Puebla, Mexico
February 18 - March 3, 2013
FEBRUARY 27, 2013 - PREVIEW
Estadio Cuauhtemoc
QUARTERFINAL #3
Panama v El Salvador, 6:00 p.m. ET
Panama won only previous CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (CU20) final round meeting, 1-0, in 1962.
They have met five times in Central American U-20 qualifying. El Salvador holds the advantage in wins, 3-2. The Salvadorans defeated Panama 4-3 in 2013 qualifying…Jairo Henriquez scored two goals in a winning effort, while Amet Ramirez scored once for the Canaleros.
Panama Quick Facts
• Group C record: 2 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses (8 GF, 0 GA)
• Panama goalscorers: Amet Ramirez 4 (2 v Puerto Rico, 2 v Jamaica), Roberto Chen 1 (1 v Puerto Rico), Alexander Gonzalez 1 (1 v Puerto Rico), Jairo Jimenez 1 (1 v Jamaica), Romario Piggott 1 (1 v Jamaica)
• 8th appearance in CU20 final round
• 1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss in 2 Central American qualifying games (4 GF, 4 GA)
• Abdiel Arroyo, Jairo Jimenez, Jose Antonio Munoz and Amet Ramirez scored 1 goal each in qualifying
• 3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss (11 GF, 4 GA) in last 5 CU20 final round games…posted shutouts in last 3 CU20 final round games
El Salvador Quick Facts
• Group D record: 1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss (2 GF, 4 GA)
• El Salvador goalscorers: Olivier Ayala 1 (1 v Curacao), Romel Mejia 1 (1 v Curacao)
• 13th appearance in CU20 final round
• 1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss (4 GF, 4 GA) in 2 Central American qualifying games
• Jairo Henriquez was team's top scorer in qualifying with 2 goals
• 1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses (5 GF, 10 GA) in last 5 CU20 final round games
QUARTERFINAL #4
Mexico v Jamaica, 9:00 p.m. ET
Mexico leads series: 6 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses (20 GF, 5 GA)
Last CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (CU20) meeting: February 23, 2007 - Mexico 2, Jamaica 0
Mexico Quick Facts
• Group D record: 2 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses (6 GF, 0 GA)
• Mexico goalscorers: Jesus Corona 2 (2 v Curacao), Marco Bueno 1 (1 v Curacao), Jesus Escoboza 1 (1 v El Salvador), Julio Gomez 1 (1 v El Salvador), own-goal in favor 1 (1 v El Salvador, Olivier Ayala)
• 23rd appearance in CU final round…defeated Costa Rica 3-1 in the final of the 2011 tournament in Guatemala City
• Qualified as host and as an automatic North American entrant
• Won 11 CONCACAF Under-20 titles and is the defending champion
• Appeared in 12 FIFA U-20 World Cups
• 5 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses (16 GF, 2 GA) in last 5 CU20 final round games
• Scored 3 or more goals in last 7 CU20 final round games
Jamaica Quick Facts
• Group C record: 1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss (4 GF, 5 GA)
• Jamaica goalscorers: Kendan Anderson 2 (2 v Puerto Rico), Omar Holness 1 (1 v Puerto Rico), Damion Lowe 1 (1 v Puerto Rico)
• 18th appearance in CU20 final round
• 2 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses (4 GF, 0 GA) in 3 Caribbean qualifying matches
• Appeared in one FIFA U-20 World Cup (2001)
• 1 win, 0 draws, 4 losses (5 GF, 13 GA) in last 5 CU20 final round games
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