 10:0 victory against #SVTransvaal during ’96 delayed Concacaf Champions’ Cup Interzone Playoff, before 2,153 fans, at Federal Way HS Stadium.

#OnThisDay in 1972 – Héctor Tambasco's 2nd consecutive hat-trick (3 goals) gave the hosts #ComunicacionesFC a 3:1 win over #SVTransvaal in final group action of ’71 delayed Concacaf Champions’ Cup, before a crowd of 25,000, at Guatemala City’s Mateo Flores Stadium.

#OnThisDay in 1972 – #RochesterLancers opened final group of ’71 delayed Concacaf Champions’ Cup w/ a 2:0 victory against #SVTransvaal, before a crowd of 42,000, at Guatemala City’s Mateo Flores Stadium. Eli Durante & Carlos Dell’Omodarme scored for the Lancers.

#OnThisDay in 1976 – Raul Isiordia & Oswaldo Ramírez scored for #AtléticoEspañolFC as it won the delayed ’75 Concacaf Champions’ Cup Final after defeating hosts #SVTransvaal, 2:1, in 2nd leg (5:1 agg) at #Suriname’s National Stadion. (📸 Courtesy – Desney Romeo)

#OnThisDay in 1976 – Juan Manuel Borbolla, Juan Rodríguez Vega & Leonel Urbina scored for #México’s #AtléticoEspañolFC as it won the 1st leg of delayed ’75 Concacaf Champions’ Cup Final by defeating hosts #SVTransvaal, 3:0, at #Suriname’s National Stadion. (📸s – Desney Romeo)

…on February 7, 1987, hosts won 1st leg, 4:1 over at #SVTransvaal at Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium. #LDAlajuelense advanced to the finals after eliminating #JuventudRetalteca (3:1 agg.), #AlianzaFC (2:1) & #PembrokeHamilton (4:1). (📸s Courtesy – Rodrigo Calvo, Samuel Martell)

#OnThisDay in 1987 – Juan Cayasso & Luis Fernández scored for hosts #LDAlajuelense as it won its 1st Concacaf Champions’ Cup after defeating #SVTransvaal 2:1 (6:2 agg.) in 2nd leg of the delayed ’86 final at #CostaRica’s Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium. Regilio Doest tallied for Transvaal.

#OnThisDay in 1987 – #LDAlajuelense won 1st leg of delayed ‘86 Concacaf Champions’ Cup Final, 4:1, over visiting #SVTransvaal at #CostaRica’s Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium. Juan Cayasso, Jose Chavez, Luis Fernandez & Jorge Ulate scored for hosts; Eric Godlieb tallied for Surinamese club.

#OnThisDay in 1971 – #Pelé's pk goal, in his 1,000th career game, paced #SantosFC to a 4:1 win over hosts #SVTransvaal, in a friendly, before 13,000 fans, at Paramaribo’s Suriname Stadion. Edu also added 2 tallies for the Brazilian club, while Harald Reumel scored for the home side.

#OnThisDay in 1981 – Antonio Infantozzi & Herber Machón scored for hosts #CDAtléticoMarte as it advanced to Concacaf Champions’ Cup Final (vs. #SVTransvaal) after defeating #CDMarathon, 2:0, in 2nd leg (2:1 agg) during 3rd Round Series A at El Salvador’s Flor Blanca Stadium.

#OnThisDay in 1968–Despite a fight caused by #AuroraFC (📸1 - #AntorchaDeporte), hosts #SVTransvaal (📸2 – Desney Romero) still won the 2nd leg of Concacaf Champions’ Cup Semifinals, 2:0, in Paramaribo. However, Transvaal also used 3 ineligible players, therefore both were disqualified from the event.