Mexico tops Guadeloupe 2-0
July 13, 2009
GLENDALE, Arizona – Goals in each half were enough Sunday to give Mexico a 2-0 win against short-handed Guadeloupe and finish it on top of Group C in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
A partisan crowd of 23,876 at the University of Phoenix Stadium watched an El Tri squad without manager Javier Aguirre rake in a much needed win thanks in part to Gerardo Torrado and Miguel Sabah.
Torrado scored in the 42nd minute and Sabah sent one into the net five minutes after coming in as a substitute in the 80th minute.
Both goals and a spectacular save by goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa helped relieve some pressure off El Tri and its officials.
Mexico was coming off a 1-1 draw against Panama where it had Aguirre ejected, leading to a three-match suspension.
Aguirre watched the match in a luxury box sitting between Mexican federation president Justino Compean and director of national teams Nestor De La Torre.
A place in the quarterfinals was guaranteed for Mexico prior to the match but Aguirre’s team wanted to avoid a third-place finish in the group and a match against the two-time defending champion United States in Philadelphia.
Instead, Mexico will travel to Dallas to face Haiti in one of two quarterfinal matches to be held at the Dallas Cowboys New Stadium next Sunday.
Guadeloupe, who had Alain Vertot (72nd minute) and Ludovic Gotin (79th) ejected, is slated to take on Costa Rica in the first game of the doubleheader in Dallas.
Mexico capitalized on the two-man advantage with a barage of in the second half but the damage already had been done.
Torrado’s goal made the early difference.
Torrado sent a right-footed blast from about 25 meters to the lower-right corner of the net. Guadeloupe goalkeeper Marius Fausta got a piece of Torrado’s shot but couldn’t keep it out.
That marked Torrado’s fifth goal with the national team and his first of the tournament.
The scoring play was set up by the wing play of right-back Efrain Juarez, who made his first start for El Tri in the Gold Cup.
Juarez floated a pass from right to left to Torrado, who stood unmarked. The Mexican captain loaded and fired his shot to open up the score.
Sabah scored via a header off a Pablo Barrera corner kick.
Ochoa’s save was just as important. He kept out a Larry Clavier header with a diving save to his right, redirecting the shot over the crossbar in the 79th minute.
That was Guadeloupe’s only shot of the match, while Fausta faced 16 from Mexico.
A motivated Mexico came out pressuring Guadeloupe’s defense early in the match. El Tri sent its lines forward looking for an early score.
Mexico created a couple of early scoring opportunities.
It’s first came 35 seconds into the match.
Forward Alberto Medina sent a shot that looked more like a cross from left to right, but Fausta slapped the ball away for the save near the mouth of the goal.
Omar Bravo sent a blast from about 25 meters zooming just left of Fausta’s left post in the 11th minute. Mexico midfielder Israel Castro sent a similar shot 10 minutes later.
Mexico controlled possession for most of the first half. El Tri outshot the Gwada Boys 10-0 in opening 45 minutes.
Guadeloupe couldn’t generate any form of offense.
But perhaps Guadeloupe was not looking for many goals. It often kept at least eight players behind the ball , perhaps playing for the draw.
After all, Guadeloupe had already secured at least a second-place finish in the group.
By: Ivan Orozco
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Mexicans blank Guadeloupe in Gold Cup
July 13, 2009
Gerardo Torrado’s header in the 42nd minute and Miguel Sabah’s goal in the 85th gave Mexico a 2-0 victory over Guadeloupe on Sunday and the Group C title in the Gold Cup football tournament.
The concluding result in group play completed next weekend’s quarter-final pairings in the CONCACAF regional football championship tournament.
Host United States will meet Panama and Canada will face Honduras next Saturday at Philadelphia while the Mexicans will face Haiti and Guadeloupe will play Costa Rica next Sunday in Dallas.
The semi-finals will be July 23 at Chicago with the title game three days later at New York.
Mexico coach Javier Aguirre served the first match of his three-game suspension on Sunday. If the Mexicans should lose to Haiti next weekend, he will be sidelined for next month’s World Cup qualifier against the arch-rival US squad.
GLENDALE, Arizona (AFP)
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Panama claims last quarterfinal berth
July 13, 2009
GLENDALE, Arizona – Panama secured a slot in the Gold Cup quarter finals with a 4-0 win against short-handed Nicaragua in a Group C match at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday.
Blas Perez (35th minute), Gabriel Gomez (56th) and substitute Luis Tejada scored twice (76th and 88th) for Panama, which guaranteed at least a third-place finish in the group.
La Marea Roja or “The Red Wave” awaited the result of the Mexico-Guadeloupe match to know who will be its next opponent and next venue.
Nicaragua, which participated in the Gold Cup for the first time, was eliminated. Nicaragua played the second half with 10 men after Franklin Lopez was ejected for kicking Gabriel Gomez in the second minute of injury time.
Lopez also received a yellow card in the 27th minute.
Things wouldn’t get better for Nicaragua.
Perez’s goal came off Victor Herrera’s centered pass. Herrera tried sending a ball from left to right into the penalty box, but it ricocheted off a Nicaragua defender, redirecting the ball enough to float near the mouth of the goal.
Perez was charging into that area before diving to complete the header for the score by sending the ball past Nicaragua goalkeeper Denis Espinoza, who couldn’t react in time.
The ball shot past the hands of Espinoza, who didn’t have time to stretch for the ball.
Perez’s goal was his second of the tournament. He also scored in Panama’s 1-1 draw with Mexico Thursday.
Tejada, who came in for Blas in the 66th minute, sent in two easy goals.
His first came off a mistake by Espinoza, who knocked high a Jorge Garces shot over his head, setting up Tejada to push the ball in with his chest.
Tejada also beat Espinoza for his second goal, this time rounding the goalkeeper to his right and sending a rolling shot into an open net.
Panama came into the match missing four starters due to disciplinary card suspensions.
Felipe Baloy, Nelson Barahone, Armando Gun and Ricardo Phillips served one-game suspensions.
Victor Herrera, Jose Solanilla, Carlos Rivera and Manuel Torres started in their place.
Nicaragua finished the match down a man men after Lopez was sent off for kicking Gomez while the Panamanian midfielder was on the ground.
Panama created a handful of scoring opportunities in the first half.
It’s clearest before Perez’s goal came in the 29th minute. It also involved Perez.
He had a shot via a header off Garces’ floating pass but Espinosa got a fist on the ball, redirecting it onto the crossbar denying the score.
Nicaragua had the first three plays at goal but couldn’t complete them.
Coach Otoniel Olivas’ squad resembled a last place team in its first international tournament.
Wayward passes, lost balls, off target shots, defensive miscues and a little misfortune described Nicaragua’s night.
Nicaragua’s clearest shot at goal came early in the match.
Striker Samuel Wilson sent a header straight to the hands of Panama goalkeeper Jaime Penedo in the ninth minute.
Wilson also couldn’t complete a play that included a filtered pass from Rudel Calero.
David Solorzano sent a left-footed blast from about 30-yards out but a well-positioned Penedo caught the shot in the 17th minute.
That was Nicaragua’s last real threat with a man down and its hopes to continue in the Gold Cup diminishing.
By: Ivan Orozco
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Gold Cup: Mexico win group, avoid USA clash
July 13, 2009
Mexico finished first in Group C of the CONCACAF Gold Cup thanks to a 2-0 win over Guadeloupe in the last group game of the tournament.
The only goal of the match, played in Glendale, Arizona, came after 42 minutes when Cruz Azul player Gerardo Torrado sent a shot past keeper Fausta.
Guadeloupe’s Vertot was sent off with a second yellow card in the 72nd minute. Things got even worse in minute 83 when a violent tackle from Gotin earned Guadeloupe their second red card.
Two minutes later, Miguel Sabah headed home from a corner to make it 2-0.
The quarter finals are as follows:
July 18 Canada – Honduras
United States – Panama
July 19 Guadeloupe – Costa Rica
Mexico – Haiti
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Panama through, Nicaragua and Jamaica knocked out
July 13, 2009
Panama are through to the quarter finals in the CONCACAF Gold Cup following a very convincing 4-0 win over fellow central Americans Nicaragua. As a result, Jamaica are eliminated as well.
Blas Perez put Panama ahead after 35 minutes, and things became even harder for Nicaragua when Lopez got red-carded just before half time.
Gomez made it 2-0 in the 56th minute and two late goals from substitute striker Luis Tejada set the final score to 4-0.
Panama are certain of third place in this group. As both they and Group B’s Haiti have more points than Jamaica, the Caribbeans are no longer part of the tournament.
If Mexico lose to Guadeloupe in Sunday’s other group game, Panama would even finish in second position, thereby avoiding a meeting with hosts USA in the next round.
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Ban means Mexico coach might miss key Cup qualifier
July 12, 2009
Mexico coach Javier Aguirre has been suspended for three matches by CONCACAF’s disciplinary committee, jeopardizing his status for a key World Cup qualifier against the United States.
Aguirre’s ban starts with Sunday’s Gold Cup group match Sunday against Guadeloupe. He could return for the July 26 final if Mexico makes it that far.
But if the Mexicans do not reach the semi-finals, Aguirre’s ban would be served in 2010 World Cup South Africa quailfying and the next Mexico match is a pivotal home test against arch-rival United States on August 12.
The suspension came for Aguirre’s role in starting a melee during a Gold Cup qualifier on Thursday in Houston against Panama that ended in a 1-1 draw.
Aguirre raised his leg in what appeared to be him kicking Ricardo Phillips of Panama as he dribbled the ball near the Mexican sideline. Once play was halted, Phillips shoved Aguirre and a brawl ensued 10 minutes before full time.
Aguirre and Phillips were both ejected and the match resumed after a 12-minute delay. Aguirre apologized for his actions on Friday.
CONCACAF’s disciplinary committee also fined the Mexican federation 25,000 dollars for what was deemed “serious irresponsible behavior” by Aguirre although the panel ruled he was not trying to hurt Phillips despite instigating the incident.
“The committee acknowledged that Mr. Aguirre is well known to them as a responsible person and it was their belief that this was an aberration rather than any aspect of his normal behavior,” said CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer.
NEW YORK (AFP)
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Perez gives Panama 1-1 draw with Mexico
July 10, 2009
HOUSTON – Mexico and Panama drew 1-1 Thurday night, a match which included a 12-minute delay late in the second half for pushing and shoving match with players leaving the bench and debris from the stands.
The result clinched quarterfinal berths for Canada, the United States and Guadeloupe, which beat Nicaragua 2-0 earlier in the evening.
The match finished with three players ejected as well as a coach — Mexican manager Javier Aguirre.
What was already a tense match turned ugly when Panama’s Ricardo Phillips pushed Aguirre near the Mexican bench. Phillips reacted after Aguirre appeared to kick him as Phillips dribbled the ball down the sideline. Aguirre extended his leg to stop the ball and made contact with Phillips.
Phillips pushed the coach and Mexico’s bench immediately reacted.
Soon drink cups and other items rained onto the field from the stands, mostly toward Panama players and its bench.
Panama players on the bench walked to the middle of the field in protest while Mexican players tried to calm the partisan crowd.
Peace was restored but not after both teams lost momentum.
The match was testy early but reached a peak when Mexico midfielder Luis Noriega and Panama’s Armando Gun were shown straight red cards for a mini-altercation during first-half injury time.
Gun took umbrage at a foul by Giovani dos Santos near Panama’s bench. He reacted and Noriega responded to Gun’s aggression, prompting a brief skirmish between both teams.
That’s when referee Joel Aguilar took out his red card and showed it to Noriega and Gun.
Players from both sides also exchanged pushes earlier in the match that totaled 25 fouls (Mexico 16, Panama nine) in the first 45 minutes.
Things perhaps heated after Panama’s Blas Perez led an elbow to the back of Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa in the 14th minute while Ochoa went up for a long centered pass that sailed over the crossbar.
Ochoa laid inside his goal for a couple of minutes, reaching for his lower back. He remained in the match.
The fighting overshadowed the match that featured goals by Mexico’s Miguel Sabah and Panama’s Perez.
Sabah scored 10 minutes into the match. Perez scored 19 minutes later.
Sabah sent Giovanni dos Santos’ rolling cross to the opposite post to beat Panama goalkeeper Jaime Penedo, sending his shot into the lower right corner of the net.
Dos Santos broke away with only the goalkeeper to beat when Israel Martinez filtered a pass through Panama defenders near the left sideline.
Dos Santos then sprinted about 40 yards before sending the ball for Sabah, who finished for his first goal in four caps with El Tri.
It was also the 500th goal in Gold Cup history.
Sabah was the Mexican Clausura scoring champion in his first season with Monarcas Morelia.
It was Panama’s leaders and national icons that helped “La Marea Roja,” the Red Wave. It was those same leaders that are very familiar with Mexican soccer.
That includes Perez.
The Panama forward and Felipe Baloy play in the Mexican Premier division.
Perez tied the game in the 29th minute after he forced his way through two Mexican defenders. He tapped in a bouncing ball near the mouth of the goal past Ochoa.
Perez, who plays for Pachuca, reached a Baloy pass via header while Mexico defenders Jose Castro and Jonny Magallon watched the play develop.
Mexican defenders displayed their displeasure briefly pointing fingers, pointing at the ground near the scene of the defensive mishap while screaming at each other.
Baloy, who has made a career in Mexico playing for Monterrey, out-jumped his man near the penalty mark to send the ball to Blas.
By Ivan Orozco
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Guadeloupe wears down Nicaragua 2-0
July 10, 2009
HOUSTON — Aurelien Capoue set up goals by Stephane Auvray and Ludovic Gotin two minutes apart in the second half, leading Guadeloupe to a 2-0 victory over Nicaragua on Thursday and within sight of the Gold Cup quarterfinals.
Capoue sent in two crosses from the left side, the first that looped over the head of defender Silvia Aviles and to the shin of Auvray — who volleyed it from the edge of the six-yard box, and another that Gotin controled with his left, touched it ahead and finished with his right near the post in the 59th.
The result gave Guadeloupe, which reached the semifinals in 2007, six points and sends it to a rematch in Sunday’s Group C finale against Mexico, which eliminated it two years ago. Nicaragua, making its debut at the Gold Cup, lost for the second straight match and has only a meeting against Panama remaining.
Both teams struggled to impose their will at the outset. However, Guadeloupe gradually started stringing quality passes together and gaining more possession, leaving Nicaragua to counterattack.
Neither team forced the keeper to make a save in the first half, but the game might not have been scoreless at half but for the work of Nicaraguan defender Carlos Alonzo.
Alonzo made three strong last-ditch tackles to break up quality Guadeloupe opportunities. Alonzo cleared out dangerous crosses in the 19th minute and the 29th minute. However, his best effort came in the 36th minute when he made an impressive block on Loic Loval who looked to shoot from 15 yards.
The best chance in the first half came in the 32nd minute, Mickael Tacalfred played a dangerous cross into the box that was laid off by Alphonse to teammate Loic Loval. Loval’s shot from the top of the box deflected off Alphonse and toward goal. The effort had beaten Nicaraguan keeper Carlos Mendieta, but went just wide of goal.
Before the halftime, Guadeloupe appeared to take the lead when defender Cedric Avinel had the ball deflect to him behind the Nicaraguan defense. His effort beat Mendietta, but the referee ruled it offside.
The second half started differently as Nicaragua came out and looked to attack. Rudel Calero found himself at the top of the box with the ball in the 51st minute and created the Abiazueles’ first shot of the match. The effort though was saved well by Guadeloupe keeper Marius Fausta.
With Nicaragua pushing forward, Guadeloupe pounced for its two goals. In the 57th minute, Capoue sent in a cross from the left side of midfield that landed perfectly at the feet of Auvray.
Auvray ran unmarked to just outside the six-yard box and easily beat Mendietta. Capoue helped double the lead, albeit when his cross was a strike behind Gotin at the far post.
Just when it looked like Nicaragua would go quietly, Tacalfred received his second yellow card for a rash challenge in the 67th minute. The Gwada Boys had to play the rest of the way down a man, but never faced a serious challenge from Nicaragua.
By Dwain Capodice
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Gwada Boys start with 2-1 victory over Panama
July 6, 2009
OAKLAND – First-half goals from Loic Loval and David Fleurival saw Guadeloupe fashion another Gold Cup surprise, beating Central American champions Panama 2-1 on Sunday.
The Gwada Boys, who were missing four players because of injury, including the 2007 Gold Cup’s top goalkeeper Franck Grandel, also received some stellar play from his replacement Marius Fausta.
Nelson Barahona pulled a goal back for Panama in the 68th minute, but it wasn’t enough to stop Guadeloupe from claiming all three points at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
The match opened with some rugged challenges on both sides as Guadeloupe’s Aurelian Capoue and Panama’s Armando Gun each received yellow cards inside the first 10 minutes.
Panama then carved out the game’s first opening when Barahona’s return feed to Blas Perez saw the striker’s close-range shot blocked by Fausta, with some considerable help from defender Miguel Cominges.
That proved a brief respite from the parade of yellows, with Panama’s Barahona and Felipe Baloy as well as Guadeloupe’s Mickael Tacalfred each cautioned over the next 15 minutes.
As the half wore on, Capoue found plenty of space on the counter, and one such foray saw Guadeloupe nearly break on top in the 32nd minute. Capoue’s cross was met by Loval, but his attempted chip was saved by Panama keeper Jaime Penedo.
Yet it was only one minute later that the two players combined to put the Gwada Boys on top with the help of a terrible defensive error. Capoue’s cross looked set to be dealt with by Gun, but his attempted chest pass back to Penedo was too soft and Loval pounced to poke the ball into the goal.
Fleurival then doubled the Gwada Boys’ advantage with a stunning goal two minutes before halftime. He collected Loval’s pass 40 yards from goal, and unleashed a blast that flew into the upper corner of Penedo’s net.
Jose Luis Garces nearly pulled a goal back for Panama in first-half stoppage time, but his fierce drive forced a foot-save from Fausta that was equal parts awkward and effective.
Panama piled on the pressure in the second half. Perez threatened twice inside the first minute while a Barahona free kick four minutes later forced a superb save from Fausta.
Fausta nearly kept his shutout in the 68th minute, reacting to knock away Perez’s bicycle kick attempt, but Barahona volleyed the rebound to halve the deficit.
Barahona nearly equalized in the 74th minute, but Fausta produced another unorthodox foot save to keep Guadeloupe in front.
Perez had one final chance in stoppage time, but his close-range header went just over the bar.
By Jeff Carlisle
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Grandel, three others out of Guadeloupe with injuries
July 6, 2009
OAKLAND – If Guadeloupe is going to repeat its semifinal outing in the 2007 Gold Cup, it will have to do it without four key players.
Goalkeepers Franck Grandel (shoulder) and Fabrice Mercury (hamstring), midfielder Ludovic Sylvestre (ankle), and defender Ronald Zubar (knee) are out with injuries.
All four are expected to miss Guadeloupe’s match against Panama Sunday.
Grandel, who was chosen the 2007 Gold Cup’s top goalkeeper and earned all-tournament team honors, has left Oakland for France where he is expected to rehabilitate with his new club Dijon.
Guadeloupe team officials said Grandel would have stayed had his shoulder been in better condition and would have waited to sign with Dijon.
Grandel didn’t have a club prior to being named to the Gold Cup roster. He’s considered one of the nation’s top players.
It is not clear who will replace Grandel in goal. Assistant coach Alex Parnasse said Marius Fausta and Yohann Bus are possible replacements for both injured goalkeepers.
“We don’t know who will start,” Parnasse said in French through an interpreter. “It will be a game-time decision.”
What is clear is that Fabien Jerome, a defender, and midfielder Larry Clavier are slated to join the team as replacements.
Despite losing the handful of players to injury, Guadeloupe remains confident.
After all, they are not the favorite to win Group C, which includes Mexico.
“Obviously because the players that were chosen, they were chosen for their quality and their experience,” Parnasse said. “So instead of now counting on the individual talent that was brought to this team, the players are going to have to bring themselves together and move forward.
It is not clear who will replace Grandel in goal. Assistant coach Alex Parnasse said Marius Fausta and Yohann Bus are possible replacements for both injured goalkeepers.
“We don’t know who will start,” Parnasse said in French through an interpreter. “It will be a game-time decision.”
What is clear is that Fabien Jerome, a defender, and midfielder Larry Clavier are slated to join the team as replacements.
Despite losing the handful of players to injury, Guadeloupe remains confident.
After all, they are not the favorite to win Group C, which includes Mexico.
“Obviously because the players that were chosen, they were chosen for their quality and their experience,” Parnasse said. “So instead of now counting on the individual talent that was brought to this team, the players are going to have to bring themselves together and move forward.
By Ivan Orozco
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