(Willemstad, Curaçao, Aug 11-25)
All matches played at the Rifstadion.
MATCH 1
Sunday, August 11, 1957
HONDURAS 2-1 PANAMA (HT: 2:0)
[Fernando Zelaya 9’, 42’; Vicente Rodríguez 85’]
HON: Jorge Zavala, Fausto Shan, Antonio Rodríguez, Héctor Molina, Roy Padilla, Fernando Zelaya, Porfirio Betancourt,
Ronald Leaky, Melvin Prince, Guillermo Guerrero, Carlos Suazo.
HC: Carlos Padilla
PAN: Andrés Castillo, Everardo Vega, Alfredo Sandiford, Francisco Ponce, Adolfo Diaz, Luis Vega, Antonio Aguilar,
Pablo Rodríguez, Luis Carlos Ponce, Vicente Rodriguez, Luis Carlos Lemus.
HC: Gilberto Casanova (COL)
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)
A1: Guillaume Faustin (HAI)
A2: Jossy Martis (CUW)
MATCH 2
Tuesday, August 13, 1957
CURAÇAO 1-3 HAITI (HT: 0:1)
[Francisco Gomez 85’; Charles Fenol 27’, 72’, Antoine Tassy 57’]
CUW: Roberto Tweeboom, Pedro Matrona, Wilhelm Canword, Guillermo Giribaldi, Edmundo Vlinder, Ludgero Adoptie, Hubert Daal
(Jose Bibiana 62’), Hubert Sambo, Hubert Schoop, Eustaquio Bernardina (Ronald de Lannoy 70’), Francisco Gomez.
HC: Pedro da Cunha (BRA)
HAI: Michel Blain, Claude Legros, André Dieudonné, Joseph Beaulieu, Jean-Baptiste Antoine, Michel Morin, Louis Jacques,
Antoine Tassy, Gérald Haig, Charles Fenol, Pierre Roc.
HC: Lucien Barosy
Referee: Arthur Ellis (ENG)
A1: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)
A2: Juan Gardeazabal (ESP)
MATCH 3
Wednesday, August 14, 1957
CUBA 0-1 PANAMA (HT: 0:0)
[Jorge Deanes 83’]
CUB: Eloy Martínez, Alberto Gutiérrez, Ramón Peñalver, Rodolfo Portuondo, Sergio Padrón, Francisco Torrent,
Agustín Mezquita, José Doce, Manuel Nazábal, Ángel Piedra, Nicolás Martínez.
HC: Emilio Muriente.
PAN: Luis Alberto Acosta, Everardo Vega, Emilio Samuel, Braulio Arosemena, Adolfo Díaz, Francisco Ponce, Jorge Deanes,
Pablo Rodriguez, Vicente Rodríguez, Luis Carlos Ponce, Luis Carlos Lemus.
HC: Gilberto Casanova (COL).
Referee: Juan Gardeazabal (ESP)
A1: Arthur Ellis (ENG)
A2: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)
MATCH 4
Friday, August 16, 1957
HONDURAS 1-2 HAITI (HT: 1:2)
[Carlos Suazo 29'; Charles Fenol 20', Antoine Tassy 40']
HON: Julio Martínez, Fausto Shan, Antonio Rodríguez, Abraham Pavón (Melvin Prince 67'), Roy Padilla, Alberto Valerio,
Ronald Leaky, Rodolfo Godoy Ramirez, Fernando Zelaya, Guillermo Guerrero, Carlos Suazo.
HC: Carlos Padilla
HAI: Michel Blain, André Dieudonné, Claude Legros, Joseph Beaulieu, Gérard Elie, Michel Morin, Louis Jacques,
Antoine Tassy, Gérald Haig (Paul Desrosiers 46'), Charles Fenol, Pierre Roc.
HC: Lucien Barosy
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)
A1: Arthur Ellis (ENG)
A2: Juan Gardeazabal (ESP)
MATCH 5
Sunday, August 18, 1957
CURAÇAO 2-0 CUBA (HT: 2:0)
[Hubert Schoop 27', Ronald de Lannoy 44']
CUW: Victor Polinet, Pedro Matrona, Wilhelm Canword, Edmundo Vlinder, Otilio Rojer, Wilfred de Lannoy, Willys Heyliger,
Hubert Daal, Hubert Schoop (Hubert Sambo), Ronald de Lannoy, Francisco Gomez.
HC: Pedro da Cunha (BRA)
CUB: Eloy Martínez, Alberto Gutiérrez, Ramón Peñalver, Mario Herrera, Sergio Padrón, Francisco Torrent, Agustín Mezquita,
José Doce, Zenaldo García, Ángel Piedra, Nicolás Martínez.
HC: Emilio Muriente.
Referee: Arthur Ellis (ENG)
A1: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)
A2: Juan Gardeazabal (ESP)
NB: Willys Heyliger left the match injured at 78’.
MATCH 6
Monday, August 19, 1957
PANAMA 1-3 HAITI (HT: 1:1)
[Jorge Deanes 22’; Charles Fenol 23’, 57’, Pierre Roc 83’]
PAN: Luis Alberto Acosta (Andrés Castillo 58’), Everardo Vega, Emilio Samuel, Luis Guillermo Vega, Adolfo Díaz,
Francisco Ponce, Jorge Deanes, Luis Carlos Ponce, Pablo Rodríguez, Vicente Rodríguez, Luis Carlos Lemus.
HC: Gilberto Casanova (COL)
HAI: Michel Blain, André Dieudonné, Claude Legros, Joseph Beaulieu, Gérard Elie, Michel Morin, Louis Jacques,
Paul Desrosiers, Charles Fenol, Antoine Tassy, Pierre Roc.
HC: Lucien Barosy
Referee: Juan Gardeazabal (ESP)
A1: Arthur Ellis (ENG)
A2: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)
MATCH 7
Wednesday, August 21, 1957
CUBA 0-2 HONDURAS (HT: 0:1)
[Ronald Leaky 9’, Carlos Suazo 67’]
CUB: Eloy Martínez, Mario Herrera, Ramón Peñalver, Alberto Gutiérrez, Francisco Torrent, Sergio Padrón, Zenaldo García,
José Doce, Manuel Bobadilla, Ángel Piedra, Lázaro Figueroa.
HC: Emilio Muriente.
HON: Efraín Salinas, Fausto Shan, Roy Padilla, Jorge Solis, Felipe Barahona, Héctor Molina, Rodolfo Godoy Ramírez,
Carlos Suazo, Fernando Zelaya, Ronald Leaky, Andrés Salinas.
HC: Carlos Padilla
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)
NB: Match ended for the referee at 76’ after a fight between the players.
MATCH 8
Wednesday, August 21, 1957
CURAÇAO 3-0 PANAMA (HT: 1:0)
[Hubert Sambo 40', Jose Bibiana 55', Wilfred de Lannoy 72’]
CUW: Victor Polinet, Pedro Matrona, Wilhelm Canword, Wilfred de Lannoy, Edmundo Vlinder, Otilio Rojer, Jose Bibiana,
Hubert Sambo, Hubert Schoop (Clinio Thielman 75'), Romualdo Valerian (Ronald de Lannoy 71'), Francisco Gomez.
HC: Pedro da Cunha (BRA)
PAN: Andrés Castillo, Everardo Vega, Emilio Samuel, Alfredo Sandiford, Francisco Ponce, Adolfo Díaz, Jorge Deanes,
Luis Carlos Ponce, Alberto Gordon, Luis Carlos Lemus, Luis Guillermo Vega.
HC: Gilberto Casanova (COL)
Referee: Arthur Ellis (ENG)
A1: Juan Gardeazabal (ESP)
A2: Guillaume Faustin (HAI)
MATCH 9
Friday, August 23, 1957
CUBA 1-6 HAITI (HT: 0:1)
[Genaro Carmona 80’; Charles Fenol 1’, 47’, 72’, Antoine Tassy 24’, André Bovil 60’, Gérard Delpeche 87’]
CUB: Eloy Martínez, Mario Herrera, Antonio Puebla, Ramón Peñalver, Sergio Padrón, Francisco Torrent, Zenaldo García,
José Doce (Genaro Carmona 75'), Manuel Bobadilla, Ángel Piedra, Lázaro Figueroa.
HC: Emilio Muriente.
HAI: Michel Blain, André Dieudonné, Claude Legros, Joseph Beaulieu, Gérard Elie, Michel Morin, Pierre Roc,
Gérard Delpeche, Charles Fenol, Antoine Tassy, André Bovil.
HC: Lucien Barosy.
Referee: Juan Gardeazabal (ESP)
MATCH 10
Sunday, August 25, 1957
CURAÇAO 1-1 HONDURAS (HT: 1:0)
[Wilhelm Canword 16’; Rodolfo Godoy Ramirez 69’]
CUW: Victor Polinet, Pedro Matrona, Wilhelm Canword, Wilfred de Lannoy, Edmundo Vlinder, Otilio Rojer, Hubert Sambo,
Ronald de Lannoy, Hubert Schoop, Eustaquio Bernardina (Jose Bibiana), Francisco Gomez.
Also played Romualdo Valerian.
HC: Pedro da Cunha (BRA)
HON: Jorge Zavala (Efraín Salinas),Alberto Valerio, Roy Padilla, Jorge Solis, Abraham Pavón, Porfirio Betancourt,
Oscar Navarrete, Carlos Suazo, Melvin Prince, Ronald Leaky, Guillermo Guerrero (Rodolfo Godoy Ramirez).
HC: Carlos Padilla
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA)
A1: Guillaume Faustin (HAI)
A2: Juan Gardeazabal (ESP)
FINAL TABLE
HAITI 4 4 0 0 14 4 8
Curaçao 4 2 1 1 7 4 5 [gavg 1.75]
Honduras 4 2 1 1 6 4 5 [gavg 1.50]
Panama 4 1 0 3 3 8 2
Cuba 4 0 0 4 1 11 0
NB: Costa Rica withdrew for financial reasons. Guatemala withdrew shortly before the
tournament due to a national state of emergency following the assassination of
President Carlos Castillo Armas.
Top scorer: Charles Fenol (Haiti), 8 goals
Player of the tournament: Francisco Torrent (Cuba)
All-star team: Victor Celso Polinet (Curaçao); Pedro Matrona (Curaçao), Francisco Torrent (Cuba),
Wilfred Modesto 'Fèfè' de Lannoy (Curaçao); Fausto Yu Shan (Honduras), Gérard Elie (Haiti);
Jorge Deanes (Panama), Antoine Tassy (Haiti), Charles Fenol (Haiti), Fernando 'Tata' Zelaya (Honduras),
Pierre Roc 'Yaboute' (Haiti).
Friendly matches extra tournament:
Saturday, August 17, 1957
Wilhelmina Stadion, Oranjestad
ARUBA 2-2 PANAMA (HT: 1-1)
[Raimundo Kemp 44', Roland H. Williams 66'; Antonio Aguilar 40', Luis Carlos Ponce 68’]
ARU: Johan Paul 'Puppy' Diaz; Jose “Joy” La Rosa, Rodolfo “Edwin” Dirksz; Andresito “Chito” Croes
(Dominico “Bibi” Perez 69’), Ricardo 'Cai' Helder, Vicente Solognier (Jose Andries Boye 28’),
Evenio González, Bernard “Benny” Geerman (Raimundo “Mundo” Kemp 43’), Frans “Dudu” Adonis, Ranulfo “Nulfo” Steba,
Alfonso “Fon” Paula (Roland H. “Doc” Williams 46’).
PAN: Andrés Castillo; Guillermo Vega, Vicente Rodríguez, Braulio Arosemena; Alvin Moore, Rafael Ureta (Adolfo Díaz),
Carl Janneau, Alberto Gordon (Luis Carlos Ponce), Antonio Aguilar, Luis Carlos Lemus, Woflgang Hubner.
HC: Gilberto Casanova (COL)
Referee: Ramon “Cochi” Tromp (ARU)
A1: Willy Labad
A2: Angel Chirino
NB: Rodolfo “Edwin” Dirksz (ARU) missed a penalty kick at 88’.
Monday, August 26, 1957
Wilhelmina Stadion, Oranjestad
ARUBA 3-1 HAITI
[Evenio González 2' 13', “Ton” Verstrate 89'; André Wilson 66']
ARU: Johan Paul 'Puppy' Diaz; Mario “Mai” Mateo, Rodolfo “Edwin” Dirksz; Andresito “Chito” Croes
(Nathaniel “Nata” Andrews 85’), Edgar “Watty” Vos, Jose Andries Boye (Dominico “Bibi” Perez);
Raimundo “Mundo” Kemp, Roland H. 'Doc' Williams, Jorge 'Gochi' Brion (Frans “Dudu” Adonis 44’)
(“Ton” Verstrate 58’), Evenio Gonzalez (Simeon “Yon” Frank), Ranulfo “Nulfo” Steba.
HAI: René Vertus (Michel Blain 14’), Claude Legros, Gérard Blaise; Antoine Cabrol (Joseph Braulieu 46’),
Gérard Elie ('Gogo' Verna), Michel Morin, Jean-Marie, Joseph (Charles Fenol 46’), Gérald Haig
(Antoine Tassy 46’), Gérard Delpeche, André Wilson.
Referee: Ciriaco “Dunchi” Tromp (ARU)
Tuesday, August 27, 1957
Wilhelmina Stadion, Oranjestad
ARUBA 2-2 HAITI (HT: 0-1)
[Jorge Brion 61’, “Ton” Verstrate 68'; Charles Fenol 2', 77’]
ARU: Johan Paul 'Puppy' Diaz; Mario “Mai” Mateo (Jose “Joy” La Rosa 75’), Rodolfo “Edwin” Dirksz; Dominico “Bibi” Perez,
Edgar “Watty” Vos (Ricardo “Cai” Helder 75’), Pedro Tromp (Jose Andries Boye 33'); (Nathaniel “Nata” Andrews),
Raimundo “Mundo” Kemp (Jorge 'Gochi' Brion 33'), Evenio González (Simeon “Yon” Frank), “Ton” Verstrate,
Roland H. 'Doc' Williams, “Ton” Verstraate, Alfonso “Fon” Paula (Ranulfo “Nulfo” Steba 33').
HAI: Michel Blain; Claude Legros, Gérard Blaise; 'Gogo' Verna, Antoine Cabrol, Michel Morin; Pierre Roc 'Yaboute',
Paul Desrosiers, Charles Fenol, Antoine Tassy, André Wilson.
Referee: Ramon “Cochi” Tromp (ARU)
Tuesday, August 27, 1957
Rifstadion, Willemstad
RKV FC SITHOC (CUW) 2-2 PANAMA (HT: 1-1)
[Hubert Sambo 38', Ronald de Lannoy 57'; Carlos Lemus 25', Vicente Rodríguez 63']
Referee: Douwe Ringma (CUW)
SQUADS
CUBA
MARTÍNEZ, Eloy GK Juventud Asturiana
PÉREZ CASTAÑEDA, Jorge GK Deportivo Mordazo
VALDÉS, Román Mario DF Iberia
PUEBLA, Antonio “Ñico” DF Juventud Asturiana
PORTUONDO, Rodolfo “Risita” DF San Francisco
PEÑALVER, Ramón 31/08/1935 DF Deportivo Mordazo
PADRÓN, Sergio José 05/12/1936 MF San Francisco
TORRENT, Francisco (ARG) MF (No Club)
FERNÁNDEZ, Antonio “Tony” MF Cerro
FIGUEROA, Lázaro MF Juventud Asturiana
MORELL, Francisco Enrique MF Juventud Asturiana
MEZQUITA, Agustín MF San Francisco
HERRERA, Mario “Pilillo” MF San Francisco
VALDÉS, Adrián Benito MF Iberia
PIEDRA, Ángel “Nini” FW Deportivo Mordazo
GUTIÉRREZ, Alberto FW San Francisco
CARMONA, Genaro FW San Francisco
BOBADILLA, Manuel Marco FW Deportivo Mordazo
SANZ, Mario “Chino” FW Iberia
NAZABAL, Manuel FW Juventud Asturiana
DOCE, José FW Casino Español
MARTÍNEZ, Nicolás FW (No Club)
GARCÍA, Zenaldo Eloy FW (No Club)
MURIENTE, Emilio HC
PÉREZ, Julio ASSISTANT
CURAÇAO
TWEEBOOM, Roberto M. GK SUBT
PAULINA, Frank “Frankie” GK Jong Holland
POLINET, Victor Celso “Celsio” GK Sithoc
CANWORD, Wilhelm Rudolf 11/07/1933 DF SUBT
MATRONA, Pedro Basiano 09/12/1927 DF Jong Holland
DE LANNOY, Wilfred Modesto “Féfé” 12/02/1929 DF Jong Holland
BELTRAND, Hilario Augusto “Toca” DF Sithoc
ROJER, Otilio Bernardo “Titi” DF Centro Dominguito
VLINDER, Edmundo Theodoro “Eddy” 06/02/1926 MF SUBT
GIRIBALDI Guillermo Victorio Bruno “Gein” 17/05/1929 MF Sithoc
ADOPTIE, Ludgero Cornelio “Cor” MF Jong Holland
THIELMAN, Clinio “Jopie” MF SUBT
DAAL, Hubert “Shon I” MF SUBT
MEULENS, Edgar MF SUBT
HEYLIGER, Willys Desmond 19/01/1926 FW SUBT
VALERIAN, Romualdo Juan “Ro” FW Centro Dominguito
DE LANNOY, Ronald Benito “Angúa” FW Sithoc
BIBIANA, Jose Maria “Jossy” FW Sithoc
SCHOOP, Hubert Modesto “Ibi” FW Jong Holland
BERNARDINA, Eustaquio Eugenio “Ga” FW Jong Holland
GOMEZ, Francisco Romualdo “Shon Ma” FW SUBT
SAMBO, Hubert “Boy” FW Sithoc
DA CUNHA, Pedro Celestino (BRA) HC
HAITI
BLAIN, Michel GK Aigle Noir
VERTUS, René GK Racing
LEGROS, Claude 23/05/1935 DF Victory
MORIN, Michel DF Victory
CADET, Jean Germilus DF Violette
DIEUDONNÉ, André “Dessalines” DF Aigle Noir
BEAULIEU, Joseph DF Violette
BLAISE, Gérard MF Victory
ANTOINE, Jean-Baptiste “Ti Jean” MF Victory
TASSY, Antoine 26/03/1924 FW Racing
HAIG, Gérald FW Violette
JACQUES, Louis FW Racing
DESROSIERS, Paul FW Aigle Noir
DELPECHE, Gérard FW Violette
BOVIL, André FW Aigle Noir
FENOL, Charles FW Aigle Noir
ROC, Pierre “Yaboute” FW Racing
ELIE, Gérard MF Violette
CABROL, Antonie MF
VERNA, ”Gogo” MF
WILSON Andre
MARIE Jean
HAIG Joseph
BAROSY, Lucien HC
LAFLEUR, Cenatus ASSISTANT
ROY, André DELEGATE
BAILLARD DELEGATE
BEAUVOIR, Daniel DELEGATE
COICOU, M DELEGATE
HONDURAS
SALINAS, Efraín "Gato" GK Olimpia
ZAVALA, Jorge Alberto “Pichón” GK Olimpia
MARTÍNEZ, Julio “Brujo” GK Hibueras
SOLÍS, Jorge Alberto “Furia” DF Olimpia
SHAN, Fausto Yu DF Olimpia
RODRÍGUEZ, Antonio “Toño” DF Sula
PADILLA, Roy DF Olimpia
VALERIO, Alberto DF Hibueras
MOLINA, Héctor “Pacheco” DF Federal
SUAZO, Carlos Humberto “Calistrín” 08/03/1936 MF Olimpia
POLIO, Rolando MF Motagua
ZELAYA, Fernando “Tata” MF Olimpia
ZAMORA, Francisco MF Hibueras
BETANCOURT, Porfirio “Fico” MF Sula
BARAHONA, Felipe “Príncipe” MF Olimpia
LEAKY, Ronald MF Olimpia
PAVÓN, Abraham MF Olimpia
NAVARRETE, Oscar Hugo MF Federal
PRINCE, Melvin “Cacabancha” FW Olimpia
GUERRERO, Guillermo “Bidindi” FW Olimpia
GODOY RAMÍREZ, Rodolfo Trinidad “Popo” FW Motagua
SALINAS, Andrés “Salinitas” FW Olimpia
ZELAYA, Reynaldo FW Olimpia
PADILLA, Carlos HC
PANAMA
CASTILLO, Andrés GK
ACOSTA, Luis Alberto GK
VEGA, Everardo DF
SAMUEL, Emilio Jorge DF
AROSEMENA, Braulio “Tito Papá” DF
DÍAZ GÁEZ, Adolfo 20/05/1930 MF
SANDIFORD, Alfredo MF
MOORE, Alvin MF
URETA, Rafael MF
VEGA, Luis Guillermo MF
AGUILAR, Antonio Enrique MF
PONCE, Luis Carlos 22/08/1932 FW
PONCE, Francisco FW
LEMUS, Luis Carlos FW
DEANES, Jorge FW
RODRÍGUEZ, Vicente FW
GORDON, Alberto FW
JANNEAU, Carl FW
HUBNER, Wolfgang FW
RODRÍGUEZ, Pablo Félix FW
MIRANDA, Luis
RODRÍGUEZ, Ricaurte
CABRERA, José
CASANOVA, Gilberto (COL) HC
RAMÍREZ, Ernesto LEADER
TAMAYO DELEGATE
MENDOZA, Rodolfo JOURNALIST
Sources: Diario la Marina (Cuba), Noticias de Hoy (Cuba), Le Nouvelliste (Haiti), Amigoe (Curaçao), Arubaanse Courant (Aruba)
Thanks to Francisco Vrolijk (Aruba), Ismael Ramos (Honduras), Adán De Gracia (Panama) and Mario Lara (Cuba)
Prepared and maintained by Erik Francisco Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Erik Francisco Lugo
(eaglelugo@yahoo.com.mx)
and Eduardo Mendoza
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Last updated: 15 Apr 2021
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