2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B

Group B of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was one of three groups competing of nations at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The group's matches were played in July. Four group matches were played at venues in the United States and two were played in Canada. Matches were played at Carson's StubHub Center on July 8, Houston's BBVA Compass Stadium on July 11 and Toronto's BMO Field on July 14.[1]

It was the first time Canada had hosted a CONCACAF Gold Cup match.

Teams

Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
November 2014[nb 1] Start of event
B1  Costa Rica UNCAF 2014 Copa Centroamericana 1st place 7 September 2014 12th 2013 Runners-up (2002) 16 14
B2  El Salvador UNCAF 2014 Copa Centroamericana 4th place 10 September 2014 9th 2013 Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013) 93 89
B3  Jamaica CFU 2014 Caribbean Cup 1st place 16 November 2014 9th 2011 Third place (1993) 71 65
B4  Canada NAFU Co-hosts / Automatic N/A 12th 2013 Winners (2000) 110 109
Notes
  1. ^ The rankings of November 2014 were used for seeding for the draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
3  El Salvador 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Canada (H) 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals:

  • Jamaica advanced to play Haiti (runner-up of Group A).
  • Costa Rica advanced to play Mexico (runner-up of Group C).

Matches

All times EDT (UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is given in parentheses.[2]

Costa Rica vs Jamaica

Costa Rica 2–2 Jamaica
  • Miller 33'
  • Ramírez 37'
Report
Attendance: 22,648
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Costa Rica
Jamaica
GK 23 Esteban Alvarado
RB 16 Cristian Gamboa
CB 3 Giancarlo González
CB 19 Roy Miller
LB 15 Júnior Díaz
RM 5 Celso Borges
CM 17 Johan Venegas  59'
LM 22 José Miguel Cubero
AM 10 Bryan Ruiz (c)  69'
AM 12 Joel Campbell
CF 21 David Ramírez  74'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Álvaro Saborío  59'
MF 7 Elías Aguilar  69'
MF 14 Deyver Vega  74'
Manager:
Paulo Wanchope
GK 13 Dwayne Miller
RB 19 Adrian Mariappa
CB 17 Rodolph Austin (c)
CB 4 Wes Morgan
LB 20 Kemar Lawrence
RM 22 Garath McCleary
CM 21 Jermaine Taylor
CM 15 Je-Vaughn Watson  64'
LM 10 Jobi McAnuff  80'
CF 9 Giles Barnes  61'
CF 18 Simon Dawkins
Substitutions:
FW 11 Darren Mattocks  61'
DF 6 Lance Laing  80'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer

Assistant referees:
Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)
Cristian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Yadel Martínez (Cuba)[3]

El Salvador vs Canada

El Salvador 0–0 Canada
Report
Attendance: 22,648
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
El Salvador
Canada
GK 22 Derby Carrillo
RB 2 Xavier Garcia
CB 5 Alexander Méndoza
CB 3 Milton Molina
LB 13 Alexander Larín  56'
CM 20 Pablo Punyed  86'
CM 10 Jaime Alas  73'
CM 6 Richard Menjivar
RW 7 Darwin Cerén
LW 12 Arturo Alvarez (c)
CF 11 Nelson Bonilla  10'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Irvin Herrera  10'
MF 14 Andrés Flores  73'
MF 15 Néstor Renderos  86'
Manager:
Albert Roca
GK 22 Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
RB 2 Nikolas Ledgerwood
CB 5 David Edgar (c)
CB 12 Dejan Jakovic
LB 17 Marcel de Jong
CM 23 Tesho Akindele
CM 15 Adam Straith
CM 8 Kyle Bekker  86'
RWB 9 Tosaint Ricketts
LWB 14 Samuel Piette  83'
CF 21 Cyle Larin  69'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Marcus Haber  69'
MF 7 Russell Teibert  83'
MF 13 Jonathan Osorio  86'
Manager:
Benito Floro

Assistant referees:
Daniel Williamson (Panama)
CJ Morgante (United States)
Fourth official:
Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)[4]

Jamaica vs Canada

Jamaica 1–0 Canada
Report
Attendance: 22,017
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Jamaica
Canada
GK 13 Dwayne Miller
RB 19 Adrian Mariappa
CB 4 Wes Morgan
CB 21 Jermaine Taylor
LB 20 Kemar Lawrence
CM 17 Rodolph Austin (c)
CM 15 Je-Vaughn Watson
RW 22 Garath McCleary
LW 10 Jobi McAnuff
CF 18 Simon Dawkins  64'
CF 9 Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
FW 11 Darren Mattocks  64'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer
GK 22 Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
RB 2 Nikolas Ledgerwood  89'
CB 5 David Edgar  58'
CB 12 Dejan Jakovic
LB 17 Marcel de Jong
RM 14 Samuel Piette  26'  79'
CM 15 Adam Straith
LM 6 Julian de Guzman (c)
RF 9 Tosaint Ricketts
CF 21 Cyle Larin  46'
LF 23 Tesho Akindele  70'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Marcus Haber  46'
MF 7 Russell Teibert  70'
DF 4 André Hainault  79'
Manager:
Benito Floro

Assistant referees:
Hiran Dopico (Cuba)
Cristian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Óscar Moncada (Honduras)[5]

Costa Rica vs El Salvador

Costa Rica 1–1 El Salvador
Report
Costa Rica
El Salvador
GK 23 Esteban Alvarado
RB 2 Francisco Calvo
CB 3 Giancarlo González
CB 19 Roy Miller
LB 8 David Myrie
DM 5 Celso Borges
DM 20 David Guzmán  90+2'
AM 10 Bryan Ruiz (c)
RW 12 Joel Campbell  9'  53'
LW 21 David Ramírez  63'
CF 9 Álvaro Saborío  76'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Johan Venegas  89'  53'
MF 7 Elías Aguilar  63'
DF 4 Michael Umaña  76'
Manager:
Paulo Wanchope
GK 22 Derby Carrillo
RB 2 Xavier Garcia
CB 5 Alexander Méndoza  56'
CB 3 Milton Molina
LB 13 Alexander Larín
DM 6 Richard Menjivar  29'
DM 7 Darwin Cerén  62'
AM 20 Pablo Punyed  70'
RW 12 Arturo Alvarez (c)
LW 10 Jaime Alas  77'
CF 19 Irvin Herrera  63'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Rafael Burgos  63'
MF 21 Dustin Corea  70'
MF 8 Jairo Henríquez  77'
Manager:
Albert Roca

Assistant referees:
Charles Morgante (United States)
Gersón López (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Walter López (Guatemala)[6]

Jamaica vs El Salvador

Jamaica 1–0 El Salvador
Report
Attendance: 16,674
Jamaica
El Salvador
GK 13 Dwayne Miller  22'
RB 4 Wes Morgan
CB 17 Rodolph Austin (c)  43'
CB 19 Adrian Mariappa
LB 21 Jermaine Taylor  8'
CM 10 Jobi McAnuff
CM 15 Je-Vaughn Watson  65'
RW 20 Kemar Lawrence
LW 22 Garath McCleary  72'
CF 11 Darren Mattocks  45'  80'
CF 9 Giles Barnes  69'
Substitutions:
DF 3 Michael Hector  8'
GK 23 Ryan Thompson  22'
DF 5 Alvas Powell  69'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer
GK 22 Derby Carrillo
RB 2 Xavier Garcia  85'
CB 3 Milton Molina
CB 5 Alexander Méndoza  76'
LB 6 Richard Menjivar
CM 10 Jaime Alas
CM 13 Alexander Larín
RW 7 Darwin Cerén
LW 14 Andrés Flores (c)  3'  61'
CF 19 Irvin Herrera  60'
CF 20 Pablo Punyed  68'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Nelson Bonilla  60'
MF 12 Arturo Alvarez  61'
MF 21 Dustin Corea  76'
Manager:
Albert Roca

Assistant referees:
Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)
Gersón López (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)[7]

Canada vs Costa Rica

Canada 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 16,674
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)
Canada
Costa Rica
GK 22 Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
RB 20 Karl Ouimette
CB 12 Dejan Jakovic
CB 5 David Edgar
LB 17 Marcel de Jong
DM 15 Adam Straith
CM 13 Jonathan Osorio  68'
CM 6 Julian de Guzman (c)
RW 9 Tosaint Ricketts  67'
LW 16 Maxim Tissot  66'
CF 11 Marcus Haber
Substitutions:
FW 21 Cyle Larin  66'
MF 7 Russell Teibert  79'  67'
DF 4 André Hainault  68'
Manager:
Benito Floro
GK 23 Esteban Alvarado
RB 2 Francisco Calvo
CB 15 Júnior Díaz
CB 3 Giancarlo González
LB 16 Cristian Gamboa
CM 20 David Guzmán  80'  81'
CM 10 Bryan Ruiz (c)
RW 5 Celso Borges  67'
LW 14 Deyver Vega  73'
CF 17 Johan Venegas
CF 21 David Ramírez  76'
Substitutions:
DF 19 Roy Miller  73'
FW 12 Joel Campbell  76'
MF 22 José Miguel Cubero  81'
Manager:
Paulo Wanchope

Assistant referees:
CJ Morgante (United States)
Daniel Williamson (Panama)
Fourth official:
Jair Marrufo (United States)[8]

References

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Announces 2015 Gold Cup Host Cities, Venues, Group Seeds and Group Stage Dates". CONCACAF.com. 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ "CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Schedule".
  3. ^ "Gold Cup Game Notes: Costa Rica v. Jamaica". CONCACAF.com. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Gold Cup Game Notes: El Salvador vs. Canada". CONCACAF.com. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Gold Cup Game Notes: Jamaica vs. Canada". CONCACAF.com. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Gold Cup Game Notes: Costa Rica vs. El Salvador". CONCACAF.com. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Gold Cup Game Notes: Jamaica v El Salvador". CONCACAF.com. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Gold Cup Game Notes: Canada vs. Costa Rica". CONCACAF.com. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.