USA Cup 1995

Match Overview

11-06-95 USA      3-2 Nigeria 
           [John Harkes 10, Marcelo Balboa 45, Cobi Jones 87; Austin Okocha 8, Taiwo Wasui 19]
17-06-95 Colombia 1-0 Nigeria 
           [John Jairo Gómez 79]
18-06-95 USA      4-0 Mexico 
           [Roy Wegerle 4, Thomas Dooley 25, John Harkes 36, Claudio Reyna 68]
21-06-95 Mexico   0-0 Colombia 
24-06-95 Mexico   2-1 Nigeria 
           [Alberto García Aspe 57, Ignacio Ambriz 76; Jonathan Akpobore 46]
25-06-95 USA      0-0 Colombia 

Final Table:

 1.USA          3  2  1  0  7- 2   7
 2.Colombia     3  1  2  0  1- 0   5
 3.Mexico       3  1  1  1  2- 5   4
 4.Nigeria      3  0  0  3  3- 6   0


Match Details

MATCH 1

Sunday, June 11, 1995, 14:00h 
Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough; attendance: 22,578. 
USA 3-2 NIGERIA (HT: 2-2)
  [John Harkes 10', Marcelo Balboa 45', Cobi Jones 87'; Austin Okocha 8', Taiwo Wasui 19'] 

USA: 1-Brad Friedel, 16-Brian Bliss (22-Alexi Lalas 46'), 4-Mike Burns, 5-Thomas Dooley, 10-Mike Sorber, 17-Marcelo Balboa, 
     20-Paul Caligiuri, 14-Frank Klopas, 6-John Harkes, 7-Roy Wegerle (13-Cobi Jones 46), 8-Ernie Stewart (15-Jovan Kirovski 71).
Coach: Steve Sampson.

NIG: 1-Peter Rufai, 2-Benedict Iroha, 3-Bawa Abdullahi, 4-Chidi Nwanu, 6-Godwin Okpara, 10-Austin Okocha, 13-John Zaki 
     (12-Chukwu Ndukwe 55'), 14-Ajibade Babalade (5-Uchenna Okafor 66'), 15-Edema Fuludu (17-Taiwo Enegwea 55)', 
     18-Samson Siasia, 21-Taiwo Wasui.
Coach: Sheibo Amodu.

Sent off: Frank Klopas (USA) 83'.

Referee: John Jerome (CAN)
A1: Jean Gordon (CAN)
A2: Eric Roy (CAN)


MATCH 2

Saturday, June 17, 1995, 15:00h 
Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway; attendance: 15,216. 
COLOMBIA 1-0 NIGERIA (HT: 0-0)
  [John Jairo Gómez 79']

COL: 12-Miguel Calero, 18-Diego Osorio, 4-Alex Fernández, 5-Jorge Bermúdez, 2-José Santa, 8-Harold Lozano (20-Luis Quiñonez 55'), 
     15-Bonner Mosquera, 6-Hernán Gaviria, 19-Freddy Rincón (10-Carlos Valderrama 46'), 17-Freddy León, 7-Miguel Asprilla 
     (16-John Jairo Gómez 72').
Coach: Hernán Darío Gómez.

NIG: 1-Peter Rufai (22-Ike Shorounmu 46'), 3-Bwawa Abdullahi, 4-Chidi Nwanu, 6-Godwin Okpara, 2-Benedict Iroha 
     (20-Mobi Oparaku 72'), 5-Uchenna Okafor, 15-Edema Fuludu, 15-Taiwo Enegwea, 11-Jonathan Akpoborie (21-Taiwo Wasui 76'), 
     12-Chukwu Ndukwe (13-John Zaki 90'), 18-Samson Siasia.
Coach: Sheibo Amodu.

Referee: Esfandiar "Esse" Baharmast (USA)
A1: Chip Reed (USA)
A2: Greg Barkey (USA)


MATCH 3

Sunday, June 18, 1995, 15:30h 
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington D.C. attendance: 38,615. 
USA 4-0 MEXICO (HT: 3-0)
  [Roy Wegerle 4', Thomas Dooley 25', John Harkes 36', Claudio Reyna 68']

USA: 18-Kasey Keller, 17-Marcelo Balboa, 20-Paul Caligiuri, 22-Alexi Lalas, 4-Mike Burns, 5-Thomas Dooley, 10-Mike Sorber, 
     6-John Harkes, 11-Eric Wynalda (19-John Kerr Jr. 71'), 7-Roy Wegerle (13-Cobi Jones 20'), 21-Claudio Reyna 
     (9-Tabaré Ramos 69').
Coach: Steve Sampson.

MEX: 9-Jorge Campos, 5-Ramón Ramirez, 13-Manuel Vidrio, 20-Jorge Rodríguez, 22-Guillermo Hernández (18-Gerardo Esquivel 46'), 
     4-Ignacio Ambriz, 8-Alberto García Aspe (16-Alberto Coyote 86'), 6-Marcelino Bernal, 10-Luis García (14-Joaquín del Olmo 73'), 
     7-Carlos Hermosillo, 11-Luis Roberto Alves "Zague" (15-Missael Espinoza 69').
Coach: Miguel Mejía Barón.

Referee: Víctor Rodríguez Ugalde (CRC)
A1: Jorge Cantillano (CRC)
A2: Rodolfo Ledezma (CRC)


MATCH 4

Wednesday, June 21, 1995, 20:30h 
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington D.C. attendance: 20,432. 
MEXICO 0-0 COLOMBIA

MEX: 9-Jorge Campos, 2-Claudio Suárez, 13-Manuel Vidrio, 20-Jorge Rodríguez, 5-Ramón Ramírez (14-Joaquín del Olmo 71'), 
     4-Ignacio Ambriz, 6-Marcelino Bernal, 8-Alberto García Aspe (19-Manuel Martínez 84'), 17-Benjamín Galindo 
     (16-Alberto Coyote 71'), 7-Carlos Hermosillo (11-Luis Roberto Alves "Zague" 46'), 10-Luis García.
Coach: Miguel Mejía Barón.

COL: 1-René Higuita, 3-Alexis Mendoza, 13-Wilmer Cabrera, 18-Diego Osorio, 21-Francisco Cassiani, 6-Hernán Gaviria, 
     14-Leonel Alvarez, 10-Carlos Valderrama (8-Harold Lozano 69'), 19-Freddy Rincon (20-Luis Quiñonez 68'), 9-Niver Arboleda 
     (16-John Jairo Gómez 89'), 7-Miguel Asprilla (17-Freddy León 55').
Coach: Hernán Darío Gómez.

Referee: Raúl Domínguez (USA)
A1: Paul Timberino (USA)
A2: Steve Olsen (USA)


MATCH 5

Saturday, June 24, 1995, 12:00h 
Cotton Bowl, Dallas; attendance: 27,166 
MEXICO 2-1 NIGERIA (HT: 0-0)
  [Alberto García Aspe 57', Ignacio Ambriz 76'; Jonathan Akpobore 46']

MEX: 9-Jorge Campos, 2-Claudio Suárez, 3-Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales, 5-Ramón Ramirez (15-Missael Espinoza 46'), 20-Jorge Rodriguez, 
     4-Ignacio Ambriz, 6-Marcelino Bernal, 8-Alberto García Aspe (16-Alberto Coyote 68'), 7-Carlos Hermosillo (10-Luis Garcia 46'), 
     14-Joaquín del Olmo, 11-Luis Roberto Alves "Zague".
Coach: Miguel Mejía Barón.

NiG: 22-Ike Shoronmu; 2-Benedict Iroha (20-Godwin Okparaku 66'), 4-Chidi Nwanu, 5-Uchenna Okafor, 14-Ajifade Babalade 
     (3-Bwawa Abdullahi 44'); 6-Godwin Okpara, 17-Taiwo Enegwea, 11-Jonathan Akpoborie, 15-Edema Fuludu; 12-Chukwu Ndukwe 
     (19-Barnabas Emenger 46') (21-Taiwo Wasiu 87'), 18-Samson Siasia.
Coaches: Sheibo Amodu / Carlos Alberto (BRA).

Referee: Arturo Angeles (USA)
A1: Ed Resendes (USA)
A2: Laszlo Nagy (USA)


MATCH 6

Sunday, June 25, 1995, 13:00h 
Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway; attendance: 36,126 
USA 0-0 COLOMBIA

USA: 1-Brad Friedel, 17-Marcelo Balboa, 22-Alexi Lalas, 4-Mike Burns, 20-Paul Caligiuri (16-Brian Bliss 86'), 5-Thomas Dooley 
     (12-Chris Henderson 66'), 10-Mike Sorber, 6-John Harkes, 11-Eric Wynalda, 21-Claudio Reyna (15-Jovan Kirovski 64'), 
     14-Frank Klopas (13-Cobi Jones 51').
Coach: Steve Sampson.

COL: 1-René Higuita, 2-José Santa, 4-Alex Fernández (3-Alexis Mendoza 46'), 5-Jorge Bermúdez, 13-Wilmer Cabrera, 14-Leonel Álvarez, 
     15-Bonner Mosquera (6-Hernán Gaviria 46'), 10-Carlos Valderrama, 19-Freddy Rincon, 9-Niver Arboleda (20-Luis Quiñonez 73'), 
     16-John Jairo Gómez (17-Freddy León 58).
Coach: Hernán Darío Gómez.

Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (SLV)
A1: Raúl Córdova Mejía (SLV)
A2: Rafael Santillana (SLV)


Squads

COLOMBIA

1  HIGUITA, José René			28/08/1966 	GK 	Atlético Nacional
2  SANTA, José Fernando			12/09/1970 	DF 	Atlético Nacional
3  MENDOZA, Alexis Antonio		08/11/1961 	DF 	Junior de Barranquilla
4  FERNÁNDEZ, Manuel Alexander		22/05/1970 	DF 	Independiente de Medellín
5  BERMÚDEZ, Jorge Hernán		18/06/1971 	DF 	América de Cali
6  GAVIRIA, Hernán			27/11/1969 	MF 	Atlético Nacional
7  ASPRILLA, Miguel Antonio		21/09/1969 	FW 	Santos Laguna (MEX)
8  LOZANO, John Harold			30/03/1972 	MF 	Palmeiras (BRA)
9  ARBOLEDA, Niver			08/12/1967 	FW 	Deportivo Cali
10 VALDERRAMA, Carlos Alberto		02/09/1961 	MF 	Junior de Barranquilla
11 ASPRILLA, Faustino Hernán		10/11/1969 	MF 	Parma (ITA)
12 CALERO, Miguel Ángel			14/04/1971 	GK 	Deportivo Cali
13 CABRERA, Wilmer			15/09/1967 	MF 	América de Cali
14 ÁLVAREZ, Leonel de Jesús		30/07/1965 	MF 	América de Cali
15 MOSQUERA, Bonner Ahmed		02/12/1970 	MF 	Millonarios
16 GÓMEZ, John Jairo			05/07/1967 	FW 	Atlético Nacional
17 LEÓN, Freddy Alberto			24/09/1970 	FW 	Millonarios
18 OSORIO, Diego León			21/07/1970 	MF 	Atlético Nacional
19 RINCÓN, Fredy Eusebio		14/08/1966 	MF 	SS Napoli (ITA)
20 QUIÑÓNEZ, Luis Manuel		05/10/1968 	MF 	Once Caldas
21 CASSIANI, Francisco Geovanni		10/01/1970 	DF 	Junior de Barranquilla
22 CÓRDOBA, Oscar Eduardo		03/02/1970 	GK 	América de Cali

GóMEZ, Hernán Darío 					COACH
SARMIENTO, Pedro					ASSISTANT

NB: Niver Arboleda replaced at the last moment to René Iván Valenciano (injured).


MEXICO

1  NAVARRO, Nicolás			17/09/1963 	GK 	Necaxa
2  SUÁREZ, Claudio			17/12/1968 	DF 	Pumas U.N.A.M.
3  RAMÍREZ PERALES, Juan de Dios	08/03/1969 	DF 	Monterrey
4  AMBRIZ, Marcos Ignacio (C)		07/02/1965 	DF 	Necaxa
5  RAMÍREZ, Jesús Ramón			05/12/1969 	DF 	Guadalajara
6  BERNAL, Marcelino			27/05/1964 	MF 	Toluca
7  HERMOSILLO, Carlos Manuel		24/08/1964 	FW 	Cruz Azul
8  GARCÍA ASPE, Alberto			11/05/1967 	MF 	Necaxa
9  CAMPOS, Jorge			15/10/1966 	GK 	Pumas U.N.A.M.
10 GARCÍA, Luis				01/06/1969 	FW 	América
11 ALVES, Luis Roberto "Zague"		23/05/1967 	FW 	América
12 PÉREZ, Oscar				01/02/1973 	GK 	Cruz Azul
13 VIDRIO, Manuel			23/08/1972 	DF 	Guadalajara
14 DEL OLMO, Joaquín Alberto		20/04/1969 	MF 	América
15 ESPINOZA, Eduardo Missael		12/04/1965 	MF 	Guadalajara
16 COYOTE, Héctor Alberto		26/03/1967 	MF 	Guadalajara
17 GALINDO, Benjamín			11/12/1960 	MF 	Santos Laguna
18 ESQUIVEL, Gerardo			13/01/1966 	MF 	Necaxa
19 MARTÍNEZ, Manuel			03/01/1972 	FW 	Guadalajara
20 RODRÍGUEZ, Jorge			18/04/1968 	MF 	Toluca
21 GUTIÉRREZ, Raul Erasmo		16/10/1966 	DF 	América
22 HERNÁNDEZ, Guillermo Ricardo		18/02/1971	DF 	Guadalajara

MEJÍA BARÓN, Miguel					COACH
GALINDO ZÁRATE, Jesús					LEADER
TREJO, Mario						MANAGER
VÁZQUEZ, Guillermo					ASSISTANT
AGUIRRE, Javier						ASSISTANT
RIVAS, Octavio						PHYCHOLOGIST
GONZÁLEZ, Ariel						PHYSICAL TRAINER
DÍAZ, Alfonso						DOCTOR
DEL POZO, Virginia					NUTRIOLOGIST
LUNA, Juan						MASSEUR
MÁRQUEZ, Juan						MASSEUR
ESTRADA, Isaac						PROP MAN
SALDAÑA, Gonzalo					PROP MAN


NIGERIA

1 RUFAI, Peter				24/08/1963 	GK 	Farense (POR)
2 IROHA, Benedict			29/11/1969 	DF 	Vitesse (NED)
3 ABDULLAHI, Bwawa			20/04/1972	DF
4 NWANU, Chidi				01/01/1967 	DF 	Beveren (BEL)
5 OKAFOR, Uche Kizito			08/08/1967 	DF	Kansas City Wizards (USA)
6 OKPARA, Godwin			20/09/1972 		Eendracht Aalst (BEL)
10 OKOCHA, Augustine Azuka		14/08/1973 	MF 	Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
11 AKPOBORIE, Jonathan			20/10/1968 	FW	Hansa Rostock (GER)
12 CHUKWU, Raphael Ndukwe		22/07/1975 	FW 	Udoji United
13 ZAKI, John				10/07/1973 	FW	ASEC Mimosas (CIV) 
14 BABALADE, Ajibade			29/03/1972 	DF	Shootings Stars
15 FULUDU, George					MF 	Altya (TUR)
17 ENEGWEA, Taiwo			29/06/1972 	MF
18 SIASIA, Samson			04/06/1964 	FW 	Nantes (FRA)
19 IMENGER, Barnabas            	15/05/1971 	MF
20 OPARAKU, Mobi Patrick        	01/12/1976 	DF	Turnhout (BEL)
21 TAIWO, Wasiu				01/10/1976 	MF	Shootings Stars
22 SHORUNMU, Ike Ibrahim		16/10/1967 	GK	Shootings Stars

AMADOU, Shaibu						COACH
TORRES, Carlos Alberto (BRA)				COACH


USA

1  FRIEDEL, Bradley Horward		18/05/1971 	GK 	Brondby IF (DEN)
2  LAPPER, Michael Steven		28/08/1970 	DF 	Wolfsburg (GER)
3  BERHALTER, Gregg			01/08/1973 	DF 	Zwolle (NED)
4  BURNS, Michael Thomas		14/09/1970 	DF 	(No Club)
5  DOOLEY, Thomas Anthony		21/05/1961 	MF 	Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
6  HARKES, John Andreas			08/03/1967 	MF 	Derby County (ENG)
7  WEGERLE, Roy				19/03/1964 	FW 	Coventry City (ENG)
8  STEWART, Earnest Lee			28/03/1969 	FW 	Willem II (NED)
9  RAMOS, Tabaré Ricardo		21/09/1966 	MF 	Tigres U.A.N.L. (MEX)
10 SORBER, Michael Steven		14/05/1971 	MF 	Pumas U.N.A.M. (MEX)
11 WYNALDA, Eric Bosweel		09/06/1969 	FW 	Bochum (GER)
12 HENDERSON, Christopher Joel		11/12/1970 	MF 	FSV Frankfurt (GER)
13 JONES, Cobi N'Gai			16/06/1970 	MF 	Coventry City (ENG)
14 KLOPAS, Fotios			01/09/1966 	FW 	Apollon (GRE)
15 KIROVSKI, Jovan			18/03/1976 	FW 	Manchester United (ENG)
16 BLISS, Brian Boyer			28/09/1965 	DF 	Carl Zeiss Jena (GER)
17 BALBOA, Marcelo Luis			08/08/1967 	DF 	León (MEX)
18 KELLER, Kasey Cristopher		29/11/1969 	GK 	Millwall (ENG)
19 KERR, John				06/03/1965 	FW 	Millwall (ENG)
20 CALIGIURI, Paul David		09/05/1964 	MF 	LA Salsa	
21 REYNA, Claudio Alejandro		20/07/1973 	FW 	Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
22 LALAS, Alexander Panayotis		01/06/1970 	DF 	Padova (ITA)

SAMPSON, Mark Stephen					COACH 

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