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

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]

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

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.[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

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.) Quarter-finals  Haiti 4–0
 Honduras 2–0 Semi-finals  Costa Rica 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)

Match

Details

United States 0–5 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 79,156
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
United States
Mexico
United States
GK1Troy Perkins
RB4Chad Marshall
CB3Clarence Goodson
CB16Jay Heaps Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 88'
LB2Heath Pearce
DM8Logan Pause Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 65'
RM5Kyle Beckerman downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM7Robbie Rogers
LM10Stuart Holden
AM22Davy Arnaud downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF11Brian Ching (c)
Substitutes
FW 17 Kenny Cooper upward-facing green arrow 64' Yellow card 90'
FW 20 Santino Quaranta upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 15 Sam Cronin upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager
Bob Bradley
Mexico
GK1Guillermo Ochoa
RB15José Antonio Castro downward-facing red arrow 88'
CB21Juan Carlos Valenzuela
CB2Jonny Magallón
LB5Fausto Pinto
RM6Gerardo Torrado (c)
CM8Israel Castro
CM22Efraín Juárez
LM17Giovani dos Santos
CF7Alberto Medina Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF14Miguel Sabah downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutes
FW 11 Carlos Vela upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 10 Guillermo Franco upward-facing green arrow 69' Yellow card 72'
FW 16 Carlos Esquivel upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager
Javier Aguirre
Man of the Match
Mexico Giovani dos Santos
Assistant referees
Jamaica Ricardo Morgan
El Salvador Willian Torres
Fourth official
El Salvador Joel Aguilar

References

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