(ABOVE) Host Guatemala (pictured) celebrates after defeating Panama in the final of the Central American futsal qualifying tournament on January 31, 2016, in Guatemala City.
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – Jonatan Arevalo scored three goals as Guatemala posted an 8-4 win over Panama in the final of the Central American futsal qualifying tournament on Sunday at the Domo Polideportivo.
The 22-year-old netted the first goal in each half and the last goal of the game, while Abdiel Castellon paced the Panamanians with a brace.
The Chapines took a 2-1 lead into the break and withstood an onslaught that saw the visitor strike three times during a three-minute stretch in the second half to make the score 6-4.
Guatemala and Panama also earned places in this year’s CONCACAF Futsal Championship, which will qualify four teams to the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia.
In the match for third place, Honduras broke a 2-2 halftime deadlock, striking for three unanswered goals to defeat El Salvador, 5-2. Five different players scored for the Catrachos, including Marco Triminio, who finished the tournament with a team-high four goals.
2016 CENTRAL AMERICAN FOOTBALL UNION FUTSAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
Domo Polideportivo – Guatemala City, Guatemala
January 27-31, 2016
GROUP A
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | P |
| Guatemala | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
January 27, 2016
Guatemala-Nicaragua 13-2 (4-0)
Edgar Santizo 1:40, 20:18; Miguel Santizo 8:46; Wanderley Ruiz 11:41; Alan Aguilar 18:26, 31:55, 36:53, 37:42; Patrick Ruiz 25:05, 33:08; Marvin Sandoval 27:18; Roberto Alvarado 38:36; Jose Mansilla 38:50 / Israel Escoto 28:22, Hasley Morales 36:48
January 28, 2016
Nicaragua-Honduras 2-6 (1-2)
Eduar Palma 19:58; Israel Escoto 33:46 / Antonio Moncada 3:28; Edwin Raudales 8:27, 29:34; Juan Hernandez 27:47; Carlos Alvarado 33:14; Marco Triminio 38:02
January 29, 2016
Honduras-Guatemala 2-6 (2-4)
Marco Triminio 7:45; Luis Rivera 9:16 / Jonatan Arevalo 5:29, 9:56, 28:07; Jose Mansilla 14:44, 21:58; Miguel Santizo 15:19
GROUP B
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | P |
| Panama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Belize | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
January 27, 2016
Panama-Belize 15-0 (7-0)
Angel Sanchez 5:57, 29:46; Edgar Rivas 6:40, 33:12; Jorge Perez 8:08, 27:31; Claudio Goodridge 8:28, 16:39; Abdiel Castellon 11:56, 23:50, 33:51; Daniel Atencio 18:50; Oscar Hinks 22:25, 36:39; Michael De Leon 25:38
January 28, 2016
Belize-El Salvador 2-9 (1-6)
Ethnie Figueroa 16:40; Louis Valdez 23:10 / Rodrigo Contreras 8:24, 14:18, 35:49; Guillermo Galicia 13:18, 18:06, 18:17; Boris Corea 13:46; Alan Solis 23:34; Nelson Erazo 28:25
January 29, 2016
El Salvador-Panama 0-3 (0-2)
Claudio Goodridge 8:15; Michael De Leon 11:58; Jorge Perez 29:43
SEMIFINALS
January 30, 2016
Panama-Honduras 6-4 (0-2)
own-goal, Norman Vega 22:09; Angel Sanchez 28:47, 37:32; Carlos Perez 30:33; Michael De Leon 31:07; Jorge Perez 33:03 / Carlos Alvarado 6:30; Marco Triminio 13:26; Juan Hernandez 32:44; Carlos Montes 39:56
Guatemala-El Salvador 7-1 (1-0)
Ervin Coronado 13:22, 23:54; Alan Aguilar 24:21; Wanderley Ruiz 30:23; Jonatan Arevalo 31:12; Roberto Alvarado 38:02; Marvin Sandoval 39:22 / Rodrigo Contreras 22:34
MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE
January 31, 2016
Honduras-El Salvador 5-2 (2-2)
Marco Triminio 8:19; Antonio Moncada 18:34; own-goal, Boris Corea 23:31; Carlos Montes 29:34; Oscar Valeriano 32:53 / Alan Solis 0:59; David Sandoval 16:26
FINAL
January 31, 2016
Guatemala-Panama 8-4 (2-1)
Jonatan Arevalo 5:12, 23:08, 39:54; Wanderley Ruiz 11:08; Miguel Santizo 25:29; Edgar Santizo 27:20; Marvin Sandoval 33:39; Roberto Alvarado 37:49 / Claudio Goodridge 19:04; Carlos Perez 33:01; Abdiel Castellon 34:13, 35:02
GOALSCORERS
SEVEN
Jonatan Arevalo, Guatemala
FIVE
Alan Aguilar, Guatemala
Abdiel Castellon, Panama
FOUR
Rodrigo Contreras, El Salvador
Claudio Goodridge, Panama
Jorge Perez, Panama
Angel Sanchez, Panama
Marco Triminio, Honduras
THREE
Roberto Alvarado, Guatemala
Miguel De Leon, Panama
Guillermo Galicia, El Salvador
Jose Mansilla, Guatemala
Wanderley Ruiz, Guatemala
Marvin Sandoval, Guatemala
Edgar Santizo, Guatemala
Miguel Santizo, Guatemala
TWO
Carlos Alvarado, Honduras
Ervin Coronado, Guatemala
Israel Escoto, Nicaragua
Juan Hernandez, Honduras
Oscar Hinks, Panama
Antonio Moncada, Honduras
Carlos Montes, Honduras
Carlos Perez, Panama
Edwin Raudales, Honduras
Edgar Rivas, Panama
Patrick Ruiz, Guatemala
Alan Solis, El Salvador
ONE
Daniel Atencio, Panama
Boris Corea, El Salvador
Nelson Erazo, El Salvador
Ethnie Figueroa, Belize
Hasley Morales, Nicaragua
Eduar Palma, Nicaragua
Luis Rivera, Honduras
David Sandoval, El Salvador
Luis Valdez, Belize
Oscar Valeriano, Honduras
own-goal in favor of, Honduras
own-goal in favor of, Panama
