Thursday, July 11, 2013

CONCACAF Gold Cup: Panama Nails Down Berth In Quarterfinals; El Tri Blank Canucks

The second cycle of contests in the group stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup commenced on Thursday with two Group A games taking place in Seattle.

In the opener, Gabriel Torres converted a penalty kick in the 85th minute as Panama locked up a berth in the quarterfinal round with a 1-0 win over game Martinique.

In the nightcap, Raul Jimenez (42') and Marco Fabian (PK-58') delivered the scoring for Mexico as El Tri shut out Canada 2-0.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. x-Panama (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2.    Mexico (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3.    Martinique (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4.    Canada (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)

x-Clinched berth in quarterfinal round

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