2005 UNCAF Nations Cup

2005 UNCAF Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Guatemala
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Costa Rica (5th title)
Runners-up	Honduras
Third place	Guatemala
Fourth place	Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	34 (2.62 per match)

The eighth edition of the bi-annual UNCAF Nations Cup was held in Guatemala, from February 19 to 27, 2005. All matches were being played at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. The four semifinalists qualified for 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads see UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 squads

First round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Honduras	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7	Qualified to semifinals
2	Guatemala	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7
3	Nicaragua	3	0	1	2	2	9	−7	1
4	Belize	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7	0

Honduras v Nicaragua

19 February 2005	Honduras	5–1	Nicaragua	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)	Núñez  19'  84' Velásquez  42'  51'  73'		54' Bustos	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 5,306 Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

Guatemala v Belize

19 February 2005	Guatemala	2–0	Belize	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)	Villatoro  35' Plata  72' (pen.)			Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Wálter Quesada (CRC)

Belize v Honduras

21 February 2005	Belize	0–4	Honduras	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)			7' Velásquez  33'  80' Núñez  88' Palacios	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Donald Campos (NCA)

Guatemala v Nicaragua

21 February 2005	Guatemala	4–0	Nicaragua	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)	Plata  11' Sandoval  30'  77' Villatoro  66'			Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Rodolfo Sibrián (SLV)

Belize v Nicaragua

23 February 2005	Belize	0–1	Nicaragua	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)			85' Vílchez	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Wálter Quesada (CRC)

Guatemala v Honduras

23 February 2005	Guatemala	1–1	Honduras	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)	Romero  22'		72' Velásquez	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Costa Rica	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6	Qualified to semifinals
2	Panama	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
3	El Salvador	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0

El Salvador v Panama

19 February 2005	El Salvador	0–1	Panama	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)			77' Solís	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (MEX)

Costa Rica v El Salvador

21 February 2005	Costa Rica	2–1	El Salvador	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)	Wilson  75' Myrie  90+1'		40' Alas	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA)

Costa Rica v Panama

23 February 2005	Costa Rica	1–0	Panama	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)	Myrie  81'			Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (MEX)

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	February 25 - Guatemala City
	Honduras	1
	Panama	0
					February 27 - Guatemala City
					Honduras	1 (6)
					Costa Rica	1 (7)
					Third place
	February 25 - Guatemala City			February 27 - Guatemala City
	Costa Rica	4		Panama	0
	Guatemala	0			Guatemala	3

Semifinals

Honduras v Panama

25 February 2005	Honduras	1–0	Panama	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)	Velásquez  72'			Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 11,159 Referee: Rodolfo Sibrián (SLV)

Guatemala v Costa Rica

25 February 2005	Guatemala	0–4	Costa Rica	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)			8' Segura  22' Sequeira  42' Wilson  61' Scott	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 11,159 Referee: Benito Archundia (MEX)

Third place match

Guatemala v Panama

27 February 2005	Guatemala	3–0	Panama	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)	Villatoro  7' Plata  41'  49'			Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 1,491 Referee: Wálter Quesada (CRC)

Final

Costa Rica v Honduras

27 February 2005	Costa Rica	1–1 (7–6 p)	Honduras	Guatemala City, Guatemala
(UTC−06:00)	Wilson  68'		58' Núñez	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 1,491 Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA)
		Penalties
	Soto Alfaro Wilson Cubero Sequeira Fonseca Díaz Umaña		Velásquez López Mendoza Berríos Núñez Guerrero Reyes Vallecillo

Costa Rica

Honduras

GK 18 José Porras DF 3 Michael Umaña DF 6 Danny Fonseca DF 8 Berny Peña DF 15 Júnior Díaz  60' DF 19 Roy Myrie DF 20 Douglas Sequeira MF 10 Alonso Solís  59' MF 13 Géiner Segura  65' FW 21 Whayne Wilson FW 22 Erick Scott  90' Substitutions: MF 11 Jafet Soto  59'  75' FW 7 Jhonny Cubero  65'  89' FW 17 Éver Alfaro  90' Manager: Jorge Pinto

GK 1 Víctor Coello DF 6 Sergio Mendoza DF 15 Darwin Pacheco DF 17 Érick Vallecillo DF 23 Iván Guerrero MF 8 Wilson Palacios  68' MF 13 Dennis Ferrera MF 16 Walter López MF 19 Mario Berríos FW 10 Wilmer Velásquez FW 11 Milton Núñez Substitutions: DF 5 Milton Reyes  68' Manager: José Herrera

Awards

2005 UNCAF Nations Cup Winner
Costa Rica Fifth title

Top scorers

Six goals

• Wilmer Velásquez

Five goals

• Milton Núñez

Four goals

• Juan Carlos Plata

Three goals

• Edwin Villatoro
• Whayne Wilson

Two goals

• Roy Myrie
• Hernán Sandoval

External links

• RSSSF Archive