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GROUP B GAME NOTES: OCTOBER 21, 2015
Tigres (Mexico) v Herediano (Costa Rica)
Estadio Universitario – San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico
TIGRES (2W-1D-0L … 5 GF, 3 GA)
• 2015/16 SCCL Results: 2-1 home win v Isidro Metapan (Alonso Zamora 84’, 86’); 1-1 away draw v Herediano
(Antonio Briseño 14’); 2-1 away win v Isidro Metapan (Jose Francisco Torres 23’; Ikechukwu Uche 64’)
• Qualification Method: Runner-up, 2014 Mexican Apertura
Match Officials
REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar (USA)
AR1: Eric Boria (USA)
AR2: Corey Parker (USA)
4TH: Chris Penso (USA)
• SCCL Appearances (2): 2012/13; 2015/16
• CONCACAF Club Titles: none
• Best SCCL Finish: Quarterfinals-1 (2012/13)
• All-Time SCCL Record: GP-9; W-5; D-3; L-1; GF-19; GA-9
• All-Time SCCL Home Record: GP-4; W-4; D-0; L-0; GF-12; GA-1
• Only SCCL loss came in 2nd leg of 2012/13 quarterfinals, 3-1, at the Seattle Sounders
• Largest-ever SCCL Win: 5-0 home win v Alajuelense on October 24, 2012 (Alan Pulido - 3 goals)
• Scored at least 1 goal in each of 9 all-time SCCL games
• All-Time SCCL Record v Costa Rica teams: GP-3; W-1; D-2; L-0; GF-8; GA-3
• 2015 Liga MX Apertura Record (5th Place): GP-13; W-7; D-1; L-5; GF-21; GA-13
Disciplinary
SUSPENDED
Tigres: Joffre Guerron
Herediano: Oscar Esteban Granados, Jonathan
Hansen
SINGLE CAUTION
Tigres: Antonio Briseño, Jorge Torres Nilo, Alonso
Zamora
Herediano: none
All-Time SCCL Series Record
Only previous meeting ended in a 1-1 draw on
August 26, 2015
• Last 2015 Liga Apertura Match: October 17, 2015 – Tigres 2 (Andre-Pierre Gignac 9’, 48’), Pachuca 1 ...
Conceded 1 goal or fewer in 9 straight Liga MX games
• Finished as runner-up to Argentina’s River Plate in 2015 Copa Libertadores ... Final, 1st Leg: 0-0 home draw;
Final, 2nd Leg: 3-0 away loss
• All-Time SCCL Scorers: Alan Pulido (4 goals); Alonso Zamora (3); Elias Hernandez (2); Antonio Briseño, Edno
Roberto Cunha, Jorge Espericueta, Taufic Guarch, Fernando Navrarro, Jose Antonio Rivas, Jose Francisco
Torres, Ikechukwu Uche, Anselmo Vendrechovski “Juninho”, Manuel Viniegra (1)
HEREDIANO
All-Time SCCL Series Results
26.08.15 Herediano 1, Tigres 1
Jonathan Hansen 33’ pen / Antonio Briseño 14’
(1W-1D-1L … 4 GF, 3 GA)
• 2015/16 SCCL Results: 3-0 home win v Isidro Metapan (Jonathan Hansen 3’; Randall Azofeifa 7’; Kenny
Cunningham 59’); 1-1 home draw v Tigres (Jonathan Hansen 33’ pen); 2-0 away loss v Isidro Metapan
• Qualification Method: Champion, 2015 Costa Rican Verano
• SCCL Appearances (6): 2009/10; 2011/12; 2012/13; 2013/14; 2014/15; 2015/16
• CONCACAF Club Titles: none
• Best SCCL Finish: Semifinals-1 (2014/15)
• All-Time SCCL Record: GP-31; W-14; D-7; L-10; GF-55; GA-46
SCCL Scoring Leaders
GOALS
Tigres: Alonso Zamora (2); Antonio Briseño, Jose Francisco
Torres, Ikechukwu Uche (1)
Herediano: Jonathan Hansen (2); Randall Azofeifa, Kenny
Cunningham (1)
ASSISTS
Tigres: Jorge Jonathan Espericueta, Joffre Guerron, Jose
Francisco Torres (1)
Herediano: Elias Aguilar, Kenny Cunningham, Oscar Esteban
Granados (1)
SCCL Lasts
• All-Time SCCL Away Record: GP-15; W-4; D-5; L-6; GF-17; GA-25
• 6W-3D-2L in last 11 SCCL games
• Scored 1 goal or fewer in 5 of last 6 SCCL away games ... Conceded 1 goal or fewer in 6 of last 8 SCCL games
• Shares record with Saprissa for most SCCL wins by a Costa Rican team (14) ... Owns record for most SCCL
goals scored by a Costa Rican team (55 ... Saprissa is next with 44)
TIGRES
Win: 18.08.15 home v Isidro Metapan (2-1)
Draw: 26.08.15 away v Herediano (1-1)
Loss: 12.03.13 away v Seattle Sounders (3-1)
0 goals scored: n/a
0 goals allowed: 06.03.13 home v Seattle
Sounders (1-0)
• Unbeaten in 18 of last 22 SCCL games (12W-5D-5L) … 3 of last 4 SCCL losses v Mexican teams
• All-Time SCCL Record v Mexico teams: GP-11; W-2; D-3; L-6; GF-10; GA-26
• 2015 Costa Rican Invierno Record (2nd Place): GP-14; W-8; D-4; L-2; GF-18; GA-7
• Last 2015 Costa Rican Invierno Match: October 17, 2015 – Herediano 0, Saprissa 0
• All-Time Leading SCCL Scorers: Jorge Barbosa, Yendrick Ruiz (6 goals each); Victor Nuñez (4); Elias Aguilar,
Jonathan Hansen, Anllel Porras (3); Yosimar Arias, Jose Carlos Cancela, Jose Luis Cordero, Oscar Esteban
Granados, Cristhian Lagos, Pablo Salazar, Jose Sanchez, Olman Vargas (2)
HEREDIANO
Win: 06.08.15 home v Isidro Metapan (3-0)
Draw: 26.08.15 home v Tigres (1-1)
Loss: 17.09.15 away v Isidro Metapan (2-0)
0 goals scored: 17.09.15 away v Isidro
Metapan (2-0)
0 goals allowed: 06.08.15 home v Isidro
Metapan (3-0)
QUARTERFINAL STANDINGS / TIEBREAKER CRITERIA
Rank
Club
Pts.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Club America
DC United
Real Salt Lake
Santos Laguna
LA Galaxy*
Queretaro
Seattle Sounders
Tigres*
Herediano*
10
10
10
9
7
7
7
7
4
TB1
TB2
TB3
TB4
TB5
Goal
+/7
6
3
9
9
9
3
2
1
Total
Goals
9
9
4
12
11
11
6
5
4
Away
Goals
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
3
0
Most
Wins
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Away
Wins
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Quarterfinal Pairings
(as of Tuesday night)
1 v. 8
2 v. 7
3 v. 6
4 v. 5
* still has a match to play
Club America
DC United
Real Salt Lake
Santos Laguna
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
Tigres*
Seattle Sounders
Queretaro
LA Galaxy*