2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C

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Group C of the

Tampa and Kansas City. The group consisted of host, and four time Gold Cup champions, United States, 2000 Gold Cup champion Canada, as well as Panama and Guadeloupe
.

The group opened on June 7 with Panama taking an early three-goal lead against Guadeloupe before Brice Jovial of Guadeloupe brought the match within a goal's reach. However, the Panamanians were able to withstand Guadeloupe's late pressure and win their opening fixture. Immediately after the match, group favorites Canada and the United States squared off. Analysts claimed that the Canadian squad was the strongest in their history, possibly the strongest since the mid-1980s squad that qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. For the Americans, they had come off a humbling 4–0 defeat in a tune up match against defending World champions, Spain. In spite of the rough patch endured by the United States, they were still considered favorites to beat Canada. Thanks to an early, 15th-minute goal from Jozy Altidore, along with a complementary second half goal from Clint Dempsey gave the United States a 2–0 win over Canada and the lead in the group.

While Canada expectedly defeated Guadeloupe on June 11, Panama pulled off a stunning 2–1 upset over the United States, in which some cited as possibly the largest upset of the entire tournament. The match marked the first time in Gold Cup history that the United States lost on its home soil during Group Stage play. It was also the first time since the

Gabriel Enrique Gómez
converted a penalty kick in the 33rd minute, which ended up being the winner.

The group wrapped up play on June 14 with Panama and Canada playing each other followed by Guadeloupe taking on the United States. The matches were a doubleheader held at

Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City
.

Standings

Key to colors in group tables
Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Guadeloupe 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0

All Times are U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) (Local Times in parentheses)

Panama vs Guadeloupe

Panama 3–2 Guadeloupe
Gómez 57' (pen.
)
Report Jovial 65', 78'
El Salvador
)
Panama
Guadeloupe
Panama
PANAMA:
GK 1 Jaime Penedo
DF 23 Felipe Baloy (c)
DF 17 Luis Henríquez
DF 14 Eduardo Dasent
DF 13 Adolfo Machado downward-facing red arrow 82'
MF 6
Gómez
MF 10 Nelson Barahona downward-facing red arrow 77'
MF 21 Amílcar Henríquez
MF 11 Armando Cooper
FW 18 Luis Tejada downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 7 Blas Pérez
Substitutions:
FW 16 Luis Rentería upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 19 Alberto Quintero upward-facing green arrow 77'
DF 3 Harold Cummings upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Panama Julio Dely Valdés
Guadeloupe
GUADELOUPE:
GK 1 Franck Grandel Yellow card 73'
DF 2 Miguel Comminges
DF 13 Jean-Luc Lambourde
DF 22 Mickaël Tacalfred Red card 38'
DF 5 Eddy Viator
MF 7 Loïc Loval
MF 6 David Fleurival
MF 19 Stéphane Auvray (c) Yellow card 36' downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 17 Cédric Collet downward-facing red arrow 59'
MF 14 Grégory Gendrey downward-facing red arrow 47'
FW 21 Richard Socrier Yellow card 89'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Brice Jovial upward-facing green arrow 47'
MF 12 Thomas Gamiette upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 10 Therry Racon upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Guadeloupe Roger Salnot

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo Callado (Mexico)
Ainsley Rochard (

Trinidad and Tobago
)
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

United States vs Canada

United States 2–0 Canada
Altidore 15'
Dempsey 62'
Report
Attendance: 28,209
United States
Canada
United States
UNITED STATES:
GK 1 Tim Howard
RB 6 Steve Cherundolo
CB 21 Clarence Goodson
CB 15 Tim Ream
LB 3 Carlos Bocanegra (c)
CM 4 Michael Bradley Yellow card 51'
CM 13 Jermaine Jones downward-facing red arrow 79'
RW 10 Landon Donovan
LW 8 Clint Dempsey
CF 9 Juan Agudelo downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 17 Jozy Altidore downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Chris Wondolowski upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 16 Sacha Kljestan upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 7 Maurice Edu upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
United States Bob Bradley
Canada
CANADA:
GK 1 Lars Hirschfeld
RB 2 Nikolas Ledgerwood
CB 4 Kevin McKenna (c)
CB 5 André Hainault
LB 19 Marcel de Jong
DM 13 Atiba Hutchinson
CM 8 Will Johnson Yellow card 52' downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 7 Terry Dunfield downward-facing red arrow 82'
RW 14 Dwayne De Rosario downward-facing red arrow 81'
LW 11 Josh Simpson
CF 17 Simeon Jackson
Substitutions:
FW 10 Ali Gerba upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 9 Rob Friend upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 21 Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Hart

Assistant referees:
Daniel Williamson (Guatemala)
Oscar Velasquez (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Canada vs Guadeloupe

Canada 1–0 Guadeloupe
De Rosario 51' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 27,731
Canada
Guadeloupe
Canada
CANADA:
GK 18 Milan Borjan
RB 2 Nikolas Ledgerwood
CB 4 Kevin McKenna (c)
CB 5 André Hainault
LB 3
Mike Klukowski
CM 8 Will Johnson
CM 6 Julian de Guzman downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 7 Terry Dunfield Yellow card 86'
RW 14 Dwayne De Rosario downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW 11
Josh Simpson
CF 10 Ali Gerba downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Simeon Jackson upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 9 Rob Friend upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 12 Pedro Pacheco upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Hart
Guadeloupe
GUADELOUPE:
GK 1 Franck Grandel
DF 2 Miguel Comminges
DF 13 Jean-Luc Lambourde Red card 4'
DF 3 Stéphane Zubar Yellow card 49'
DF 5 Eddy Viator
MF 6 David Fleurival downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 12 Thomas Gamiette
MF 19 Stéphane Auvray (c)
MF 10 Therry Racon downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW 21 Richard Socrier downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 18 Brice Jovial
Substitutions:
FW 7 Loïc Loval upward-facing green arrow 58'
DF 15 Julien Ictoi upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 11 Livio Nabab Yellow card 90' upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Guadeloupe Roger Salnot

Assistant referees:
Adrian Goddard (Barbados)
Gerson Lopez (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Marlon Mejía (

El Salvador
)

United States vs Panama

United States 1–2 Panama
Goodson 68'
Gómez 36' (pen.
)
Attendance: 27,731
United States
Panama
United States
UNITED STATES:
GK 1 Tim Howard
DF 3 Carlos Bocanegra (c) Yellow card 90+3'
DF 21 Clarence Goodson Yellow card 56' downward-facing red arrow 78'
DF 6 Steve Cherundolo
DF 15 Tim Ream
MF 8 Clint Dempsey
MF 13 Jermaine Jones Yellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 60'
MF 4 Michael Bradley
MF 10 Landon Donovan
FW 17 Jozy Altidore Yellow card 25'
FW 9 Juan Agudelo downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Sacha Kljestan upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 22 Alejandro Bedoya Yellow card 64' upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 11 Chris Wondolowski upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
United States Bob Bradley
Panama
PANAMA:
GK 1 Jaime Penedo Yellow card 90+2'
DF 23 Felipe Baloy (c)
DF 17 Luis Henríquez
DF 5 Román Torres
DF 14 Eduardo Dasent
MF 6
Gabriel Gómez
MF 10 Nelson Barahona Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 21 Amílcar Henríquez
MF 11 Armando Cooper downward-facing red arrow 84'
FW 18 Luis Tejada downward-facing red arrow 81'
FW 7 Blas Pérez
Substitutions:
MF 8
Gabriel Torres
upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 22 Eybir Bonaga upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 19
Alberto Quintero
upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Panama Julio Dely Valdés

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo Callado (Mexico)
Alberto Morín Méndez (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

Canada vs Panama

Canada 1–1 Panama
De Rosario 62' (pen.) Report Tejada 90+1'
Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 20,109
)
Canada
Panama
Canada
CANADA:
GK 18 Milan Borjan
DF 4 Kevin McKenna (c)
DF 5 André Hainault
DF 3
Mike Klukowski
MF 8 Will Johnson downward-facing red arrow 85'
MF 6 Julian de Guzman
MF 14 Dwayne De Rosario
MF 2 Nik Ledgerwood
MF 11
Josh Simpson
Yellow card 51' downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF 7 Terry Dunfield Yellow card 58'
FW 17 Simeon Jackson
Substitutions:
FW 16 Tosaint Ricketts upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 12 Pedro Pacheco upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Hart
Panama
PANAMA:
GK 12 Luis Mejía
DF 23 Felipe Baloy (c)
DF 17 Luis Henríquez
DF 14 Eduardo Dasent
DF 13 Adolfo Machado
MF 15 Eric Davis
MF 6
Gabriel Gómez
MF 19
Alberto Quintero
downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 22 Eybir Bonaga Yellow card 61' downward-facing red arrow 79'
FW 7 Blas Pérez Yellow card 62'
FW 16 Luis Rentería downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Armando Cooper upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 18 Luis Tejada upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 20 Aníbal Godoy upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Julio Dely Valdés

Assistant referees:
Gerson López (Guatemala)
Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

Guadeloupe vs United States

Guadeloupe
United States
Guadeloupe
GUADELOUPE:
GK 1 Franck Grandel
DF 3 Stéphane Zubar Yellow card 77'
DF 22 Mickaël Tacalfred
DF 5 Eddy Viator Yellow card 65'
DF 15 Julien Ictoi
MF 7 Loïc Loval downward-facing red arrow 26'
MF 12 Thomas Gamiette
MF 19 Stéphane Auvray (c) Yellow card 89'
MF 10 Therry Racon downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 21 Richard Socrier
FW 11 Livio Nabab downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Cédric Collet upward-facing green arrow 26'
MF 8 Dimitri Fautrai upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 9 Ludovic Gotin upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Roger Salnot
United States
UNITED STATES:
GK 1 Tim Howard
DF 3 Carlos Bocanegra (c)
DF 21 Clarence Goodson
DF 14 Eric Lichaj
DF 6 Steve Cherundolo
MF 8 Clint Dempsey
MF 13 Jermaine Jones
MF 4 Michael Bradley downward-facing red arrow 85'
MF 10 Landon Donovan
FW 11 Chris Wondolowski downward-facing red arrow 64'
FW 17 Jozy Altidore downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Alejandro Bedoya upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 16 Sacha Kljestan upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 7 Maurice Edu upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Bob Bradley

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo Callado (Mexico)
Alberto Morín Méndez (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Marlon Mejía (

El Salvador
)


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