2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Giants Stadium, venue
Event2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DateJuly 26, 2009 (2009-07-26)
VenueGiants Stadium, East Rutherford
Man of the MatchGiovani dos Santos (Mexico)
RefereeCourtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Attendance79,156

The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match that took place on July 26, 2009, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, to determine the winner of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[1]

Mexico won their 5th. Gold Cup (and 8th. continental title to date including the CONCACAF Championship) after thrashing United States 5–0.[2]

Background

This was the eighth CONCACAF Gold Cup final that featured the United States. They had won the title four times, most recently in 2007. Their opponent, Mexico, had won the tournament seven times, most recently in 2003. The two teams are longtime rivals and met twice before, splitting wins.[3] The 2009 final was the last U.S. match to be played at Giants Stadium before its demolition.[4][5]

Route to the final

United States Round Mexico
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Grenada 4–0 Match 1  Nicaragua 2–0
 Honduras 2–0 Match 2  Panama 1–1
 Haiti 2–2 Match 3  Guatemala 2–0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
 Honduras 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
 Haiti 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Grenada 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Guadeloupe 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Panama 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
 Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Panama 2–1 (a.e.t.) Quarter-finals  Haiti 4–0
 Honduras 2–0 Semi-finals  Costa Rica 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)

Match

Details

United States 0–5 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 79,156
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
United States
Mexico
United States
GK 1 Troy Perkins
RB 4 Chad Marshall
CB 3 Clarence Goodson
CB 16 Jay Heaps  24'  88'
LB 2 Heath Pearce
DM 8 Logan Pause  27'  65'
RM 5 Kyle Beckerman  81'
CM 7 Robbie Rogers
LM 10 Stuart Holden
AM 22 Davy Arnaud  64'
CF 11 Brian Ching (c)
Substitutes
FW 17 Kenny Cooper  64'  90'
FW 20 Santino Quaranta  65'
FW 15 Sam Cronin  81'
Manager
Bob Bradley
Mexico
GK 1 Guillermo Ochoa
RB 15 José Antonio Castro  88'
CB 21 Juan Carlos Valenzuela
CB 2 Jonny Magallón
LB 5 Fausto Pinto
RM 6 Gerardo Torrado (c)
CM 8 Israel Castro
CM 22 Efraín Juárez
LM 17 Giovani dos Santos
CF 7 Alberto Medina  45'  46'
CF 14 Miguel Sabah  69'
Substitutes
FW 11 Carlos Vela  46'
FW 10 Guillermo Franco  69'  72'
FW 16 Carlos Esquivel  88'
Manager
Javier Aguirre
Man of the Match
Giovani dos Santos
Assistant referees
Ricardo Morgan
Willian Torres
Fourth official
Joel Aguilar

References