The 2019 Gold Cup ended at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Sunday with Mexico lifting the trophy in a 1-0 win over the USMNT. Jonathan dos Santos scored the game’s only goal in the 73rd minute with Guillermo Ochoa keeping the clean sheet. Christian Pulisic won the best young player award for the tournament with the USMNT winning the Fair Play award.
The USMNT will reconvene for the September friendlies before beginning Nations League play in October.
— GAME REPORT —
Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Mexico
Date: July 7, 2019
Competition: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup – Final
Venue: Soldier Field; Chicago, Ill.
Attendance: 62,493 (sellout)
Kickoff: 9 p.m. ET
Weather: 73 degrees, clear
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 0 0 0
MEX 0 1 1
MEX – Jonathan Dos Santos (Raul Jimenez) 73rd minute
Lineups:
USA: 1-Zack Steffen, 14-Reggie Cannon, 19-Matt Miazga, 23-Aaron Long, 13-Tim Ream (16-Daniel Lovitz, 83); 8-Weston McKennie (capt.), 4-Michael Bradley, 10-Christian Pulisic; 11-Jordan Morris (15-Cristian Roldan, 61), 17-Jozy Altidore (9-Gyasi Zardes, 64), 7-Paul Arriola
Substitutes not used: 12-Sean Johnson, 22-Tyler Miller, 2-Nick Lima, 3-Omar Gonzalez, 5-Walker Zimmerman, 6-Wil Trapp, 18-Jonathan Lewis, 20-Djordje Mihailovic, 21-Tyler Boyd
Head coach: Gregg Berhalter
MEX: 13-Guillermo Ochoa; 3-Carlos Salcedo, 4-Edson Alvarez, 6-Jonathan dos Santos, 9-Raul Jimenez, 15-Hector Moreno, 18-Andres Guardado (capt.) (5-Diego Reyes, 89), 20-Rodolfo Pizarro (8-Carlos Rodriguez, 81), 21-Luis Rodriguez, 22-Uriel Antuna (11-Roberto Alvarado, 86), 23-Jesus Gallardo
Substitutes not used: 1-Jonathan Orozco, 12-Hugo Gonzalez, 2-Nestor Araujo, 7-Orbelin Pineda, 10-Luis Montes, 14-Alexis Vega, 16-Erick Gutierrez, 17-Cesar Montes, 19-Fernando Navarro
Head coach: Gerardo Martino
Stats Summary: USA /MEX
Shots: 11 / 20
Shots on Goal: 2 / 5
Saves: 4 / 2
Corner Kicks: 7 / 3
Fouls: 17 / 10
Offside: 2 / 2
Misconduct Summary:
None
Officials:
Referee: Mario Escober (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: William Arrieta (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj (GUA)
4th Official: Juan Gabriel Calderon (CRC)
Photo by John Dorton – ISIPhotos.com
