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| Event | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||
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| Date | July 28, 2013 | ||||||
| Venue | Soldier Field,Chicago | ||||||
| Referee | Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) | ||||||
| Attendance | 57,920 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C) | ||||||
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The2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was the 12th final of theCONCACAF Gold Cup, the international championship tournament forCONCACAF, the governing body ofsoccer in North and Central America. The match took place on July 28, 2013, atSoldier Field inChicago,Illinois,United States. The final was between theUnited States andPanama.[1][2]
The match was a rematch of the2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final. This was first time since 2005 that the Gold Cup Final did not include Mexico.
With the win, the United States advanced to theone-game playoff played on October 10, 2015, against the champion of the2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which turned out to be Mexico. The winner of the play-off would qualify to representCONCACAF in the2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.
| United States | Round | Panama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Belize | 6–1 | Match 1 |  Mexico | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cuba | 4–1 | Match 2 |  Martinique | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Costa Rica | 1–0 | Match 3 |  Canada | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group C winner
| Final standings | Group A winner
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 El Salvador | 5–1 | Quarterfinals | Cuba | 6–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Honduras | 3–1 | Semifinals | Mexico | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The host started well in the tournament, trashing debutantBelize with 6–1. Three goals came from strikerChris Wondolowski in the first half. In the second game, the U.S. fell behind afterJosé Ciprian Alfonso converted a cross fromAriel Martínez. After left-backEdgar Castillo was tripped byYénier Márquez in the injury time of the second half, Donovan scored from the penalty spot to make it 1–1.Joe Corona gave the U.S. the lead with a shot from just outside the box in the 57th minute and Wondowlowski, coming on as a substitute, added two more goals, making the final score 4–1. In the final group game, the U.S. facedCosta Rica in order to determine the group winner. SubstituteBrek Shea scored the only goal of in the match in the 82nd minute.
In the quarterfinal, the U.S. facedEl Salvador who had qualified as one of the two best third-placed teams. DefenderClarence Goodson gave the hosts the lead in the 21st minute. GoalkeeperNick Rimando made two fine saves againstLéster Blanco andRichard Menjivar beforeJoe Corona scored a second goal for the United States.Rodolfo Zelaya converted a penalty after he was fouled by U.S. CaptainDaMarcus Beasley in the 39th minute, making it 2–1 at half-time. Only seconds after coming in,Eddie Johnson headed in a corner by Landon Donovan in the 60th minute. Donovan andMix Diskerud added two more goals, giving the U.S. a clear 5–1 win.
In the semifinal, the hosts had to defeatHonduras in order to advance to the Chicago final. Eddie Johnson scored an early goal and Donovan doubled the lead in the 27th minute. In the second half, a header byNery Medina brought hope for Honduras, but once again Donovan netted in to make it 3–1. It was the final goal of the game. Late in the Honduras match, U.S. managerJürgen Klinsmann was sent off for arguing a foul onDaMarcus Beasley, which, by rule, meant a one-match suspension. Attempts to appeal by the U.S. Soccer Federation were unsuccessful; the U.S. was forced to replace Klinsmann with assistantAndreas Herzog and scoutMartin Vasquez.
Panama surprised at the opening game by beating reigning championsMexico.Gabriel Torres converted a penalty to make it 1–0 in the 7th minute afterRaúl Jiménez brought downAlberto Quintero inside the penalty box. Mexico equalized throughMarco Fabián seconds before halftime. Gabriel Torres scored the winning in the 48th minute after a cross from Alberto Quintero. In the second match againstMartinique, Panama had to wait long for the lead. When Martinique was down to ten men due to the dismissal ofJacky Berdix, substituteJairo Jiménez was fouled bySébastien Crétinoir inside the penalty box. Again Gabriel Torres scored the winning goal by converting the penalty in the 85th minute. In the final group game, a nearly complete different team played out a goalless draw againstCanada. The result was enough to see Panama through as winner of Group A.
In the quarterfinal, Panama played againstCuba, who had trashedBelize 4–0 to make it through as one of the two best third-ranked teams. Panama initially fell behind whenJosé Ciprian Alfonso converted a chip pass byJaime Colomé in the 21st minute. However, when Cuban defenderRenay Malblanche blocked a shot fromMarcos Sánchez with his hand inside the penalty box, refereeMark Geiger gave Panama a penalty kick. Once again Gabriel Torres stepped up and made it 1–1 only four minutes after the Cuban goal. In the 37th minute, Torres scored another goal, this time after a headed pass by his co-strikerBlas Pérez. In the second half, Cuba was decimated afterAriel Martínez was sent off after a high challenge on Blas Pérez. Panama went on to score four more times, making the final result 6–1.
In the semifinal, theCanaleros once again faced title defender Mexico. Panama took an early lead through a goal from Blas Pérez in the 13th minute, butLuis Montes equalized forEl Tri midway through the first half. In the 61st minute, Panama skipperRomán Torres headed in a corner by Gabriel Torres, once again giving his team the lead. This time, it lasted till the final whistle, despite several good opportunities for the Mexicans.
Before the match, suspended U.S. managerJürgen Klinsmann was escorted to a suite insideSoldier Field to watch the match. During some cuts in between stoppages onFOX, Klinsmann could be visibly seen reacting to every missed chance by the U.S. In the 19th minute,Stuart Holden suffered a sprained knee on a collision withAlberto Quintero and was substituted byMix Diskerud.[3] The only goal of the game came fromBrek Shea in the 69th minute when he touched into an open net from inches out with his left foot after a cross from the right byAlejandro Bedoya had passed Panama's goalkeeperJaime Penedo.[4] Shea scored after only entering the game as a substitute forJoe Corona 42 seconds earlier.[5][6] The win gave the United States its fifth Gold Cup championship.[7][8]
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