Two goals by Kemmar Daley gave Jamaica (2-0-0, 6 Points) an historic win of 2:0 over the six-time Pan American Gold Medal Winners, Argentina (0-1-1, 1 Points), in a Group C encounter at the Miécimo da Silva Sport Complex. The loss ended Argentina's 13-game unbeaten streak at the Pan American Games with their last defeat coming against Chile (3:2) on 18 August 1987 in Indianapolis, Indiana USA.
Meanwhile in Group B on Wednesday, Enrique Alejandro Esqueda and Moises Adrian Velasco scored for Mexico (1-0-1, 4 Points) in the 2:0 victory against Venezuela (0-2-0, 0 Points) at the João Havelange Stadium, while in the other group encounter, four second half goals paced Bolivia (1-0-1, 4 Points) to a 4:2 come-from-behind win over the USA (1-1-0, 3 Points) at the Miécimo da Silva Sport Complex.
In Group A action, Brazil (2-0-0, 6 Points) topped Costa Rica (0-1-1, 1 Point) 2:0 at the João Havelange Stadium, while Ecuador (1-0-1, 4 Points) defeated Honduras (0-2-0, 0 Points) by a score of 3:2 at the Zico Football Center.
Also at the Zico Football Center on Wednesday, Colombia (1-1-0, 3 Points) posted a 1:0 triumph against Haiti (0-1-1, 1 Point).
The men's tournament continues on Saturday (21 July) as the USA faces Mexico at the Maracanã Stadium and then Brazil hosts Ecuador. Also on Saturday, Venezuela meets Bolivia at the Zico Football Center and then Jamaica plays against Haiti, while at the Miécimo da Silva Sport Complex will have Argentina taking on Colombia and then Costa Rica versus Honduras.
The three group winners along with the best second-place finisher will advance to the semifinals at Maracanã Stadium on 24 July. The bronze and gold medal games will take place on 27 July also at Maracanã Stadium.
2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
Men's U-20 Football Tournament
Group A
18.07: João Havelange Stadium
BRAZIL - COSTA RICA 2:0 (2:0)
MAICON 18'; ALEX 24'
BRA: Marcelo - Rafael, Tiago (58: Giuliano), Fabio Silva, Fellipe (80: Tales), Maicon, Lulinha, Alex, Lazaro, Rafael Forster, Junior (63: Choco). Booked: Fellipe 10', Tiago 29', Forster 74', Lulinha 87'
CRC: Leonel Moreira - Roy Smith, Esteban Luna, Diego Brenes (70: Jessy Peralta), David Guzman, Marcos Ureña (29: Bruno Castro), Erick Rojas, Bryan Josué Oviedo, Carlos Chacon, Jose Daniel Varela (80: Josue Martinez). Booked: Luna 13', Castro 63', Rojas 74'
R: Pablo Antonio POZO (CHI)
Zico Football Center
HONDURAS - ECUADOR 2:3 (1:2)
Ronald Edgardo MARTINEZ 10'; Johnny Harald LEVERON 65' pen - Edmundo ZURA 11'; OG 20'; Israel CHANGO 67'
HON: Marlos Javier Licona - Angel Gabrel Castro, Fredy Rolando Escobar (30: José Arael Garay), José Israel Fonseca, Kevin Alberto Castron (61: Julio de Jesús Ocampo), Orlin Orlando Peralta, Fredy Alonso Sosa, Christian Samir Martinez, Ronald Edgardo Martinez, Johnny Harald Leveron, Luis Fernando Garrido (46: Roger Fabricio Rojas). ECU: Maximo Banguera - Wilson Folleco, Deison Mendez, Roberto Castro, Jefferson Pinto, Jefferson Montero (80: Carlos Delgado), Edmundo Zura (69: Jesus Alcivar), Eduardo Bone (63: Hamilton Chasi), Israel Chango, Fidel Martinez, Pablo Ochoa. Booked: Pinto 61', Montero 69', J. Alcivar 72'
R: Atilio INVERNIZZI (PAR)
21.07: Maracanã Stadium (15:00)
BRAZIL - ECUADOR
Miécimo da Silva Sport Complex (15:00)
COSTA RICA - HONDURAS
Group B
18.07: Miécimo da Silva Sport Complex
BOLIVIA - USA 4:2 (0:2)
Gustavo PINEDO 47', 81'; Juan Eduardo FIERRO 56'; Limberg GUTIERREZ 63' - Omar GONZALEZ 34', 41'
BOL: Carlos Emilio Lampe - Juan Gabriel Aguilar, Carlos Hugo Tordoya, Raul Gonzales, Didi Torrico, Luis Gatty, Alcides Peña (67: Ariel Juarez), Juan Eduardo Fierro (80: Ronald Aguino), Limberg Gutierrez (90: Diego Vejarano), Gustavo Pinedo, Marvin Orlando Bejarano. Booked: Gonzales 69'
USA: Warren Gross - Kevin Alston, Greg Eckhardt (76: Daniel Cruz), Omar Gonzalez, Michael Stephens, Jeremy Hall, Stephen McCarthy (68: Bobby Warshaw), Greg Folk, Chance Myers, Daniel Kelly (61: Peri Marosevic), Jalil Anibaba. Booked: McCarthy 30'
R: Wagner TARDELLI (BRA)
João Havelange Stadium
MEXICO - VENEZUELA 2:0 (2:0)
Moises Adrian VELASCO 2'; Enrique Alejandro ESQUEDA 14'
MEX: Sergio Javier Arias - Christian Emmanuel, Hugo Ayala, Raul Martinez, Enrique Alejandro Esqueda, Moises Adrian Velasco, Jose Jonathan Piña (61: Ever Arsenio Guzman), Eduardo Barron, Mario Gallegos (74: Alejandro Berber), Jorge Emmanuel Torres, Rodolfo Del Real (67: Rodolfo Salinas). Booked: Guzman 61', Martinez 71'
VEN: Rafael Romo - Henry Pernia, Jose Velasquez, Francisco Flores, Carlos Fernandez (58: Jose Parra), Richard Lopez, Yonatan (73: Jose Paez), Gustavo Perez (38: Francos Fasciana), Daniel Alejandro Blanco, Angel Rivera, Franco Signorelli. Fernandez 23', Lopez 26', Pernia 70', Signorelli 88', Sent offs: Flores 35'
R: Carlos VERA (ECU)
21.07: Maracanã Stadium (10:00)
USA - MEXICO
Zico Football Center (10:00)
VENEZUELA - BOLIVIA
Group C
18.07: Miécimo da Silva Sport Complex
JAMAICA - ARGENTINA 2:0 (0:0)
Kemmar DALEY 80', 90'
JAM: Dwayne Kerr - Ajuran Brown, Ricardo Cousins, Eric Vernon, Kemmar Daley, Edward Campbell (72: Dawyne Smith), Obrian Woodbine, Alanzo Adlam (52: James Thomas), John-Ross Doyley, Damaine Thompson, Troy Smith. Booked: Campbell 34', Vernon 52'
ARG: Jose Luis Cornalo - Mariano Ezequiel Bittolo (60: Maximiliano Raffaele), Guido Pizarro, Gaston Sauro, Alvaro Klusener, Franco Zuculini (70: Pablo Sergio Rolon), Nahuel Fernandes, Ezequiel Muñoz (86: Gaston Villarreal), Leandro Basterrechea, Fabio Rodrigo Gimenez, Carlos Benitez. Booked: Klusener 56', Basterrechea 84'
R: Hector PACHECO (PER)
Zico Football Center
HAITI - COLOMBIA 0:1 (0:0)
Cristian NAZAITH 54'
HAI: Dorleans Shelson - Jerome Mechack, Ismael Gregory, Desrivieres Peterson, Pierre Elusma, Jean Jacques Bitelo, Saint Cyr Widner, Joseph Geraldy, Normil Valdo, Joseph Peterson, Charles Herold. Booked: Elusma 8', J. Peterson 51'
COL: Andres Felipe Mosquera - Edward Zea, Charles Quinto, Sebastian Viafara, Julian Guillermo (46: Cristian Nazaith), Santiago Trellez (80: Luis Mosquera), James Rodriguez (72: Ricardo Serna), Edgar Felipe Pardo, Carlos Ramos, Osneider Alvarez, Andres Mosquera. Booked: Ramos 25'
R: Paulo Cesar DE OLIVEIRA (BRA)
21.07: Zico Footbal Center (12:30)
JAMAICA - HAITI
Miécimo da Silva Sport Complex (12:30)
ARGENTINA - COLOMBIA
Photo #1 - Mexico vs. Venezuela, from MEXSPORT
Photo #2 - Jamaica, by Bryan Cummings
