Olympic qualifying: 2nd round sched announced

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Second Round begin this week with Panama-St. Lucia Serie in Ciudad de Panamá

22.10.03 - The second round of the 2004 CONCACAF Men’s Under-23 Olympic Qualification begins this week with the Panama-St. Lucia series in Ciudad de Panamá.

Both matches will take place at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Ciudad de Panamá on 25 and 28 October 2003. COMPLETE FIRST ROUND SERIES RESULTS

The first game, which will kickoff at 20:00 on 25 October, will have officials from Barbados (Referee: Mark Forde; Referee Assistants: Winston Goodridge, Mark Moses; Fourth Official: Royon Small), while the second encounter three days later begins at 20:30 and has Canadian Referees (Referee: Mauricio Navarro; Referee Assistants: Keith Reid, Neil Schofield; Fourth Official: Hu Liu).

The remaining second round encounters will start on 15/16 November (first-leg) and conclude on 19/23 November 2003 (second-leg).

The seven remaining teams after the conclusion of the second round will join the host Mexico in the final round of CONCACAF qualification from 2-12 February 2004 for only two berths to the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

2004 CONCACAF MEN’S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING – SECOND ROUND MATCH-UPS

SERIES A

15.11.2003: San Salvador, EL SALVADOR; Estadio Cuscutlan (15:00)

EL SALVADOR – CANADA

R: Peter PRENDERGAST (JAM)

19.11.2003: Kelowna, British Columbia CANADA; Apple Bowl Stadium (19:00)

CANADA – EL SALVADOR

R: Brian HALL (USA)

SERIES B

15/16.11.2003: HAITI

HAITI – HONDURAS

R: Richard PIPER (TRI)

19.11.2003: San Pedro Sula, HONDURAS; Estadio Morazán (19:00)

HONDURAS – HAITI

R: German ARREDONDO (MEX)

SERIES C

25.10.2003: Ciudad de Panamá, PANAMA; Estadio Rommel Fernández (20:00)

SAINT LUCIA – PANAMA

R: Mark FORDE (BRB)

29.10.2003: Ciudad de Panamá, PANAMA; Estadio Rommel Fernández (20:30)

PANAMA – SAINT LUCIA

R: Mauricio NAVARRO (CAN)

SERIES D

15.11.2003: Basseterre, ST. KITTS & NEVIS; Warner Park (19:00)

ST. KITTS & NEVIS – USA

R: Carlos BATRES (GUA)

19.11.2003: Germantown, Maryland USA; Maryland Sports Complex (19:30)

USA – ST. KITTS & NEVIS

R: William MATTUS (CRC)

SERIES E

15.11.2003: St. George’s, GRENADA; Grenada National Stadium (19:00)

GRENADA – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

R: Rodolfo SIBRIAN (SLV)

19.11.2003: Port of Spain, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Hasley Crawford Stadium (17:00)

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – GRENADA

R: Jose PINEDA (HON)

SERIES F

16.11.2003: Kingston, JAMAICA; Tony Spaulding Sports Complex (17:00)

JAMAICA – GUATEMALA

R: Jaggernath GOOLCHARAN (TRI)

19.11.2003: Quetzaltenango, GUATEMALA; Estadio Mario Camposeco (20:00)

GUATEMALA – JAMAICA

R: Kevin STOTT (USA)

SERIES G

15.11.2003: Cartago, COSTA RICA; Estadio Fello Meza (12:00)

COSTA RICA – GUYANA

R: Mike SEIFERT (CAN)

23.11.2003: Berbice, GUYANA; Blairmont Community Center Ground (15:00)

GUYANA – COSTA RICA

R: Alexander WILLIAMS (LUC)

For the complete Men’s U-23 Olympic qualifying brackets, CLICK HERE