Scotiabank CONCACAF League Game Notes: Belmopan Bandits v Walter Ferretti
Action from the Scotiabank CONCACAF League Round of 16, first-leg match between the Belmopan Bandits (white jersey) and host Walter Ferretti on August 3, 2017, in Esteli, Nicaragua. (Photo: Emir Alfaro)
| BELMOPAN BANDITS | C.D. WALTER FERRETTI | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Wins | 1 |
| 0 | Draws | 0 |
| 1 | Losses | 0 |
| 1 | Goals For | 4 |
| 4 | Goals Against | 1 |
| Match Officials |
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| Referee - Ariel Ameth Sanchez (Panama) |
| AR1 - Daniel Williamson (Panama) |
| AR2 - Alejandro Camerena (Panama) |
| 4th - John Pitti (Panama) |
| Suspended |
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| Belmopan Bandits: None |
| C.D. Walter Ferretti: None |
| Single Caution |
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| Belmopan Bandits: Highking Roberts, Rilwan Salawu |
| C.D. Walter Ferretti: Yosimar Amador |
| Isidoro Beaton Stadium - Belmopan, Belize |
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| August 10, 2017 - 10:00 pm ET (8:00 pm Local) |
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BELMOPAN BANDITS
- Round of 16 Results v Walter Ferretti: 1-4 away loss (Georgie Welcome 79’ pen)
- Qualification Method: 2016 Opening champion and 2017 Closing champion
- Scotiabank CONCACAF League appearances (SCL): 1 (2017)
- CONCACAF Club Titles: 0
- Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League (SCCL) appearances: 0
- Fellow Belizean side Verdes FC appeared in two editions of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League (2008/09, 2015/16), posting a 1W-1D-4 L record ... Lone win came against visiting San Francisco (Panama), 2-1, on September 22, 2015 ... Deon McCaulay (18’, 87’) scored both goals
- Police United lost all four of its matches in 2016/17 SCCL
- Belizean titles: 7
- Shane Orio, Goalkeeper (37): appeared in 16 career World Cup qualifiers for Belize
- Ian Gaynair, Defender (31): scored Belize’s only CONCACAF Gold Cup goal, netting in 40th minute of 6- 1 loss to the United States on July 9, 2013
- Elroy Smith, Defender (35): scored for Belize in 5-2 loss against El Salvador in 2011 Copa Centroamericana
- Georgie Welcome, Forward (32): played in three matches for Honduras in 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Dalton Eiley, Defender (33): appeared in 11 career World Cup qualifiers for Belize
C.D. WALTER FERRETTI
- Round of 16 Results v Belmopan Bandits: 4-1 home win (Marcos Mendez 12‘; Jose Bernardo Laureiro 75‘, 90’+2; own-goal, Norman Anderson 90‘)
- Qualification Method: non-champion with best aggregate record in 2016/17 season
- Scotiabank CONCACAF League appearances (SCL): 1 (2017)
- CONCACAF club titles: 0
- Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League (SCCL) appearances: 1 (2015/16)
- Best SCCL Finish: Group Stage-1 (2015/16)
- All-Time SCCL Record: W-0; D-0; L-4; GF-2; GA-8
- 2015/16 SCCL Results: 0-1 away loss v Club America; 0-2 away loss v Motagua; 1-3 home loss v Club America (Jose Bernardo Laueiro 39’); 1-2 home loss v Motagua (Raul Leguias 75’)
- By virtue of being non-champion with the best aggregate record from the 2016/17 Nicaraguan regular seasons, earned berth in first-ever SCL ... compiled 20W-11D-5L record (69GF, 29GA)
- Nicaraguan league titles: 3 (1997/98, 2000/01, 2014/15)
- 2017 Nicaraguan Apertura: (6th Place): W-0; D-1; L-0; GF-1; GA-1 ... Last match: (July 29, 2017) 1-1 away draw v San Francisco (Eder Munive 26’)
- Jose Bernardo Laureiro, Midfielder (25): played in four matches for Uruguay in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup ... played in all four of Walter Ferretti’s matches in 2015/16 SCCL ... scored in both legs of 2016/17 Clausura final v Real Esteli (agg: 2-3)
- Denis Espinoza, Goalkeeper (33): played in all four of Walter Ferretti’s 2015/16 SCCL games... made Nicaragua debut in international friendly against Bermuda in April 2004 ... competed in six all-time World Cup qualifiers ... played one game in 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup (0-4 loss v Panama)
- Norlan Cuadra, Midfielder (29): appeared in one CONCACAF qualifier for the 2018 FIFA World Cup for Nicaragua (came on as a 70th min. substitute in 3-0 away win v Anguilla) ... scored only goal for Nicaragua in 5-0 friendly win v visiting Cuba on December 8, 2015
- Carlos Membreño, Midfielder (28): appeared in one CONCACAF qualifier for the 2018 FIFA World Cup for Nicaragua (came on as a 90’+4 min. substitute in 3-1 away win v Suriname)