2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup final explained

2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Event:2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Team1:United States
Team1association:
Team1score:2
Team2:Jamaica
Team2association:
Team2score:1
Stadium:Levi's Stadium
City:Santa Clara
Referee:Walter López (Guatemala)
Attendance:63,032
Weather:Sunny
79°F
47% humidity
Previous:2015
Next:2019

The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match which determined the winners of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, United States, on July 26, 2017, and was contested by the United States and Jamaica.[1] [2] [3]

The United States won the final 2–1 for their sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup title.[4] [5]

Route to the final

United StatesRoundJamaica
OpponentsResultGroup stageOpponentsResult
1–1Match 12–0
3–2Match 20–0
3–0Match 31–1
Group B winnersFinal standingsGroup C runners-up
OpponentsResultKnockout stageOpponentsResult
2–0Quarter-finals2–1
2–0Semi-finals1–0

Match

Summary

Jozy Altidore opened the scoring for the U.S. in the last minute of the first half with a free-kick from 30 yards which went over the wall and into the top left corner of the net with his right foot.[6]

Jamaica equalized in the 50th minute from Je-Vaughn Watson after he met a corner from the right on the volley with his right foot at the back post from five yards out. With two minutes to go, Jordan Morris got the winning goal with a right foot shot to the right corner of the net from fifteen yards out after the ball broke to him in the penalty area.[7]

Details

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GK 24
RB 19
CB 3 Omar Gonzalez
CB 5 Matt Besler
LB 2 Jorge Villafaña
DM 23
CM 26Michael Bradley (c)
CM 25
RF 20
CF 27Jozy Altidore
LF 8 Jordan Morris
Substitutions:
MF 28
FW 9
MF 13
Manager:
Bruce Arena
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GK 1 Andre Blake (c)
CB 3 Damion Lowe
CB 4
CB 21Jermaine Taylor
RWB5 Alvas Powell
LWB20Kemar Lawrence
CM 8 Oniel Fisher
CM 15Je-Vaughn Watson
CM 18Owayne Gordon
CF 22Romario Williams
CF 10
Substitutions:
GK 13
MF 17
FW 11
Manager:
Theodore Whitmore
Man of the Match:
Jordan Morris (United States)[8]

Assistant referees

[9]
Gerson López (Guatemala)
Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)
Fourth official


Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"|Match rules[10]
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gold Cup group-stage matchups, schedule unveiled . CONCACAF.com . . March 7, 2017 . June 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Clint Dempsey ties Landon Donovan for most goals for U.S. men's national team. July 23, 2017. USA Today . July 26, 2017.
  3. Web site: Jamaica Stuns Mexico to Reach Gold Cup Final. July 23, 2017. New York Times . July 26, 2017.
  4. Web site: Gold Cup: USA beat Jamaica in final thanks to Jordan Morris's late winner. July 26, 2017. Guardian. July 27, 2017.
  5. Web site: Jordan Morris nets late winner as U.S. seals Gold Cup vs. Jamaica. July 26, 2017. ESPN. July 27, 2017.
  6. Web site: U.S. men's national team defeats Jamaica to win CONCACAF Gold Cup. July 26, 2017. USA Today. July 27, 2017.
  7. Web site: USA 2-1 Jamaica: Gold Cup final – as it happened. July 26, 2017. Guardian. July 27, 2017.
  8. . GoldCup . 890420597959913473 . Congratulations to United States' @JmoSmooth13 the Man of the Match! . July 26, 2017 . July 26, 2017.
  9. Web site: Game Notes: United States v Jamaica . goldcup.org . . July 26, 2017 . July 26, 2017 . January 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124164514/https://www.goldcup.org/en/article/game-notes-united-states-v-jamaica . dead .
  10. Web site: CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 Regulations . CONCACAF.com . . March 1, 2017 . May 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170905183935/http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170301_GC-Regulations-Final_EN.pdf . September 5, 2017 . dead .