North American Championship 1990 (Canada)

Overview

Tournament aka Corona 3-Nations Cup

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Match Overview

 6- 5 Canada          1-0 USA B
        [John Catliff 34]
10- 5 Mexico          1-0 USA B
        [Luis Flores 20]
13- 5 Canada          2-1 Mexico
        [John Catliff 15, 89; Luis Flores 68pen]

 1.CANADA          2  2  0  0   3- 1  4
 2.Mexico          2  1  0  1   2- 2  2
 3.USA B           2  0  0  2   0- 2  0

NB: while Canada and Mexico list their matches as full internationals, the USA
    fielded a B-team; their A-team played two international friendlies (vs. Malta
    on May 5 and Poland on May 9) in preparation for the 1990 World Cup.

Match Details

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 

MATCH 1

Sunday, May 6, 1990, 13:30h
Attendance: 4,112
CANADA 1-0 USA (1:0)
  [John Catliff 34']

CAN: 1.Craig Forrest, 2.Frank Yallop, 5.Ian Bridge (c), 4.Peter Sarantopoulos, 3.Colin Miller,
     6.Jim Easton (12.Jamie Lowery 71'), 8.John Limniatis, 11.Mike Sweeney, 13.John Fitzgerald,
     10.John Catliff (14.Doug Muirhead 79'), 9.Nick Gilbert.
Coach: Tony Waiters (ENG).

USA: 1.Kasey Keller, 12.Paul Krumpe (c), 5.Troy Dayak, 4.Robin Fraser, 17.Bill Crook
     (21.Alexi Lalas 46'), 10.Eric Eichmann, 14.Mike DiNunzio, 6.Kevin Grimes, 3.Billy Thompson,
     7.Mark Santel (13.Jeff Baicher 74'), 11.John Garvey.
Coach: John Kowalski.

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (MEX)
A1: José Antonio Garza y Ochoa (MEX)
A2: Alfredo Gasso (MEX)

NB: John Catliff (CAN) missed a penalty kick at 36’ (saved).

MATCH 2

Thursday, May 10, 1990, 20:00h
Attendance: 2,542
MEXICO 1-0 USA (1:0)
  [Luis Flores 20']

MEX: 1.Hugo Pineda, 2.Rafael Gutierrez Aldaco, 3.Aurelio Rivera, 4.Eduardo Rergis, 5.Hector Esparza,
     6.Victor Medina,  7.Juan Morales, 15.Missael Espinoza, 13.Javier Aguirre (c), 10.Luis Flores,
     11.Sergio Lira.
Coach: Ignacio Trélles.

USA: 1.Tony Meola, 12.Paul Krumpe (c), 5.Troy Dayak, 4.Robin Fraser (6.Kevin Grimes 17'), 21.Alexi Lalas,
     10.Eric Eichmann, 14.Mike DiNunzio, 20.Hendrig Gutierrez, 3.Billy Thompson, 7.Mark Santel,
      9.Jeff Betts.
Coach: John Kowalski.

Sent off: Eric Eichmann (USA) 44'.

Referee: Robert Allen (CAN)
A1: John Meachin (CAN)
A2: Robert Sawtell (CAN)

MATCH 3

Sunday, May 13, 1990, 13:30h
Attendance: 4,782
CANADA 2-1 MEXICO (1:0)
  [John Catliff 15', 89'; Luis Flores 68' pen]

CAN: 1.Craig Forrest, 2.Frank Yallop, 6.Randy Samuel, 5.Ian Bridge (c) (7.Peter Sarantopoulos 46'),
     3.Colin Miller, 4.Jim Easton, 8.John Limniatis, 11.Mike Sweeney, 13.John Fitzgerald
     (12.Doug Muirhead 71'), 10.John Catliff, 9.Nick Gilbert.
Coach: Tony Waiters (ENG).

MEX: 1.Hugo Pineda, 5.Hector Esparza, 4.Eduardo Rergis (16.Aurelio Rivera 40'), 3.Pedro Osorio,
     17.Raul Servín, 6.Victor Medina, 7.Juan Morales, 15.Missael Espinoza, 13.Javier Aguirre (c),
     10.Luis Flores, 11.Fernando Sánchez Limón (14.Sergio Pacheco 46').
Coach: Ignacio Trélles.

Sent off: Javier Aguirre (MEX) 64'.

Referee: Edward Cummings (USA)
A1: Majid Jay (USA)
A2: Arturo Ángeles (USA)

About this document

With thanks to Luca Gandini, Steven Torres and César Castro.

Sources: ESTO (Mexico), Ovaciones (Mexico), La Afición (Mexico), El Informador (Mexico), CONCACAF reports and YouTube.com

Prepared and maintained by Erik Francisco Lugo, Eduardo Mendoza and Neil Morrison for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Erik Francisco Lugo (eaglelugo@yahoo.com.mx), Eduardo Mendoza (yuca16_@hotmail.com) and Neil Morrison (nfm24@cantab.net)
Last updated: 20 Mar 2025

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