Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification (CONMEBOL–CONCACAF play-off)

The CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off for the 2016 Summer Olympics was a men's under-23 international football play-off between a team from CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) and a team from CONMEBOL (South America), with the winner qualifying for the final berth in the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.^[1]

CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off for the 2016 Summer Olympics

Event	Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Colombia United States 3 2
First leg
Colombia United States 1 1
Date	25 March 2016
Venue	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Referee	Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Attendance	10,000
Second leg
United States Colombia 1 2
Date	29 March 2016
Venue	Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Referee	Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Attendance	7,998
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Colombia qualified to the Olympics with a 3–2 aggregate win over the United States, after a 1–1 draw in the first leg and a 1–2 win in the second leg.^[2][3]

Qualified teams

• The CONCACAF representative was the United States, who finished third at the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
• The CONMEBOL representative was Colombia, who finished second at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.

Matches

Originally qualification was to be decided using a single-leg tie in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However, in October 2015, the International Olympic Committee announced that the play-off would be a home and away series.^[4] The first leg was hosted by Colombia, while the second leg was hosted by the United States.^[5][6]

First leg

Colombia	1–1	United States
Quintero 67' (pen.)	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CONMEBOL)	Gil 5'

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)

16:05 UTC−5

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

Attendance: 10,000^[7]

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

GK 1 Cristian Bonilla DF 13 Helibelton Palacios DF 5 Davinson Sánchez DF 3 Yerry Mina DF 16 Cristian Borja  90' MF 14 Wilmar Barrios MF 6 José David Leudo  31' MF 18 Andrés Felipe Roa MF 10 Juan Fernando Quintero FW 9 Harold Preciado FW 7 Andrés Rentería  61' Substitutes: GK 12 Luis Hurtado DF 2 Jherson Vergara GK 20 Álvaro Montero MF 8 Yony González DF 4 Deiver Machado MF 11 Jarlan Barrera  31' MF 15 Juan Pablo Nieto FW 19 Rafael Santos Borré  61' FW 17 Roger Martínez Head coach: Carlos Restrepo

GK 1 Ethan Horvath  44' DF 7 Kellyn Acosta  66' DF 3 Matt Miazga  41' DF 4 Tim Parker DF 20 Eric Miller MF 6 Wil Trapp MF 13 Matt Polster MF 8 Emerson Hyndman MF 10 Luis Gil  65' FW 18 Mario Rodríguez  71' FW 9 Jordan Morris Substitutes: GK 2 Tyler Miller GK 12 Cody Cropper  82'  44' DF 15 Desevio Payne DF 5 Walker Zimmerman MF 14 Fatai Alashe  65' MF 11 Paul Arriola MF 17 Jerome Kiesewetter  71' MF 16 Julian Green FW 19 Khiry Shelton Head coach: Andreas Herzog

Match rules 90 minutes. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Second leg

United States	1–2	Colombia
Machado 57' (o.g.)	Report (CONCACAF) Report (CONMEBOL)	R. Martínez 30', 64'

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)

20:35 UTC−5

Toyota Stadium, Frisco

Attendance: 7,998

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

GK 1 Ethan Horvath DF 15 Desevio Payne  66' DF 3 Matt Miazga  89' DF 4 Tim Parker  51' DF 2 Kellyn Acosta MF 11 Paul Arriola  45' MF 13 Matt Polster  58' MF 6 Wil Trapp MF 8 Emerson Hyndman FW 16 Mario Rodríguez  20' FW 9 Jordan Morris  60' Substitutes: GK 12 Cody Cropper GK 18 Tyler Miller DF 5 Walker Zimmerman DF 20 Eric Miller MF 10 Luis Gil  71'  76'  66' MF 7 Dillon Serna MF 14 Fatai Alashe FW 17 Jerome Kiesewetter  45' FW 19 Khiry Shelton  60' Head coach: Andreas Herzog

GK 1 Cristian Bonilla  81' DF 13 Helibelton Palacios DF 3 Yerry Mina DF 5 Davinson Sánchez DF 4 Deiver Machado  21' MF 19 Guillermo Celis MF 14 Wilmar Barrios  87' MF 10 Juan Fernando Quintero  83' MF 18 Andrés Felipe Roa  90' FW 9 Harold Preciado  45' FW 17 Roger Martínez Substitutes: GK 12 Luis Hurtado GK 20 Álvaro Montero DF 2 Jherson Vergara DF 16 Cristian Borja  45' MF 6 José David Leudo MF 8 Yony González  90' MF 11 Jarlan Barrera  87'  83' MF 15 Juan Pablo Nieto FW 7 Andrés Rentería Head coach: Carlos Restrepo

Assistant referees: Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Match rules 90 minutes. Away goals are taken into consideration after 90 minutes. If away goals are equal, two sets of 15 minutes ("Extra time") are played. If goals are scored and the score remains equal after extra time, the away team wins due to the away goals rule. If no goals are scored in extra time, the match is decided via a penalty shoot-out. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Goalscorers

There were 5 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

2 goals

• Roger Martínez

1 goal

• Juan Fernando Quintero
• Luis Gil

1 own goal

• Deiver Machado (against United States)

References

1. "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
2. "USA take away goal advantage into second leg". FIFA.com. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016.
3. "Colombia edge USA to end drought". FIFA.com. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016.
4. "USA Continues Olympic Qualifying Dream at Expense of Canada". US Soccer. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
5. "Sub-23: Colombia iniciará en Barranquilla lucha por el cupo olímpico". CONMEBOL.com. 21 January 2016.
6. "Frisco to host USA-Colombia Olympic qualifier". CONCACAF.com. 2 February 2016.
7. http://m.eluniversal.com.co/deportes/futbol/minuto-minuto-colombia-busca-dar-un-golpe-ante-eeuu-en-preolimpico-222361 ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Olympic Qualifying – Men, CONCACAF.com
• Juegos Olímpicos Río 2016, CONMEBOL.com