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

CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Event	Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
First leg
Date	25 March 2016
Venue	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Referee	Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Attendance	10,000
Second leg
Date	29 March 2016
Venue	Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Referee	Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Attendance	7,998
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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]

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

25 March 2016

16:05 UTC−5

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

29 March 2016

20:35 UTC−5

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

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

1 own goal

Deiver Machado (against United States)

References

^ "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.
^ "USA take away goal advantage into second leg". FIFA.com. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016.
^ "Colombia edge USA to end drought". FIFA.com. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016.
^ "USA Continues Olympic Qualifying Dream at Expense of Canada". US Soccer. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ "Sub-23: Colombia iniciará en Barranquilla lucha por el cupo olímpico". CONMEBOL.com. 21 January 2016.
^ "Frisco to host USA-Colombia Olympic qualifier". CONCACAF.com. 2 February 2016.
^ 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

[Rio2016-1] "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] ttp://m.eluniversal.com.co/deportes/futbol/minuto-minuto-colombia-busca-dar-un-golpe-ante-eeuu-en-preolimpico-222361 ^{[dead link‍]}

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