4- 9 USA 0-6 Mexico [Antonio Flores 20, Luis Luna 30, Luis De la Fuente 37, 55, 58, Carlos Septién 85] 11- 9 Mexico 2-0 Cuba [Luis Luna 26, Horacio Casarín 57] 14- 9 Cuba 1-1 USA [José Gómez 28; Frank Wallace 23] 18- 9 Mexico 6-2 USA [Héctor Ortiz 14pen, Horacio Casarín 23, 41, 76, Luis De la Fuente 47, Mario Ochoa 89; John Souza 52, Benjamin Watman 90] 21- 9 USA 5-2 Cuba [Walter Bahr 16, John Souza 23, Pete Matevich 30, 35, Frank Wallace 48; Jacinto Barquín 42, Santiago Veiga 50] 25- 9 Cuba 0-3 Mexico [José Naranjo 41', 88', Antonio Flores 58'] 1.Mexico 4 4 0 0 17- 2 8 2.USA 4 1 1 2 8-15 3 3.Cuba 4 0 1 3 3-11 1 NB: tournament also was qualifying section for the 1950 World Cup.
Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes, Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal
(September 4-25, 1949)
MATCH 1
Sunday, September 4th, 1949; 12:00h, att: 60,000
USA 0-6 MEXICO (HT: 0:3)
[Antonio Flores 20', Luis Luna 30', Luis De la Fuente 37', 55', 58', Carlos Septién 85']
USA: Frank Borghi, Benjamin Watman, Manuel Martin, Walter Bahr ©, Charles Colombo, William Sheppel, Frank Wallace,
Ben Hynes, Peter Matevich, John Souza, Bernard McLaughlin.
TD: Walter Giesler.
MEX: Raúl Córdoba, Felipe Zetter, Carlos Laviada ©, José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores,
Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis De la Fuente, Carlos Septién.
TD: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez.
Referee: José Tapia (CUB)
A1: Prudencio García (USA)
A2: Gabriel Nieto (MEX)
NB: Héctor Ortiz missed a penalty kick at 53 (saved by GK Frank Borghi).
MATCH 2
Sunday, September 11th, 1949; 12:00h, att: 60,000
MEXICO 2-0 CUBA (HT: 1:0)
[Luis Luna 26', Horacio Casarín 57']
MEX: Raúl Córdoba, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada, Héctor Ortiz, Mario Ochoa, José Antonio Roca, Antonio Flores,
Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis De la Fuente, Carlos Septién.
TD: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez.
CUB: Pedro Arozamena, Jacinto Barquín, Bernardo Llerandi, José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent,
Santiago Veiga, Valeriano Fano, José Gómez. Ricardo Torres, Manuel de Jesús Brioso.
TD: Marcelino Minsal.
Referee: Prudencio García (USA)
A1: José Tapia (CUB)
A2: Gabriel Nieto (MEX)
MATCH 3
Wednesday, Septermber 14th, 1949; 20:30h, att: 8,000
CUBA 1-1 USA (HT: 1:1)
[José Gómez 28'; Frank Wallace 23']
CUB: Rolando Aguilar, Jacinto Barquín, Bernardo Llerandi, Marcelino Minsal, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent,
Miguel Clerch, José Gómez, Vicente Pérez, Ricardo Torres, Manuel de Jesús Brioso.
TD: Marcelino Minsal.
USA: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, William Shepell, Charles Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace,
Jack Hynes, Peter Matevich, John Souza, Bernard McLaughlin.
TD: Walter Giesler
Referee: Gabriel Nieto (MEX)
A1: Prudencio García (USA)
A2: José Tapia (CUB)
MATCH 4
Sunday, September 18th, 1949; 12:00h, att: 30,000
MEXICO 6-2 USA (HT: 4:0)
[Héctor Ortiz 14' pen, Horacio Casarín 23', 41', 76', Luis De la Fuente 47', Mario Ochoa 89'; John Souza 52',
Benjamin Watman 90']
MEX: Melesio Osnaya, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada ©, Héctor Ortiz, Mario Ochoa, José Antonio Roca, Antonio Flores,
Francisco Hernández, Horacio Casarín, Luis De la Fuente, Carlos Septién.
TD: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez.
USA: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Walter Bahr ©, Charles Colombo, William Sheppel, Frank Wallace,
Jack Hynes, Benjamin Watman, John Souza, Bernard McLaughlin.
TD: Walter Giesler.
Referee: José Tapia (CUB)
A1: Prudencio García (USA)
A2: Gabriel Nieto (MEX)
MATCH 5
Wednesday, September 21th, 1949; 20:30h, att: 5,000
USA 5-2 CUBA (HT: 4:1)
[Walter Bahr 16, John Souza 23, Pete Matevich 30, 35, Frank Wallace 48; Jacinto Barquín 42, Santiago Veiga 50]
USA: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, William Shepell, Charles Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace,
Jack Hynes, Peter Matevich, John Souza, Bernard McLaughlin.
TD: Walter Giesler.
CUB: Pedro Arosemena (Rolando Aguilar 40'), Jacinto Barquín, Marcelino Minsal, Bernardo Llerendi, José Minsal,
Francisco Torrent, Santiago Veiga, Vicente Pérez, Ricardo Torres, Reinaldo Valdés, Manuel de Jesús Brioso.
TD: Marcelino Minsal.
Referee: Gabriel Nieto (MEX)
A1: Prudencio García (USA)
A2: José Tapia (CUB)
MATCH 6
Sunday, September 25; 12:00h, att: 35,000
CUBA 0-3 MEXICO (HT: 0:1)
[José Naranjo 41', 88', Antonio Flores 58']
CUB: Rolando Aguilar, Jacinto Barquín, Bernardo Llerandi, José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent, Santiago Veiga,
Vicente Pérez, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Reinaldo Valdés.
TD: Marcelino Minsal.
MEX: Melesio Osnaya, Felipe Zetter, Gregorio Gómez, Alfonso Montemayor ©, Raúl Varela, Samuel Cuburu, Antonio Flores,
José Naranjo, Mario Pérez, Luis Vázquez, Enrique Sesma.
TD: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez.
Referee: Prudencio García (USA)
A1: José Tapia (CUB)
A2: Gabriel Nieto (MEX)
NB: Gregorio Gómez left the match at 50'.
FINAL TABLE
MÉXICO 4 4 0 0 17 2 8
USA 4 1 1 2 8 15 3
Cuba 4 0 1 3 3 11 1
México and USA qualified to FIFA World Cup 1950.
CUBA AGUILAR MORENO, Rolando “Tarzán” GK Puentes Grandes AROZEMENA, Pedro Pablo “Empanada” (PAN) GK Juventud Asturiana BARQUÍN RIVERO, Jacinto © “Curita” 03/09/1915 DF Puentes Grandes LLERANDI DOMÍNGUEZ, Bernardo Jose “Trucuto” DF Puentes Grandes MINSAL HERNÁNDEZ, José “Pepe” DF Fortuna OVIDE BLANCO, José “Gallego” DF Puentes Grandes CRUZ HERNÁNDEZ, Ramón DF Fortuna CLERCH PÉREZ, Miguel “Ardilla” 08/05/1922 MF Fortuna TORRENT FERNÁNDEZ, Francisco (ARG) MF Puentes Grandes MINSAL HERNÁNDEZ, Marcelino MF Puentes Grandes GRANADOS GRAÑA, Armando MF Centro Gallego VALDÉS NAVARRO, Reinaldo “Nano” MF Juventud Asturiana TORRES SUÁREZ, Ricardo (PER) MF Juventud Asturiana VEIGA COSCULLUELA, Santiago “Wampirito” FW Puentes Grandes FANO MURLA, Valeriano “Lilo” FW Fortuna GÓMEZ GONZÁLEZ, José Darío FW Puentes Grandes BRIOSO BLANCH, Manuel de Jesús FW Juventud Asturiana PÉREZ LOPEZ, Vicente FW Iberia COSCULLUELA, Orlando FW Puentes Grandes MINSAL, Marcelino PLAYER/COACH GONZÁLEZ LÓPEZ, Eugenio DELEGATE FERNÁNDEZ CAPA, Manuel DELEGATE TAPIA, José REFEREE MEXICO CÓRDOBA ALCALÁ, Raúl "Inglés" 13/03/1924 GK San Sebastián OSNAYA OLGUÍN, Melesio GK Asturias ROMO FUENTES, Jorge 20/04/1923 DF Asturias GÓMEZ ÁLVAREZ, Gregorio M. "Tepa" 14/02/1927 DF Guadalajara MONTEMAYOR CRESPO, Alfonso "Capi" 22/04/1922 DF León ZETTER ZETTER, Felipe "Cuñadísimo" 03/07/1923 DF Atlas LAVIADA, Carlos 16/05/1916 DF España VARELA, Raúl "Tigre" 29/06/1922 DF León ORTIZ BENíTEZ, Héctor "Mulo" © 20/12/1928 MF Marte CUBURU CANO, Samuel Abdul "Chapela" 20/02/1928 MF Puebla ROCA GARCÍA, José Antonio "Mister" 24/05/1928 MF Asturias OCHOA GIL, Mario 07/11/1927 MF América FLORES RODRÍGUEZ, Antonio Francisco "Niño" 13/07/1923 FW Atlas HERNÁNDEZ PINEDA, Francisco Javier "Panchito" 16/01/1924 FW Asturias NARANJO RIVERA, José de Jesús "Chepe" 19/03/1926 FW Oro DE LA FUENTE Y HOYOS, Luis "Pirata" 17/01/1914 FW Veracruz CASARÍN GARCILAZO, Horacio 25/05/1918 FW España PÉREZ PLASCENCIA, Mario "Flaco" 19/02/1927 FW Marte SEPTIÉN GONZÁLEZ, Carlos 18/01/1923 FW España SESMA PONCE DE LEÓN, Enrique "Loquito" 22/04/1927 FW Marte LUNA, Luis 28/01/1920 FW León VÁZQUEZ, Luis xx/xx/1926 FW Marte GARZA GUTIÉRREZ, Rafael "Récord" COACH GAYTÁN, Arnulfo ASSISTANT USA BORGHI, Frank C. 09/04/1925 GK St. Louis Simpkins Ford SILOVSKY, Joseph GK Sparta Chicago MARTÍN, Manuel Oliveira 29/12/1917 DF Fall River Ponta Delgada KEOUGH, Harry Joseph 15/11/1927 DF Schulte FC BELLO, William DF Lusitanio SC WATMAN, Benjamin "Ben" DF NY Hakoah SHEPPELL, William Ross 11/03/1926 MF Seton Hall University COLOMBO, Charles Martin"Gloves" 20/07/1920 MF St. Louis Simpkins Ford BAHR, Walter Alfred © 01/04/1927 MF Philadelphia Nationals MCLAUGHLIN, Bernard Joseph 10/05/1928 FW Philadelphia Nationals SOUZA, John Benevides 12/07/1920 FW Fall River Ponta Delgada DI ORIO, Nicholas 04/02/1921 FW Morgan SC WALLACE, Frank 15/07/1922 FW St. Louis Simpkins Ford HYNES, Ben John 12/11/1920 FW NY Americans ALMEIDA, Antone FW Fall River Ponta Delgada MATEVICH, Pete FW Chicago Slovak GIESLER, Walter John COACH NETTO, Fred DELEGATE BARRIKSIL, Joseph USSFA SECRETARY GARCÍA, Prudencio REFEREE LYONS, William ASSISTANT NOMI, Joe ASSISTANT
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