2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

December 2022 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup final Rose Bowl, panorama.jpg 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup United States United States 30px 2 Mexico Mexico 30px 4 June 25, 2011 Rose Bowl Pasadena 93,420 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Sunny, 82 F C 2009 2013 The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was the 11th final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the international championship tournament for teams of the CONCACAF, the governing body of soccer in North and Central America. The match took place on June 25, 2011, and took place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, United States. For the third consecutive final, the United States and Mexico contested the final, Mexico being the defending champions. The final was Mexico's seventh in Gold Cup history, while it was the United States' eighth final, and their fourth consecutive final. For the second straight year, Mexico defended their Gold Cup title against the United States, defeating them 4–2 in the final, overcoming a two-goal deficit. Mexico's Pablo Barrera netted Mexico's first and third goals, while Andrés Guardado and Giovani dos Santos tallied the second and fourth goals, respectively. Michael Bradley and Landon Donovan scored the United States' two goals in the match. The loss marked only the second time in 12 years the United States lost to Mexico on home soil. As Gold Cup champions, Mexico earned a spot at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the CONCACAF's representative.http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2381963,00.html Barrera rallies Mexico to Gold Cup crown June 25, 2011 concacaf.com June 25, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110701095529/http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~2381963%2C00.html July 1, 2011 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/sports/soccer/in-an-early-2-0-hole-mexico-storms-back-to-win-the-gold-cup.html?_r=1&ref=soccer In an Early 2-0 Hole, Mexico Storms Back to Win the Gold Cup June 26, 2011 New York Times June 27, 2011http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/930380/mexico-comeback-secures-gold-cup-win-over-usa?cc=5739 Mexico claim Gold Cup glory June 26, 2011 ESPN Soccernet June 27, 2011 October 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026091147/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/930380/mexico-comeback-secures-gold-cup-win-over-usa?cc=5739 dead Route to the final 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup United StatesRoundMexicoOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultCAN2–0Match 1ESA5–0PAN1–2Match 2CUB5–0GPE local1–0Match 3CRC4–1Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsPAN321064+27USA320142+26CAN311123−14GPE local300325−30Final standingTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsMEX3300141+139CRC311175+24SLV31117704CUB3003116−150OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultJAM2–0QuarterfinalsGUA2–1PAN1–0SemifinalsHON 19492–0 (a.e.t.) Mexico thumb|upright|Mexico's Javier Hernández, commonly known as "Chicharito", earned the Golden Boot and MVP award, with seven goals in the tournament. Drawn into Group A of the Gold Cup, Mexico started their tournament campaign on June 5, 2011, against El Salvador.Leander Schaerlaeckens Another chapter in a heated rivalry https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6698165/gold-cup-final-another-chapter-heated-us-mexico-rivalry-soccer ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures June 24, 2011 June 24, 2011 Prior to their second Group Stage match against Cuba, it was revealed that five players on the Mexican squad, Sinha, Christian Bermúdez, Édgar Dueñas, Maza Rodríguez and Guillermo Ochoa, all tested positive for clenbuterol. The five players were subsequently suspended from the Gold Cup squad and sent home.http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2374171,00.html Mexico suspends five players CONCACAF.com June 9, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110612062721/http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~2374171%2C00.html June 12, 2011 Although testing positive for the substance, Mexican officials believed the drug was inadvertently taken, claiming that positive test results were caused by eating meat tainted with the drug.http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2374230,00.html Mexican team insists doping was accident CONCACAF.com June 10, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110613212652/http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~2374230%2C00.html June 13, 2011 Later that same day, in spite of being shorthanded, Mexico still earned their second win of the tournament against Cuba, again winning by a 5–0 scoreline. Both Javier Hernández and Giovani dos Santos netted twice for Mexico, while Aldo de Nigris scored within a minute of being substituted into the game.Cuba 0-5 Mexico http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=1091686 Global Sports Media CONCACAF September 6, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110618011844/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=1091686 June 18, 2011 The following day, CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer had scheduled a meeting of the confederation's national teams committee, which also serves as the organizing committee of the Gold Cup, was to be convened to consider the doping situation, including possibly allowing Mexico to replace the five suspended players. However, the meeting was postponed to allow for more information to be gathered.http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2374790,00.html Meeting on Mexican suspensions postponed CONCACAF.com June 11, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110613032440/http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~2374790%2C00.html June 13, 2011 Still with no conclusion from CONCACAF, the Mexican team finished out their group play on June 12 with a 4–1 victory over Costa Rica. All four of Mexico's goals were scored within the first half of play and came from four players. On June 14, the Mexican Football Federation said that the "B" samples of those five involving players were negative.http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2376467,00.html Mexican "B" samples test negative June 15, 2011 concacaf.com June 15, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110618211825/http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~2376467%2C00.html June 18, 2011 As Group A winners, Mexico played Group B third-place finishers, Guatemala on June 18. Narrowly edging Canada on goal difference, Guatemala earned a berth in the quarterfinals thanks to a 4–0 victory over Grenada. In the fifth minute of play, Guatemala's Carlos Ruiz opened the scoring to give Los Chapines a 1–0 lead. For Mexico, it was the first time in the entire tournament they found themselves trailing their opposition. Three minutes into the second half, de Nigris scored for Mexico, tying the match at 1–1. Twenty minutes later, Hernández netted the match winning goal, to give Mexico a berth into the semifinals. The following day, the Gold Cup Organizing Committee announced on June 19 that Mexico will be allowed to replace the suspended players.http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2378800,00.html Gold Cup Organizing Committee authorizes Mexico to replace up to five players CONCACAF.com June 20, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110622063346/http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~2378800%2C00.html June 22, 2011 The replacements were able to travel in time for El Tri'''s semifinal fixture against Honduras. With the semifinal match between the United States and Panama beforehand, it was determined that the winner of the match would play the United States in the Gold Cup final. Scoreless through regulation time, Mexico and Honduras had to play through a 30-minute extra time. Within the first two minutes, Mexico would score twice, to lift them to a 2–0 lead. Again, it was de Nigris and Hernandez who would score for El Tri'', both of whom scored in the same respective fashion as they did against Guatemala. Mexico was able to hold the two-goal advantage through the remainder of the first extra time period and the entire second period, giving them a third straight berth into the final. United States The Gold Cup hosts were drawn into Group C, along with Panama, Canada, and Guadeloupe. Being the last group to commence group play, the Gold Cup hosts opened this phase of the tournament on June 7, 2011, against Canada at Ford Field in Detroit. In front of a crowd of 29,000 the United States scored a pair of goals, each coming in different halves, giving the hosts a 2–0 victory over Canada. The United States' Jozy Altidore opened the scoring in the 15th minute, when he made a breakaway deep into the penalty box, slotted a shot underneath Canadian goalkeeper, Lars Hirschfeld. In the second half of play, a 62nd-minute goal from Clint Dempsey gave the United States the 2–0 lead, which would be their opening win of group play. Four days later, the United States suffered a setback in group play when they suffered a 1–2 defeat to Panama at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. With all the goals coming in the first half of play, Panama opened the score sheet at the virtue of an own goal in the 19th minute from Clarence Goodson. In the 36th minute, a penalty kick was ruled by the official, Marco Antonio Rodríguez, allowing Panama's Gabriel Gómez to double Panama's lead. Their two-goal lead was cut in half through the United States' Goodson, who headed a Landon Donovan corner kick in the 68th minute, bringing the U.S. within a goal. The Panamanians were able to weather wave upon wave of attacks from the Americans, earning the 2–1 victory. The loss, was their United States' first group stage loss in Gold Cup history. With Canada earning a 1–0 victory against Guadeloupe, the United States found themselves narrowly ahead of Canada for second place in the group, only ousting Canada through goal differential. Although the odds of the United States failing to make the knockout round were slim, even if the squad lost to Guadeloupe, a win in their final group match was necessary for the team to advance into the quarterfinals. Held at Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City on June 14, 2011, Guadeloupe's Stéphane Auvray had a shot deflect off the post in the 4th minute of play. Despite the early wave of attacking from Guadeloupe, the United States scored on their first shot on goal, thanks to a 10th minute shot from Alitdore, who scored from 25 yards out. The early goal ended up being the lone goal of the match. With Panama drawing 1–1 against Canada, the United States advanced to the quarterfinals as group runners-up, for the first time in Gold Cup history. A week later, on June 19, 2011, the United States played Group B winners, Jamaica in the quarterfinals. The Jamaican team was considered by the media to be one of the strongest teams since the team that earned a World Cup berth in 1998. In group play, Jamaica posted a 3–0–0 record, scoring seven times and not conceding any goals. Their most notable wins included a 2–0 blanking of CONCACAF powerhouse, Honduras and 4–0 thrashing of Grenada. Some even considered Jamaica the match favorites, with Jamaica's high form and the United States' poorer form. Nevertheless, the United States blanked Jamaica in the quarterfinals, and earned a 2–0 victory. In front of a sold-out crowd at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., the U.S. scored in the 49th minute from own goal and a 79th-minute goal from Dempsey. Following the match, Panama and El Salvador played on another where the Panamians booked a second date against the United States in the tournament. Seeking redemption, the United States were able to do so when playing against Panama in the semifinals of the tournament. Played on June 22, 2011, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, the two sides remained gridlocked well through the second half. Dempsey, was able to score a late goal off of a Donovan cross to give the U.S. a 1–0 lead, which ended up becoming the match-winning goal. Match details June 25, 2011 21:00 (18:00 UTC−7) USA 2–4 https://web.archive.org/web/20130331050720/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=1091749 MEX Bradley 8 Donovan 23 Barrera 29 49 Guardado 36 Dos Santos 76 Rose Bowl, Pasadena 93,420 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) _usa10h _usa10h _usa10h _red_stripes _usa10h BB133E E8E8E8 BB133E ffffff ffffff United States _FEMEXFUT_11a _FEMEXFUT_11a _FEMEXFUT_11a _FEMEXFUT_11a _3_stripes_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 Mexico GK 1 Tim HowardRB 6 Steve Cherundolo 11CB 3 Carlos Bocanegra (c)CB 21 Clarence GoodsonLB 14 Eric LichajDM 13 Jermaine Jones 90CM 4 Michael BradleyCM 22 Alejandro Bedoya 63RW 10 Landon Donovan 33LW 8 Clint Dempsey 87CF 20 Freddy Adu 86Substitutions:DF 12 Jonathan Bornstein 11FW 9 Juan Agudelo 63MF 16 Sacha Kljestan 86Manager:Bob Bradley GK 12 Alfredo TalaveraRB 16 Efraín JuárezCB 4 Rafael Márquez (c) 43CB 15 Héctor MorenoLB 3 Carlos Salcido 28DM 6 Gerardo TorradoCM 8 Israel CastroCM 18 Andrés GuardadoRW 7 Pablo Barrera 75LW 10 Giovani dos SantosCF 14 Javier HernándezSubstitutions:DF 20 Jorge Torres Nilo 81 28DF 2 Héctor Reynoso 43MF 13 Jesús Zavala 75Manager:José Manuel de la Torre Assistant referees: Héctor Vergara (Canada) William Torres (El Salvador) Fourth official: Walter López (Guatemala) References External links CONCACAF Gold Cup Game Schedule Final Category:CONCACAF Gold Cup finals CONCACAF Gold Cup Final CONCACAF Gold Cup Final Category:United States men's national soccer team matches Category:Mexico national football team matches CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 Category:Sports competitions in Pasadena, California CONCACAF Gold Cup Final CONCACAF Gold Cup Final Category:21st century in Pasadena, California Category:Soccer competitions in Los Angeles County, California Category:Men's soccer matches in the United States