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Mexico tops Guadeloupe 2-0

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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Panama claims last quarterfinal berth

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 to be played in record 13 different U.S. cities July 3-26

NEW YORK – The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be played in a record 13 different U.S. cities, opening at The Home Depot Center in Los Angeles on Friday, July 3 and concluding with the championship match Sunday, July 26 at Giants Stadium outside New York.

The 13 cities are more than twice than the number previously used for the continental championship and shy of only the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which used 10 venues each in Japan and South Korea. The 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States was played in nine different venues.

“By expanding the Gold Cup to 13 venues, it will give fans more opportunity to experience the championship in person,” CONCACAF President Jack Warner said.

The Gold Cup will make its first appearance in four cities: Columbus, Ohio; Phoenix; Philadelphia and Washington. A Gold Cup quarterfinal will be the first sporting event to be played at the Dallas Cowboys New Stadium.

Each venue will host one doubleheader except for the final at Giants Stadium, with the quarterfinals set for Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia (Saturday, July 18) and Dallas (Sunday, July 19), and the semifinals at Soldier Field in Chicago (Thursday, July 23).

Besides Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus (July 7), RFK Stadium in Washington (July and the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (July 12), other first-round venues include: Qwest Field in Seattle (July 4), Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California (July 5), Reliant Stadium in Houston (July 9), FIU Stadium in Miami (July 10), and Gillette Stadium in the Boston suburb of Foxborough, Massachusetts (July 11).

“While 13 cities create logistical challenges, we think the benefits of reaching out to more venues are clearly worthwhile,” CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer said. “The ability of so many people to see national teams play we feel is well worth the effort.”

The tournament will use the same format as in 2005 and 2007, with the 12-team field divided into three, four-team groups. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals along with the two best third-place teams.

The three first-round groups for the qualifiers: Canada, Mexico and the United States from the North Zone; Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua from Central America; and Jamaica, Grenada, Guadeloupe and Haiti from the Caribbean, and schedule will be announced at a later time.

Haiti was approved on Sunday by the Caribbean Football Union congress to replace Cuba, which had qualified but withdrew citing developmental concerns. Haiti won a draw with Trinidad & Tobago to claim the fourth and final berth from the Caribbean.

The Gold Cup was played in six different cities in its two most recent editions, including two stadia in Los Angeles in 2005 (the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and The Home Depot Center ).

This will be the second time Giants Stadium has staged the final and first since 2005. Miami will see the Gold Cup for the seventh straight time, although it will be the first time at FIU Stadium, while the Los Angeles area will stage matches for the eighth time in 10 tournaments.

Games will be played on modern synthetic surfaces in four stadiums: Qwest Field, FIU Stadium, Gillette Stadium and the New Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Grass will be laid over the existing surface for the final in Giants Stadium.

Groups and a full schedule as well as ticket information will be available in the coming weeks.

SCHEDULE

First Round

July 3 – The Home Depot Center (Los Angeles)

July 4 – Qwest Field (Seattle)

July 5 – Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (San Francisco)

July 7 – Crew Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)

July 8 – Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (Washington)

July 9 – Reliant Stadium (Houston)

July 10 – Florida International University Stadium (Miami)

July 11 – Gillette Stadium (Boston)

July 12 – University of Phoenix Stadium (Phoenix)

Quarterfinals

July 18 – Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)

July 19 –Dallas Cowboys New Stadium (Dallas)

Semifinals

July 23 – Soldier Field (Chicago)

Final

July 26 – Giants Stadium (New York)

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