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| Gold Cup semi-final: USA beaten by Jamaica – as it happened | Gold Cup semi-final: USA beaten by Jamaica – as it happened |
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| Well, I think we’re going to wrap up here. USA must be desperately disappointed, but they conceded two poor goals, and gave themselves too much to do. They played well, but so did Jamaica, and it’s the Reggae Boyz in the final on Sunday. Congratulations to them; commiserations to USA. Thanks so much for reading: good night. | Well, I think we’re going to wrap up here. USA must be desperately disappointed, but they conceded two poor goals, and gave themselves too much to do. They played well, but so did Jamaica, and it’s the Reggae Boyz in the final on Sunday. Congratulations to them; commiserations to USA. Thanks so much for reading: good night. |
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| Landon Donovan gives a good summation: | Landon Donovan gives a good summation: |
| Really disappointing result. Give Jamaica credit, they played hard. Feel bad for the guys, know how badly they wanted it. | Really disappointing result. Give Jamaica credit, they played hard. Feel bad for the guys, know how badly they wanted it. |
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| Caitlin Murray was watching the game: here’s her on-the-whistle match report: | Caitlin Murray was watching the game: here’s her on-the-whistle match report: |
| Related: USA 1-2 Jamaica | Gold Cup semi-final match report | Related: USA 1-2 Jamaica | Gold Cup semi-final match report |
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| Did USA deserve to go out? Well, they conceded two really poor goals, and I suppose they just left themselves too much to do. They pressed hard in that second half, and Johannsson and Zardes went close, but just couldn’t find a second goal. Jamaica deserved it, probably, on balance. USA keep conceding bad goals, and it’s a problem for Klinsmann and the gang. | Did USA deserve to go out? Well, they conceded two really poor goals, and I suppose they just left themselves too much to do. They pressed hard in that second half, and Johannsson and Zardes went close, but just couldn’t find a second goal. Jamaica deserved it, probably, on balance. USA keep conceding bad goals, and it’s a problem for Klinsmann and the gang. |
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| Jamaica’s game management in those last few minutes was just excellent. Cynical, maybe, but they stopped all the USA’s momentum. Congratulations to the Reggae Boyz. | Jamaica’s game management in those last few minutes was just excellent. Cynical, maybe, but they stopped all the USA’s momentum. Congratulations to the Reggae Boyz. |
| Alexi Lalas on Fox is brutal: “This was a failure. This was not losing to Mexico in a final. This was Jamaica, and this was a failure.” | Alexi Lalas on Fox is brutal: “This was a failure. This was not losing to Mexico in a final. This was Jamaica, and this was a failure.” |
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| What an amazing effort by Jamaica. They’re going crazy, and quite rightly: it’s only their second win over USA, and they’re into their first Gold Cup final. | What an amazing effort by Jamaica. They’re going crazy, and quite rightly: it’s only their second win over USA, and they’re into their first Gold Cup final. |
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| Full-time: USA 1-2 Jamaica | Full-time: USA 1-2 Jamaica |
| That’s it! Jamaica are in their first final, and USA are out! | That’s it! Jamaica are in their first final, and USA are out! |
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| 90 min + 3: Seconds remaining. Jamaica have done very well this past few minutes to kill the clock. Brooks is beaten in the air by Mariappa. Any time left??!! | 90 min + 3: Seconds remaining. Jamaica have done very well this past few minutes to kill the clock. Brooks is beaten in the air by Mariappa. Any time left??!! |
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| 90 min + 2: Watson does so well to hook it clear: survive this 90 seconds and Jamaica are in the final. Now Hector goes in bravely and Gordon is penalised for a high boot. Ooh, that’s a harsh call. Schafer is celebrating on the bench, but it’s not over yet! | 90 min + 2: Watson does so well to hook it clear: survive this 90 seconds and Jamaica are in the final. Now Hector goes in bravely and Gordon is penalised for a high boot. Ooh, that’s a harsh call. Schafer is celebrating on the bench, but it’s not over yet! |
| Final change for Jamaica: Joel Grant on, McCleary off. | Final change for Jamaica: Joel Grant on, McCleary off. |
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| 90 min + 1: Zardes’s ball in for Yedlin is too strong. Schafer is thrilled with that. Two minutes left. | 90 min + 1: Zardes’s ball in for Yedlin is too strong. Schafer is thrilled with that. Two minutes left. |
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| 90 min: We’re in the last minute, and Jamaica are in USA’s right-back slot. Excellent from McAnuff. Now McCleary wins another corner! They’ve just killed about two minutes since that Yedlin foul. Three minutes of stoppage time. Shot from Watson: Guzan saves. | 90 min: We’re in the last minute, and Jamaica are in USA’s right-back slot. Excellent from McAnuff. Now McCleary wins another corner! They’ve just killed about two minutes since that Yedlin foul. Three minutes of stoppage time. Shot from Watson: Guzan saves. |
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| 89 min: Jamaica want to play in the corner. And they force a corner! Perfect for them. | 89 min: Jamaica want to play in the corner. And they force a corner! Perfect for them. |
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| 88 min: Great header from Morgan, and now the Leicester man goes into the USA half! But a brainless ball in from Humphrey gives it back to Guzan, and now Morgan is out of position. Hector heads away: he’s been brilliant. Now Yedlin bumps McCleary and is booked: that’s a terrible foul to give away. The momentum is lost. | 88 min: Great header from Morgan, and now the Leicester man goes into the USA half! But a brainless ball in from Humphrey gives it back to Guzan, and now Morgan is out of position. Hector heads away: he’s been brilliant. Now Yedlin bumps McCleary and is booked: that’s a terrible foul to give away. The momentum is lost. |
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| 87 min: USA are desperate. Guzan wellies it long, Gordon wins the header, but it won’t fall to a white jersey! Thompson has it: how has he not been whistled for time wasting? | 87 min: USA are desperate. Guzan wellies it long, Gordon wins the header, but it won’t fall to a white jersey! Thompson has it: how has he not been whistled for time wasting? |
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| 86 min: Brooks is playing as a center-forward now. But McCleary takes it into the corner and wins a crucial throw. USA need to get the ball up the other end. | 86 min: Brooks is playing as a center-forward now. But McCleary takes it into the corner and wins a crucial throw. USA need to get the ball up the other end. |
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| 85 min: Bradley’s ball in beats everyone. It’s out for a goal kick. | 85 min: Bradley’s ball in beats everyone. It’s out for a goal kick. |
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| 83 min: Time running out for USA. Jamaica are just hanging on, but they have the lead, crucially. USA need to find something. Change for Jamaica: Barnes out, Christopher Humphrey on. | 83 min: Time running out for USA. Jamaica are just hanging on, but they have the lead, crucially. USA need to find something. Change for Jamaica: Barnes out, Christopher Humphrey on. |
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| 82 min: USA have pushed so many forward, and that was a clear chance for Jamaica on the break, but McCleary was crowded out after Barnes took a bad touch. They could have sealed it there: Barnes was one-on-one against Diskerud. | 82 min: USA have pushed so many forward, and that was a clear chance for Jamaica on the break, but McCleary was crowded out after Barnes took a bad touch. They could have sealed it there: Barnes was one-on-one against Diskerud. |
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| 81 min: Schafer is whistling furiously, like Roger Whittaker at a folk music festival. Thompson has a heart-in-mouth moment from Morgan’s backpass, but the keeper does well. Now Dempsey forces a corner. It’s tense! | 81 min: Schafer is whistling furiously, like Roger Whittaker at a folk music festival. Thompson has a heart-in-mouth moment from Morgan’s backpass, but the keeper does well. Now Dempsey forces a corner. It’s tense! |
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| 80 min: USA reckon Thompson is time-wasting at these goal kicks, and they’re right: he’s taking an age. Boos as Lawrence went in on Yedlin, but that was probably a fair tackle. Now Evans is penalised, and Jamaica can have a breather. | 80 min: USA reckon Thompson is time-wasting at these goal kicks, and they’re right: he’s taking an age. Boos as Lawrence went in on Yedlin, but that was probably a fair tackle. Now Evans is penalised, and Jamaica can have a breather. |
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| 79 min: Final change for USA: DeAndre Yedlin in for Alejandro Bedoya. | 79 min: Final change for USA: DeAndre Yedlin in for Alejandro Bedoya. |
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| 78 min: Jamaica seem happy with what they have: they’re very quick to fall back into their defensive shape. Bradley has a go from distance, and it’s deflected wide, but Jamaica can’t clear: it keeps coming back! Then Gordon meets Bedoya’s cross, but it’s straight at Thompson. | 78 min: Jamaica seem happy with what they have: they’re very quick to fall back into their defensive shape. Bradley has a go from distance, and it’s deflected wide, but Jamaica can’t clear: it keeps coming back! Then Gordon meets Bedoya’s cross, but it’s straight at Thompson. |
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| 76 min: Great tackle from Michael Hector to deny Bradley! It was a surging run from midfield but Hector moved smoothly across to get a foot in. Evans with another long throw, but Gordon is penalised. | 76 min: Great tackle from Michael Hector to deny Bradley! It was a surging run from midfield but Hector moved smoothly across to get a foot in. Evans with another long throw, but Gordon is penalised. |
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| 74 min: With his long hair and distinctive goatee beard, Alan Gordon is the most un-Alan like person in the history of football. He’s more of a Fabio, I’d say, or maybe a D’Artagnan. He’s got 16 minutes to make a difference. Jamaica hack clear. | 74 min: With his long hair and distinctive goatee beard, Alan Gordon is the most un-Alan like person in the history of football. He’s more of a Fabio, I’d say, or maybe a D’Artagnan. He’s got 16 minutes to make a difference. Jamaica hack clear. |
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| 72 min: Eighteen minutes to go, and Jamaica look spent. Evans is playing almost like a right-winger. But here come the Reggae Boyz on the counter … and it comes to nothing, although that’s a much-needed spell of possession. | 72 min: Eighteen minutes to go, and Jamaica look spent. Evans is playing almost like a right-winger. But here come the Reggae Boyz on the counter … and it comes to nothing, although that’s a much-needed spell of possession. |
| Change for USA: Alan Gordon on for Aron Johannsson. It’s only Gordon’s second cap. | Change for USA: Alan Gordon on for Aron Johannsson. It’s only Gordon’s second cap. |
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| 71 min: Jamaica had about nine players in the box, then, as Johnson looked to go clear on the left. It’s all hands to the pump, and USA have pushed the right back. It’s not quite an onslaught, but it’s going to get bloodier, that’s for sure. Long throw from Evans, but Brooks can only head straight at Thompson! | 71 min: Jamaica had about nine players in the box, then, as Johnson looked to go clear on the left. It’s all hands to the pump, and USA have pushed the right back. It’s not quite an onslaught, but it’s going to get bloodier, that’s for sure. Long throw from Evans, but Brooks can only head straight at Thompson! |
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| 69 min: McCleary runs at Johnson, and wins another corner. They’ve been poor from set pieces, and that’s not much better: Hector is crowded out, and it’s a goal kick. | 69 min: McCleary runs at Johnson, and wins another corner. They’ve been poor from set pieces, and that’s not much better: Hector is crowded out, and it’s a goal kick. |
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| 67 min: Chance for Zardes! Evans did well, and Dempsey dummied, but Mariappa did just enough to put Zardes off, and the shot was high and wide. Should that have been a corner? | 67 min: Chance for Zardes! Evans did well, and Dempsey dummied, but Mariappa did just enough to put Zardes off, and the shot was high and wide. Should that have been a corner? |
| Diskerud on for Beckerman, who’s taken his shirt off. Show-off. | Diskerud on for Beckerman, who’s taken his shirt off. Show-off. |
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| 66 min: Jamaica are sitting pretty deep now. But in McCleary and Barnes they do offer a threat the other way: I think McCleary has been excellent tonight. | 66 min: Jamaica are sitting pretty deep now. But in McCleary and Barnes they do offer a threat the other way: I think McCleary has been excellent tonight. |
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| 65 min: It’s just settled down a little after a madcap 15 minutes or so. Thompson needs something to settle his nerves: a Xanax, maybe, or at least a cup of sweet tea. A change for USA is imminent Mix Diskerud is coming in. | 65 min: It’s just settled down a little after a madcap 15 minutes or so. Thompson needs something to settle his nerves: a Xanax, maybe, or at least a cup of sweet tea. A change for USA is imminent Mix Diskerud is coming in. |
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| 63 min: That was much better from Jamaica: McCleary fed Mariappa, and he crossed well, but Barnes just mistimed his jump. Schafer has ditched his jacket: he’s nervy. | 63 min: That was much better from Jamaica: McCleary fed Mariappa, and he crossed well, but Barnes just mistimed his jump. Schafer has ditched his jacket: he’s nervy. |
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| 60 min: Another USA corner. Here’s my #analysis: it’s only a matter of time until they score again. Jamaica are really struggling in defence. | 60 min: Another USA corner. Here’s my #analysis: it’s only a matter of time until they score again. Jamaica are really struggling in defence. |
| Change for Jamaica: Simon Dawkins in for Mattocks. | Change for Jamaica: Simon Dawkins in for Mattocks. |
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| 59 min: Now a chance for Dempsey! He got a clear contact, but it hit Morgan, and dribbled just wide. USA really pressing here. | 59 min: Now a chance for Dempsey! He got a clear contact, but it hit Morgan, and dribbled just wide. USA really pressing here. |
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| 57 min: Off the post from Bradley! Zardes fed the Toronto man, and Bradley just slammed one from distance: it swerved and dipped, and Thompson did just about enough to deflect it on to the post, and Jamaica hack clear. I’m not sure Thompson knew too much about that. | 57 min: Off the post from Bradley! Zardes fed the Toronto man, and Bradley just slammed one from distance: it swerved and dipped, and Thompson did just about enough to deflect it on to the post, and Jamaica hack clear. I’m not sure Thompson knew too much about that. |
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