2014/15 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Game Notes WEEK ONE – GROUP 5
Alpha United (Guyana) v Olimpia (Honduras) Guyana National Stadium – Providence, Guyana August 5, 2014 Olimpia, one of only two teams to qualify for all seven editions of the CONCACAF Champions League (CCL), travels to Guyana for a meeting against Alpha United. After narrowly missing out on a quarterfinal place in last year’s competition, the visiting Lions will be facing Caribbean opposition for the first time in nearly four years. Alpha United – the Hammer – returns to the CCL for the first time since 2011/12. REFEREE: Valdin Legister (Jamaica); AR1: Page Garnett (Jamaica); AR2: Ricardo Louisville (Suriname); 4th: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) SUSPENDED: Kelvin McKenzie (Alpha United) ALL-TIME CCL SERIES RECORD: first meeting
CCL COMPARISON Alpha United
Olimpia
2
Games Played
26
0
Wins
11
1
Draws
6
1
Losses
9
2
Goals For
36
10
Goals Against
28
ALPHA UNITED
OLIMPIA
• Method of Qualification: 2014 Caribbean Club Championship group winner
• Method of Qualification: 2014 Honduran Clausura champion
• Previous CCL appearances (1): 2011/12
• Previous CCL appearances (6): 2008/09; 2009/10; 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13; 2013/2014
• Best CCL finish: Preliminary Round (2011/12) • Best CCL finish: Quarterfinals (2010/11) • All-Time CCL home record: GP - 1; W - 0; D - 1; L - 0; GF - 2; GA - 2 • 0-0-1 (0 GF, 8 GA) in CCL openers
• Won 2 CONCACAF Champions Cup titles (1972, 1988) • All-Time CCL away record: GP - 10; W - 3; D - 4; L - 6; GF - 13; GA – 17
• Fell to Costa Rica’s Herediano in the preliminary round of 2011/12 CCL, 10-2 on aggregate (1st leg: 8-0 away loss, 2nd leg: 2-2 home draw) • Won last 5 Guyana league titles
• First CCL game in the Caribbean since August 17, 2010 (1-1 draw v Puerto Rico Islanders) • All-Time CCL group stage record: GP - 20; W - 9; D - 6; L - 5; GF - 30; GA – 19
• 2014 Caribbean Club Championship results: 2-0 win v Defence Force (Goals: Andrew Murray 20’, Kithson Bain 48’); 1-0 win v Harbour View (Goal: Kithson Bain 24’) • Gregory Richardson has 7 career CCL goals (5 for Joe Public FC; 2 for Puerto Islanders)
• Scored 1 goal or fewer in last 7 CCL games • Posted shutouts in last 2 CCL away games and has not conceded a goal in last 201 minutes of CCL play • 3-1-2 (8 GF, 6 GA) in CCL openers
• Kithson Bain has 1 career CCL goal (1 for Caledonia AIA) • Unbeaten in 7 of last 9 CCL games (4-3-2) • Last 5 in CCL: D(h) L(a)
• Last 5 in CCL: D(a) W(h) L(h) W(a) D(a) • All-Time CCL scorers: Anthony Abrams, Travis Grant (1 goal each)
• All-Time leading CCL scorers: Roger Rojas (8 goals); Ramiro Bruschi (5 goals); Bryan Beckeles, Dougals Caetano Mattoso, Oscar Boniek Garcia, Allan Kardeck Dos Santos, Antony Lozano (2 goals each)
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