SCL2017 Game Notes: Santos de Guapiles v Arabe Unido
Action from the Scotiabank CONCACAF League semifinal, first leg between visiting Santos de Guapiles (white jersey) and Arabe Unido on September 13, 2017, in Panama City, Panama. (Photo: Israel Zapateiro)
| Santos de Guapiles | Arabe Unido | |
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| Games Played | ||
| Wins | ||
| Draws | ||
| Losses | ||
| Goals For | ||
| Goals Against |
| Match Officials |
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| Referee - Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
| AR1 - Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala) |
| AR2 - Marco Tulio Diaz (Guatemala) |
| 4th - Juan Carlos Guerra (Guatemala) |
| Suspended |
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| Santos de Guapiles: None |
| Arabe Unido: Abdiel Macea, Angel Patrick, Enrico Small |
| Single Caution |
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| Santos de Guapiles: Brayan Morales, Cristhiam Lagos, Marvin Obando, Reimond Salas, Eder Solorzano |
| Arabe Unido: Renan Addles, Nelson Barahona, Leslie Heraldez, Abdiel Macea, Angel Patrick, Carlos Small, Enrico Small, Cristhian Valencia |
| Estadio Nacional - San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| September 21, 2017 - 10:00pm ET (8:00pm Local) |
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SANTOS DE GUAPILES
- Round of 16 v San Juan Jabloteh (agg: 8-3): 6-2 home win (Kenny Cunningham 4' pen; Starling Matarrita 31‘; Youstin Salas 39‘; Edder Monguio 58‘; Osvaldo Rodriguez 72‘; Juan Diego Madrigal 78' pen); 2-1 away win (Jose Garro 33‘; Eder Solorzano 71‘) ... Quarterfinals v Chorrillo FC (agg: 2-0): 1-0 away win (Osvaldo Rodriguez 40’); 1-0 home win (Starling Matarrita 18’) ... Semifinals v Arabe Unido: 0-0 away draw
- Qualification Method: non-champion with 2nd best aggregate record in 2016/17 season
- Scotiabank CONCACAF League appearances (SCL): 1 (2017)
- CONCACAF club titles: none
- Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League (SCCL) appearances: 0
- Costa Rican league titles: 0 ... Best Costa Rican league finish: Runner-up-2 (2001/02; 2012 Verano)
- Prior to semifinal, first-leg draw v Arabe Unido, was only team with 4W-0D-0L record in 2017 SCL play
- Midfielder Wilmer Azofeifa tied with Luis Hinestroza for second on 2017 SCL assist chart (3) ... Alexander Lopez (Oilmpia) is first (4)
- Posted shutouts in last three SCL games ... only team to register three consecutive clean sheets in SCL play
- 2017 Costa Rican Invierno: (6th Place): W-3; D-4; L-2; GF-16; GA-11 ... Last match: (September 17, 2017) 2-0 away win v UCR (Kenneth Dixon 13’; Wilmer Azofeifa 39’) ... victory snapped four-game Invierno winless streak (1- 2-2)
- Ian Smith, Defender (19): appeared in four matches for Costa Rica in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, four matches in the 2017 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
- Kenny Cunningham, Midfielder (32): appeared in four matches for Costa Rica in 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... one career SCCL goal with Herediano in 2015 (1, 3-0 home win v Isidro Metapan)
- Cristhian Lagos, Forward (33): two career SCCL goals, both in 2015 with Herediano v Olimpia (1, 1-1 away draw; 1, 2-0 home win)
- Edder Monguio, Defender (32): scored two goals in 2017 Invierno opener (4-0 home win v Perez Zeledon)
- Juan Diego Madrigal, Defender (30): has played every minute of Santos de Guapiles’ five games in 2017 SCL ... earned seven caps for Costa Rica, including two appearances in 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
ARABE UNIDO
- Round of 16 v Central FC (agg: 5-1): 2-1 away win (Carlos Small 39’; Enrico Small 62’); 3-0 home win (Renan Addles 3’, 23’; Carlos Small 68’) ... Quarterfinals v Aguila (agg: 2-1): 2-0 away win (Carlos Small 46’, 83’); 0-1 loss v Aguila ... Semifinals v Santos de Guapiles: 0-0 home draw
- Qualification Method: 2016 Apertura Runner-up, finalist with 2nd best aggregate record
- Scotiabank CONCACAF League appearances (SCL): 1 (2017)
- CONCACAF Club Titles: none
- Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League (SCCL) appearances: 5 (2009/10, 2010/11, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17) ... Best SCCL Finish: Quarterfinals-3 (2009/10; 2013/14; 2016/17) ... All-Time SCCL Record: W-15; D-2; L-15; GF-45; GA-48 ... most matches played, wins and goals scored by a Panamanian team in SCCL history
- Panama league titles: 15 (1994/95 LINFUNA, 1995/96 LINFUNA, 1998/99, 2001 Apertura, 2001 Clausura, 2002 Apertura, 2004 Apertura, 2004 Clausura, 2008 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2010 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2015 Clausura, 2015 Apertura, 2016 Apertura)
- Better record on road than at home in SCL play: (Home) 1W-1D-1L; 3GF, 1GA ... (Away) 2W-0D-0L; 4GF, 1GA
- 2017 Panamanian Apertura: (2nd Place behind Plaza Amador on goals scored, 15-13): W-5; D-5; L-0; GF-13; GA-5 ... Last match: (September 17, 2017) 0-0 home draw v San Francisco... conceded one goal or fewer in all ten 2017 Apertura games
- Played to 0-0 draws in last three games in all competitions
- Advanced 2016/17 SCCL quarterfinals, before falling to FC Dallas (agg: 2-5) ... in group stage, defeated three-time champion Monterrey twice (3-2 away, 2-1 home)
- Jose Gonzalez, Midfielder (26): scored a team-high five goals and added one assist in 2016/17 SCCL ... eight career SCCL goals ... scored in both 2016/17 SCCL wins over Monterrey
- Enrico Small, Forward (28): scored a goal in 2-0 win over Plaza Amador in 2016 Panamanian Apertura final ... one goal in 13 all-time SCCL games ... top scorer in 2016 Panamanian Apertura (16 goals)
- Roberto Chen, Defender (23): appeared in three games for Panama in 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... competed in two SCCL editions (2011/12: San Francisco; 2016/17: Arabe Unido) ... one career SCCL goal (1, 2-1 home win v FC Dallas on March 1, 2017)