Football – Men's tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games | |||||||
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Venue | Estadio Panamericano | ||||||
Dates | 4–13 August | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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«1987 1995» |
The eleventh edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from August 4 to August 13, 1991. After the preliminary round there was a knock-out stage.[1]
Due a conflict with CONCACAF,CONMEBOL boycotted the games, South American teams (including title holder Brazil) did not participate in the competition. United States, coached by Lothar Osiander, won their first Pan American title. The United States included a number of players from the highly successful U-20 World Championship squad of 1989, including Brad Friedel, Joe-Max Moore, Steve Snow, Manny Lagos, Yari Allnutt, Kasey Keller, Mike Burns, Cobi Jones and Claudio Reyna.[2]
First round
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 5 | Advance to Semifinals |
2 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | Haiti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 3 | |
4 | Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals |
2 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | Suriname | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Final round
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
11 August – Havana | ||||||
Mexico | 6 | |||||
13 August – Havana | ||||||
Honduras | 1 | |||||
United States | 2 | |||||
11 August – Havana | ||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||
United States | 2 | |||||
Cuba | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
13 August – Havana | ||||||
Cuba | 1 | |||||
Honduras | 0 |
Semifinals
Honduras | 1–6 | Mexico |
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Gallegos 54' | Sánchez 3' Ramírez 41' Noriega 43' Castañeda 45' Mascareño 83' Romero 87' |
Cuba | 1–2 | United States |
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Bobadilla 70' | Washington 29' Reyna 65' |
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
United States | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Mexico |
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Reyna 34' Moore 95' |
Mariscal 16' |
Team details | ||
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1991 Pan American Games winners |
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United States First title |
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament | United States[3]
1. Kasey Keller |
Mexico[3]
1. Sergio Bernal |
Cuba[3]
1. Elio Sánchez |
Goalscorers
There were 64 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
4 goals
- Leopoldo Castañeda
- Antonio Noriega
- Steve Snow
3 goals
- Jean Fleural
- Manuel Bobadilla
- Ramón Ramires
- Wilmer Neal
Source: PanamSports
References
- ↑ Panamerican Games 1991 (Cuba) by Josef Bobrowsky on the RSSSF
- ↑ PAN AMERICAN GAMES; US Soccer Team Takes the Gold on The New York Times, 14 Ago 1991
- 1 2 3 XI Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos (official report) on PanamSports.org