The USMNT advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2021 Gold Cup with a win over Martinique but will need to beat Canada to take 1st-place.
Gold Cup: Martinique 1 – USMNT 6
The USMNT picked up three points in Gold Cup group B with a 6-1 win over Martinique in Kansas City. They enter Sunday’s final group stage game against Canada (5pm ET – FOX) tied on points and goal difference but in 2nd-place on goals for. Canada beat Haiti 4-1 in the early game. With the USMNT and Canada wins, Martinique and Haiti are both officially eliminated from advancing with a game left.
Daryl Dike opened the scoring in the 14th minute with an own-goal doubling the lead in the 23rd. Miles Robinson made it 3-0 in the 50th with Dike scoring again in the 59th minute. Martinique’s Emmanuel Riviere converted a 64th minute penalty. The USMNT continued to press the offense with Gyasi Zardes scoring in the 70th and Nicholas Gioacchini adding a sixth goal in the 90th minute.
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Match: USMNT vs Martinique
Date: July 15, 2021
Competition: 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup; Group B
Venue: Children’s Mercy Park; Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 7,511
Kickoff: 10 p.m. ET (9 p.m. local time)
Weather: 72 degrees; clear
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 2 4 6
MTQ
USA – Daryl Dike (Matthew Hoppe) 14th minute
USA – Samuel Camille (Own Goal) 23
USA – Miles Robinson (Eryk Williamson) 50
USA – Daryl Dike (Cristian Roldan) 59
MTQ – Emmanuel Riviere (Penalty Kick) 64
USA – Gyasi Zardes
USA – Nicholas Gioacchini (Gianluca Busio) 90
Lineups:
USA: 1-Matt Turner; 5-Walker Zimmerman (Capt.) (4-Donovan Pines, 79), 16-James Sands, 12-Miles Robinson; 20-Shaq Moore (23-Kellyn Acosta, 58), 6-Gianluca Busio, 19-Eryk Williamson (14-Jackson Yueill, 79), 21-George Bello; 10-Cristian Roldan, 11-Daryl Dike (9-Gyasi Zardes, 68), 13-Matthew Hoppe (8-Nicholas Gioacchini, 58)
Substitutes not used: 18-Sean Johnson, 22-Brad Guzan, 3-Sam Vines, 15-Jonathan Lewis, 17-Sebastian Lletget
Head Coach: Gregg Berhalter
MTQ: 23-Meslien Gilles; 17-Burner Patrick, 6-Jean-Sylvain Babin (13-Christof Jougon, 57), 21-Sebastien Cretinoir (Capt.); 4-Dondon Gerald, 20-Stephane Abaul, 19-Daniel Herelle (14-Norman Grelet, 76), 18-Samuel Camille; 12-Johnny Marajo (5-Karl Vitulin, 76), 11-Emmanuel Riviere (15-Yordan Thimon, 69), 10-Kevin Fortune (9-Reuperne Enrick, 69)
Substitutes not used: 1-Loic Chauvet, 16-Arnaud Huyghues Des, 2-Florian Goma, 3-Ambroise Felicitet, 7-Gregory Pastel, 8-Yann Thimon, 22-Romario Barthelery
Head Coach: Mario Bocaly
Stats Summary: USA / MTQ
Shots: 22 / 13
Shots on Goal: 12 / 5
Saves: 7 / 4
Corner Kicks: 15 / 0
Fouls: 17 / 13
Offside: 2 / 1
Misconduct Summary:
No misconduct
Officials:
Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA)
AR1: Nicholas Anderson (JAM)
AR2: Jassett Kerr (JAM)
4th Official: Diego Montaño (MEX)
VAR: Angel Monroy (MEX)
AVAR: Juan Rangel (MEX)
