2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

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

2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
Event2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Date26 July 2009
VenueGiants Stadium, East Rutherford
RefereeCourtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Attendance79,156

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. The 2009 final was the last U.S. match to be played at Giants Stadium before its demolition.

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 321082+67
 Honduras 320152+36
 Haiti 311143+14
 Grenada 3003010100
Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 321051+47
 Guadeloupe 320143+16
 Panama 311163+34
 Nicaragua 30030880
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Panama 2–1 (a.e.t.) Quarterfinals  Haiti 4–0
 Honduras 2–0 Semifinals  Costa Rica 2–0 (p.s.o.)

Match

Details

United States 0–5 Mexico
Report Torrado  56' (pen.)
Dos Santos  62'
Vela  67'
Castro  79'
Franco  90'
Attendance: 79,156
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
United States
Mexico
Home team
GK1Troy Perkins
RB4Chad Marshall
CB3Clarence Goodson
CB16Jay Heaps  24'  88'
LB2Heath Pearce
DM8Logan Pause  27'  65'
RM5Kyle Beckerman  81'
CM7Robbie Rogers
LM10Stuart Holden
AM22Davy Arnaud  64'
CF11Brian Ching (c)
Substitutes
FW 17 Kenny Cooper  64'  90'
FW 20 Santino Quaranta  65'
FW 15 Sam Cronin  81'
Manager
Bob Bradley
Away team
GK1Guillermo Ochoa
RB15José Antonio Castro  88'
CB21Juan Carlos Valenzuela
CB2Jonny Magallón
LB5Fausto Pinto
RM6Gerardo Torrado (c)
CM8Israel Castro
CM22Efraín Juárez
LM17Giovani dos Santos
CF7Alberto Medina  45'  46'
CF14Miguel 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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