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US advances to quarters
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 12 - 07 - 2015

FOXBOROUGH — The United States secured a quarterfinal spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup when it beat Haiti 1-0 Friday, while Panama and Honduras drew 1-1 in the other Group A match in Massachusetts.
A Clint Dempsey goal early in the second half secured the Americans' win, though Haiti was far from overawed and had several good scoring chances that went begging.
The US won its first group stage game against Honduras and has six points from two games, while Panama has two, Honduras and Haiti one each.
The US meets Panama in its final group match, while Honduras plays Haiti. The top-two qualify for the quarterfinals with the two best-placed third teams also advancing.
Though the US and Haiti were deadlocked at half-time, the Americans were unlucky to have an Aron Johannsson goal disallowed for offside.
US coach Jurgen Klinsmann sent on Gyasi Zardes at half-time in place of fellow striker Jozy Altidore, a move that paid quick dividends when the Los Angeles Galaxy player found Dempsey with a perfect pass that led to the game's only goal.
“He made a great play for us and we'll count on him to continue making some big plays for us,” American captain Michael Bradley said of Zardes.
Earlier, Panama and Honduras played an ill-tempered match during which tempers boiled over several times in the second half as referee Marlon Mejia struggled to keep control.
Panama's players were particularly incensed, especially when they were denied two penalties and had defender Luis Henriquez sent off for a second yellow, while four others were booked.
Two Honduras players were also booked. A draw was probably a fair result, though Honduras had two chances in added time when Romell Quioto missed from five yards out before Eddy Hernandez had a goal ruled out for offside.
It was the second goal by Hernandez disallowed for offside.
Panama took the lead in the 21st minute when Luis Tejada scored from a well-worked set piece and it had two strong penalty appeals, one either side of half-time, though the referee remained unmoved.
Honduras had the better of the final 30 minutes and was rewarded in the 78th minute when Andy Najar was tripped inside the box and Mejia pointed at the spot, sparking a full-scale melee between the players.
It took officials a full three minutes to restore order.
Andy Najar's penalty attempt was then brilliantly pushed on to the crossbar by Panama keeper Jaime Penedo but the ball cannoned back to the feet of Najar, who made the easy tap-in before celebrating with an acrobatic backflip.
Three minutes later, Panama's players again remonstrated with Mejia and Alberto Quintero was lucky to avoid a red card when he made clear contact with the official.
Even the final whistle did not signal the end of their complaints as Panama players continued to remonstrate with the referee at the edge of the pitch. — Reuters


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