2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

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]

2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Giants Stadium, venue
Event2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DateJuly 26, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-07-26)
VenueGiants Stadium, East Rutherford
Man of the MatchGiovani dos Santos (Mexico)
RefereeCourtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Attendance79,156
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2011

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

Background

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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

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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

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Details

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United States  0–5  Mexico
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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

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