The USMNT advanced to the Gold Cup semifinals with a 1-0 shutout of Curacao at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Weston McKennie scored the game’s only goal in the 25th minute, heading in a Christian Pulisic cross. Zack Steffen kept the clean sheet with four saves. The USMNT advances to play Jamaica on July 3 in the semifinals at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium (9:30pm ET – FS1). Jamaica shutout Panama 1-0 in the earlier quarterfinal.
“They gave us a battle,”McKennie said. “They kept the ball and they made it hard for us. It wasn’t one of our best games, but it was about getting the result and moving on.”
— GAME REPORT –
Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Curacao
Date: June 30, 2019
Competition: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup; Quarterfinals
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 26,233
Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. ET
Weather: 82 degrees; clear
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 1 0 1
CUW 0 0 0
USA – Weston McKennie (Christian Pulisic) 25th minute
Lineups:
USA: 1-Zack Steffen; 2-Nick Lima, 5-Walker Zimmerman, 23-Aaron Long, 13-Tim Ream; 4-Michael Bradley; 8-Weston McKennie, 10-Christian Pulisic (capt.); 21-Tyler Boyd (11-Jordan Morris, 63), 9-Gyasi Zardes, 7-Paul Arriola (3-Omar Gonzalez, 90+2)
Substitutes not used: 1 2-Sean Johnson, 22-Tyler Miller, 6-Wil Trapp, 14-Reggie Cannon, 15-Cristian Roldan, 16-Daniel Lovitz, 17-Jozy Altidore, 18-Jonathan Lewis, 19-Matt Miazga, 20-Djordjie Mihailovic
Head Coach: Gregg Berhalter
CUW: 1-Eloy Room; 13-Jurien Gaari, 2-Cuco Martina (capt.), 4-Darryl Lachman, 21-Ayrton Statie (5-Jurich Carolina, 68); 15-Shermaine Martina (6-Michael Maria, 80), 10-Leandro Bacuna, 18-Elson Hooi; 11-Gevaro Nepomuceno, 19-Jafar Arias, 14-Kenji Gorre (16-Gino Van Kessel, 75)
Substitutes not used: 22-Jarzinho Pieter, 23-Zeus De La Paz, 3-Shermar Martina, 7-Jarchino Antonia, 12-Shanon Carmelia, 17-Zinjo Constansia, 20-Jimbertson Vapor
Head coach: Remko Bicentini
Stats Summary: USA / CUW
Shots: 10 / 15
Shots on Goal: 3 / 5
Saves: 4 / 3
Corner Kicks: 2 / 6
Fouls: 5 / 10
Offside: 2 / 2
Misconduct Summary:
CUW – Shermaine Martina (caution) 30th minute
CUW – Elson Hooi (caution) 70
Officials:
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morín (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Angel Hernandez (MEX)
4th Official: Said Martinez (HON)
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