CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 Final Result

Mexico scored five unanswered goals to end an 11-game winless streak on U.S. soil with a convincing victory in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final in front of a sell out crowd at Giants Stadium.

Following a memorable run to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, U.S. head coach Bob Bradley used a group of mainly untested players in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. A successful run en route to the third consecutive Gold Cup final for the U.S. saw seven players earn their first cap and six players score their first goal in a U.S. jersey.

After 55 minutes in which the U.S. held the advantage in play, however, Jamaican referee Courtney Campbell awarded Mexico a penalty kick that shifted the momentum. After Gerardo Torrado’s conversion, the U.S. pushed forward and left the defense exposed as Mexico kept the accelerator to the floor with goals in the 62nd, 67th, 79th and 90th minutes.

The match is the second meeting between the two rivals in a three-week span, as Bradley will call on the first team once again for an Aug. 12 FIFA World Cup qualifier at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. More to follow.

- U.S. Men’s National Team Match Report -

Match: United States vs. Mexico
Date: July 26, 2009
Competition: CONCACAF Gold Cup – Final
Venue: Giants Stadium – East Rutherford, New Jersey
Kickoff: 3 p.m. ET
Attendance: TBA
Weather: 80 degrees and cloudy

Scoring Summary:   1   2   F
USA                              0   0   0
MEX                              0   5   5

MEX – Gerardo Torrado (penalty)                       57th minute
MEX – Giovani Dos Santos                                  64
MEX – Carlos Vela (Giovani Dos Santos)         70
MEX – Israel Castro (Carlos Vela)                      79
MEX – Guillermo Franco (Fausto Pinto)            90

Lineups:
USA: 1-Troy Perkins; 16-Jay Heaps, 4-Chad Marshall, 3-Clarence Goodson, 2-Heath Pearce; 10-Stuart Holden, 8-Logan Pause (20-Santino Quaranta, 64), 5-Kyle Beckerman (15-Sam Cronin, 81), 7-Robbie Rogers; 11-Brian Ching (capt.), 22-Davy Arnaud (17-Kenny Cooper, 64)
Subs not used: 13-Colin Clark, 14-Michael Parkhurst, 21-Brad Evans, 23-Jon Busch
Head Coach: Bob Bradley

MEX: 1-Guillermo Ochoa; 15-Juan Antonio Castro, 21-Juan Valenzuela, 2-Jonny Magallón, 5-Fausto Pinto; 6-Gerardo Torrado (capt.), 22-Efrain Juarez, 8-Israel Castro (16-Carlos Esquivel, 89); 17-Giovani Dos Santos, 14-Miguel Sabah (10-Guillermo Franco, 70), 7-Alberto Medina (11-Carlos Vela, 46)
Subs not used: 3-Ismael Rodriguez, 12-Jose Coronoa, 13-Pablo Barreja, 19-Luis Noriega
Head Coach: Javier Aguirre

Stats Summary: USA / MEX
Shots: 14 / 14
Shots on Goal: 1 / 10
Saves: 5 / 1
Corner Kicks: 4 / 2
Fouls: 8 / 10
Offside: 2 / 3

Misconduct Summary:
USA – Jay Heaps (caution)                               24th minute
USA – Logan Pause (caution)                          27
MEX – Alberto Medina (caution)                        45+
MEX – Miguel Sabah (caution)                        64
MEX – Guillermo Franco (caution)                    73
MEX – Israel Castro (caution)                         80
USA – Jay Heaps (caution)                             88
USA – Jay Heaps (sent off)                             88
USA – Kenny Cooper (caution)                         90+

Officials:
Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Morgan (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: William Torres (SLV)
Fourth Official: Joel Aguilar (SLV)

ussoccer.com Man of the Match:
TBA

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