With Mauricio Solis holding the fort in midfield the onus is on Gomez to push forward.

He does this to great effect and was on target twice in just six appearances during qualifying.

He has also benefited from the experience of playing in Europe with Sporting Gijon of Spain, and then OFI Crete where he remains today.

Such experience was further enhanced by the chance to play Uefa Cup football with Crete in the 2000/2001 season.