2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will host the final
Event 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Jamaica Mexico
Jamaica Mexico
1 3
Date 26 July 2015
Venue Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Referee Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Attendance 68,930

The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final decided the winner of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. It was held on 26 July 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, and contested by Jamaica and Mexico.[1][2] It was Jamaica's first final of a CONCACAF championship, and Mexico's 12th; they won a record 10th with a 3–1 victory.[3][4]

Mexico advanced to a one-match play-off, which was held on 10 October 2015, against the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner, the United States, for the opportunity to represent CONCACAF in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.[5]

Route to the final

Jamaica Round Mexico
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Costa Rica 2–2 Match 1  Cuba 6–0
 Canada 1–0 Match 2  Guatemala 0–0
 El Salvador 1–0 Match 3  Trinidad and Tobago 4–4
Group B winner
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) Host.
 Final standings Group C runner-up
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 1 2 0 10 4 +6 5
3  Cuba 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3
4  Guatemala 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: CONCACAF
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Haiti 1–0 Quarterfinals  Costa Rica 1–0 (a.e.t.)
 United States 2–1 Semifinals  Panama 2–1 (a.e.t.)

Match details

26 July 2015 (2015-07-26)
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)[6]
Jamaica  1–3  Mexico
Mattocks  78' Report Guardado  31'
Corona  46'
Peralta  60'
Jamaica
Mexico
GK 23 Ryan Thompson
RB 19 Adrian Mariappa
CB 3 Michael Hector
CB 4 Wes Morgan
LB 20 Kemar Lawrence
RM 22 Garath McCleary  59'
CM 15 Je-Vaughn Watson  23' 88'
CM 17 Rodolph Austin  23'
LM 10 Jobi McAnuff
CF 18 Simon Dawkins  73'
CF 9 Giles Barnes
Substitutes
GK 1 Andre Blake
MF 2 Chris Humphrey  73'
DF 6 Lance Laing
MF 7 Andre Clennon
FW 8 Michael Seaton  88'
FW 11 Darren Mattocks  59'
GK 13 Dwayne Miller
FW 14 Allan Ottey
FW 16 Joel Grant
MF 24 Omar Holness
DF 25 Sean McFarlane
Manager
Germany Winfried Schäfer
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
RWB 22 Paul Aguilar
CB 5 Diego Reyes  34'
CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez
CB 15 Oswaldo Alanís
LWB 7 Miguel Layún
CM 20 Jesús Dueñas  6'  85'
CM 8 Jonathan Dos Santos
CM 18 Andrés Guardado  61'
CF 9 Jesús Corona  81'
CF 19 Oribe Peralta
Substitutes
GK 1 Moisés Muñoz
DF 4 Miguel Ángel Herrera
MF 6 Héctor Herrera
FW 10 Giovani Dos Santos
GK 12 Jonathan Orozco
FW 14 Javier Orozco  85'
DF 16 Antonio Ríos
DF 17 Jorge Torres Nilo  61'
MF 21 Carlos Esquivel  81'
MF 23 José Vázquez
Manager
Mexico Miguel Herrera
Assistant referees
El Salvador Juan Zumba
United States CJ Morgante
Fourth official
Panama Jhon Pitti
Fifth official
Costa Rica Leonel Leal

References

  1. ↑ "Mexico's Guardado keeps calm from the spot as Panama rage at 'stolen goal'". Guardian. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "USA crash out of Gold Cup as Jamaica upset the odds to reach first final". Guardian. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jamaica 1-3 Mexico: Andres Guardado, Jesus Corona and Oribe Peralta all on target as El Tri stroll to CONCACAF Gold Cup glory". Daily Mail. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gold Cup final 2015: Mexico beat Jamaica 3-1 – as it happened". Guardian. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "USA national team to play in 2017 Confederations Cup playoff match after semifinal loss to Jamaica". Mlsoccer.com. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. ↑ The kickoff time was delayed by 30 minutes.

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