Los Angeles Nations Cup 1985 Match Details

Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles.

25-8 Corinthians 3-3 Bulgaria
       [Walter Casagrande 23', Paulo César 44', Nikolai Iliev 83' og; Bozidar Iskrenov 12', Plamen Getov 38', 
        Kostadin Kostadinov 51']
     Mexico      2-1 Chile A-2
       [Hugo Sanchez 43', Luis Flores 67'; Arturo Jáuregui 25']
27-8 Chile A-2   1-2 Corinthians
       [Carlos Poblete 59'; Paulo Cesar 20', 79']
     Mexico      1–1 Bulgaria
       [Tomas Boy 77' pen; Plamen Getov 68']

CORINTHIANS (Brazil)  2  1  1  0   5- 4  3
Mexico                2  1  1  0   3- 2  3
Bulgaria              2  0  2  0   4- 4  2
Chile A-2             2  0  0  2   2- 4  0

Note: the Chile B team (officially called "A-2") was the same squad that won the 
 Piala Kemerdekaan (Independence Cup) in Indonesia one week earlier.
 The match between Mexico and Chile is recorded as a full international by the Mexican
 federation (FMF), and some sources also include it as a full international for Chile.


Post exhibition match

31-8 Mexico      1-1 Corinthians
       [Luis Flores 80’; Zenon 44’]


Full details

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

MATCH 1

Sunday, August 25, 1985, 16:00h
Attendance: 35,000.
SC CORINTHIANS PAULISTA (BRA) 3-3 BULGARIA (HT: 2-2)
  [Walter Casagrande 23', Paulo César 44', Nikolai Iliev 83' og; Bozidar Iskrenov 12', Plamen Getov 38', Kostadin Kostadinov 51']

COR: Carlos Gallo, Roberto, Edson Boaro, Juninho, Wladimir, Dunga, Hugo De León, Paulo César, Eduardo, Walter Casagrande, 
     Zenon (Wagner 35'), Joao Paulo (Biro-Biro 26').
Coach: Mario Travaglini.

BUL: Iliya Valov, Koermi, Nikolai Arabov, Petar Petrov, Georgi Dimitrov (Nikolai Iliev 46'), Radoslva Zdravkov, 
     Kostadin Kostadinov (Boycho Velichkov 62'), Anio Sadakov, Plamen Getov (Golehev 46'), Jivko Gospodinov, 
     Bozidar Iskrenov (Hrito Kolev 71').
Coach: Ivan Vutzov.

Referee: Heros Banghdumian (USA)


MATCH 2

Sunday, August 25, 1985, 18:00h
Attendance: 27,000.
MEXICO 2-1 CHILE (A-2) (HT: 1-1)
  [Hugo Sánchez 44', Luis Flores 66'; Arturo Jáuregui 24']

MEX: Pablo Larios; Mario Alberto Trejo, Félix Cruz Barbosa, Fernando Quirarte, Rafael Amador; Carlos Muñoz 
     (Carlos de los Cobos 60'), Javier Aguirre (Alejandro Domínguez 88'), Manuel Negrete (Miguel España 78'); 
     Tomás Boy, Hugo Sánchez, Luis Flores (Carlos Hermosillo 68'). 
Coach: Velibor "Bora" Milutinovic (YUG).

CHI: Oscar Wirth; Marcos Opazo (Hernández 72'), Fernando Astengo, Leonel Contreras, Mario Pérez; Luis Valenzuela, 
     Arturo Jáuregui, Jorge Muñoz; Luis Castro (Carlos Poblete 78'), Orlando Mondaca, Luis Araya (Sergio Salgado 58'); 
Coach: Pedro Morales.

Sent off: Carlos Poblete (CHI) 83'.

Referee: Toros Kibritjian (USA)


MATCH 3

Tuesday, August 27, 1985, 19:00h
CHILE (A-2) 1-2 SC CORINTHIANS PAULISTA (BRA) (HT: 0-1)
  [Carlos Poblete 59'; Paulo Cesar 20', 79']

CHI: Gustavo Sánchez, Hernández, Fernando Astengo, Leonel Contreras, Luis Valenzuela, Mario Pérez, José Bernal, 
     Arturo Jáuregui, Sergio Salgado, Orlando Mondaca, Jorge Muñoz (Carlos Poblete 46').
Coach: Pedro Morales.

COR: Carlos Gallo, Édson, Juninho, Hugo de León, Wladimir, Dunga (Wagner), Eduardo, Zenon, Paulo César, Casagrande,
     Biro-Biro.
Coach: Mario Travaglini.

Sent off: Walter Casagrande (COR) 83'.

Referee: Juan Manuel González (MEX)

NB: Walter Casagrande (COR) missed a penalty kick at 40' (saved).


MATCH 4

Tuesday, August 27, 1985, 21:00h
Attendance: 20,000
MEXICO 1-1 BULGARIA (HT: 0-0)
  [Tomas Boy 77' pen; Plamen Getov 65']

MEX: Olaf Heredia; Raúl Servín, Félix Cruz Barbosa, Fernando Quirarte, Rafael Amador; Carlos Muñoz (Miguel España 81'), 
     Javier Aguirre, Manuel Negrete; Tomás Boy, Hugo Sánchez, Luis Flores (Carlos Hermosillo 66'). 
Coach: Velibor "Bora" Milutinovic (YUG).

BUL: Iliya Valov; Krasimir Koev, Georgi Dimitrov, Nikolai Arabov (Hristo Kolev 46'), Petar Petrov; Jivko Gospodinov, 
     Radoslva Zdravkov, Anio Sadakov; Kostadin Kostadinov (Nikolai Iliev 81'), Plamen Getov, Bozidar Iskrenov 
     (Rusi Gotchev 46').
Coach: Ivan Vutzov.

Referee: Majid Abuthalebi (IRN)


POST EXHIBITION MATCH

Saturday, August 31, 1985
Spartan Stadium, San Jose; attendance: 22,000.
MEXICO 1-1 SC CORINTHIANS PAULISTA (BRA) (HT: 0-1)
  [Luis Flores 80’; Zenon 44’]

MEX: Pablo Larios, Mario Alberto Trejo (Rafael Amador 65’), Félix Cruz Barbosa, Javier Aguirre, Raúl Servín, 
     Carlos de los Cobos, Miguel España, Alejandro Domínguez, Tomás Boy, Luis Flores, Manuel Negrete (Carlos Hermosillo 46’).
Coach: Velibor “Bora” Milutinovic (YUG).

COR: Carlos Gallo (Sollito 65’), Wladimir, Juninho, Wagner, Edson, Dunga (Mauro 46’), Edoardo, Joao Pablo, Zenon, 
     Paulo Cesar, Walter Casagrande.
Coach: Mario Travaglini.

Referee: Les Mahockssy (USA)
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