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Through "This Week in CONCACAF History" you can revisit the region's most memorable people, events and crowning achievements.
May 1-7
May 1, 1988: Trinidad & Tobago's Defence Force posted a 1-0 win over the Cardinals of St. Vincent & the Grenadines in Kingstown during the Caribbean Zone Second Round of the 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup … Defence Force then went on to defeat Seba United FC of Jamaica and Surinam's SV Robinhood to reach the Champions' Cup Final later in the year, where it fell short of the 1988 crown losing to the host CD Olimpia of Honduras.
May 2, 2004: The 24th Ordinary Congress was held at the Convention Center in St. George's, Grenada with 38 delegates from CONCACAF-affiliated national associations attending under the chairmanship of the President Jack Warner of Trinidad & Tobago … The event was highlighted by the elections of Guatemala's Rafael Salguero, CONCACAF Vice-President - Central American Zone; Horace Burrell of Jamaica, CONCACAF Executive Committee Member - Caribbean Zone; Mexico's Guillermo Cañedo, Executive Committee Member - North American Zone; and Jack Warner, FIFA Vice-President & FIFA Exco Member - Caribbean Zone; and Chuck Blazer of USA, FIFA Exco Member - North American Zone.
May 3, 1981: El Salvador's CD Atletico Marte progressed to the next round of the 1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup after defeating host Juventud Retalteca of Guatemala, 3-1, in the second-leg and winning the series 5-3 on aggregate … Atletico Marte would then eliminate Tigres UANL of Mexico and Honduras' CD Marathon to reach the tournament finals, however, they lost 2-1 on aggregate to SV Transvaal of Surinam.
May 4, 2005: Goals by Cristian Bolaños (21st) and Gabriel Badilla (43rd) led Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa to a 2-0 victory against visiting Pumas UNAM of Mexico in the first-leg of the 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final at San José's Estadio Ricardo Saprissa … Pumas then took the return match 2:1 in Mexico City a week later, however, the Montruo Marado won series 3-2 on aggregate to claim its third CONCACAF title.
May 5, 1996: St. Kitts & Nevis hosted and won its first CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying encounter after defeating St. Lucia, 5-1, in the first-leg at Basseterre's Warner Park during the Caribbean Zone Second Round … Dwight Allers-Kelley, Vernon Sargaent each scored twice, while Keith Gumbs added another for the Sugar Boyz, who went on to win the second-leg (1-0) two weeks later in Castries, St. Lucia … St. Kitts & Nevis' run for a berth to the FIFA World Cup France 1998 ended when they were eliminated in the Caribbean Third Round qualifying by St. Vincent & the Grenadines a month later.
May 6, 2007: Kevin Molino scored the game-winner for Trinidad & Tobago as it secured the last confederation berth to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea Republic after defeating host Jamaica, 1-0, on the final day of the 2007 CONCACAF Final Round Group B Qualification at Kingston's National Stadium … The Soca Warriors finished third in the five-team group with six points … In an earlier encounter, first-place finisher USA (3-1-0, nine points) topped the group's runner-up Costa Rica (2-1-1, seven points) by a score of 2-1 as both squads also joined Trinidad & Tobago and Group A qualifiers Haiti, Honduras as the CONCACAF representatives at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
May 7, 2000: After eliminating Grenada and Aruba in the first and second round, respectively, Barbados opened the Caribbean Third Round Series A of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying (for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and Korea) with a 1-1 draw against host Cuba at Havana's Estadio Pedro Marrero … Llewellyn Riley gave the Bajans the lead in the 16th minute, but Lester Moré answered for the Leones del Caribe just before halftime … The return-leg two weeks later in Barbados also ended 1-1, however, the host prevailed 5:4 on penalty kicks to advance to the CONCACAF Semifinal Round for the first time in history
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