Gold Cup 2011

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
1	D. Ricketts (GK)
4	S. Thomas		37'
12	D. Phillips	65' 78'
6	J. Taylor
3	Dicoy Williams
8	E. Vernan		69'
17	R. Austin		67'
7	J. Morrison
11	D. Richards
21	L. Shelton
9	R. Johnson
Coach: T. Whitmore

#	Player	Disciplinary
1	R. Jérez (GK)
5	C. Gallardo
3	C. Noriega	34' 70'
7	E. Vásquez
10	J. Contreras	88'
9	W. Velásquez
15	M. León
13	R. González
24	J. López
20	C. Ruíz
18	O. Isaula
Coach: E. Almeida

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
19	A. Reid for Dicoy Williams 10'
18	K. Daley for R. Johnson 63'
22	Damian Williams for R. Austin 84'

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
14	C. Figueroa for M. León 46'
16	M. Pappa for R. González 46'
4	C. Castrillo for C. Figueroa 53'

Minute		Description
90' +3		Referee blows for full time and Jamaica progress to the quarter finals with a 2-0 win over Guatemala.
90'		Two minutes of additional time.
89'		These two have met three times in Gold Cup play. Back in 1998 Jamaica won 3-2, 2003 Jamaica won 2-0 and 2005 Jamaica won an epic battle 4-3.
88'		J. Contreras gets yellow.
88'		Yellow card to Contreras for the high challenge on Morrison.
86'		Jamaica with long periods of possession now as we enter the final five minutes.
84'		Damian Williams enters the game and replaces R. Austin.
82'		Ricketts almost gives the ball away but a covering defender clears the danger.
81'		Jamaica and Guatemala have met 9 times dating back to 1969. Jamaica have won 6, Guatemala one and two draws.
80'		Ten minutes remaining and not much Guatemala can do. All their substitutions have been used so they must find answers with what they got on the field.
78'		D. Phillips has scored a goal for Jamaica! Assist by D. Richards.
78'		Goal Jamaica. Richards with a determined run into the Guatemala box and his cut back is dispatched by Phillips. 2-0 Jamaica.

Minute		Description
77'		Vernan goes down in the box as the referee waves play on. Phillips with the corner kick that Shelton barely gets too and Guatemala have a goal kick.
76'		Guatemala’s best finish was in 1996 where they made the third and fourth place match losing 3-0 to the USA.
75'		Jamaica in full control at this juncture. Plenty of possession, a goal and a few missed chances.
72'		Phillips with the corner kick and Taylor has a tap-in chance but Jerez manages to keep it out and Guatemala clear for a corner. Second corner is caught by Jerez.
71'		Daley's free kick is deflected out for a corner.
70'		C. Noriega gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
70'		Red card to Noriega for bringing down Richards right on the edge of the Guatemala box. Free kick Jamaica.
69'		E. Vernan gets yellow.
		Daley was only on the field for two minutes when he played that delightful ball.
		Yellow card to Vernan for bringing down Ruiz.
67'		R. Austin gets yellow.
67'		Austin gets a yellow card for a rash challenge on Noriega.
65'		D. Phillips has scored a goal for Jamaica! Assist by K. Daley.
65'		Goal Jamaica. Phillips latches onto a superb ball over the top of the Guatemala defense from daley and shoots across Jerez at a tight angle. 1-0 Jamaica.
63'		K. Daley enters the game and replaces R. Johnson.
63'		Pappa with a neat turn and shot but his effort is high.
61'		Shelton trying to get something going for Jamaica, a probing cross into the Guatemala area is cut out with ease.
58'		Pappa has a speculative effort from 30-yards that sails over Ricketts bar.
57'		Magic spray out for Contreras as he receives treatment. Play continues.
56'		Guatemala played Honduras in their opening Group B game and drew 0-0, they will play Grenada in their final group game.
53'		C. Castrillo enters the game and replaces C. Figueroa.
53'		A forced change for Guatemala as the substitute Figueroa is stretchered off with a hand injury.
51'		Jamaica have come out firing on all cylinders, as a Richards shot stings the hands of Jerez.
50'		Free kick to Jamaica is struck by Austin into the Guatemala wall.
48'		Shelton takes on two Guatemala defenders and his shot almost creeps under Jerez.
47'		Corner kick to Guatemala taken short and Jamaica steal the ball away.
46'		C. Figueroa enters the game and replaces M. León.
		M. Pappa enters the game and replaces R. González.
		Jamaica get the second half underway
45' +3		The referee blows for Half time as a tight first half comes to an end. Not much in the way of clear cut chances to talk about, both teams will be looking for improvement in the second half.
45' +2		Jamaica on the attack as Richards tries to get on the end of a cross, Jerez palms away and Johnson's follow up effort is well wide.
45'		2 minutes of additional time to this first half.
44'		Jamaica’s best finish in this tournament was a share of third place in 1993 after a 1-1 draw with Costa Rica.
43'		Ruiz again latches onto a loose ball, this time the effort has a little more pace on it and whistles past Ricketts upright.
41'		Some sloppy defending from Jamaica lets in Ruiz, his long range effort runs through to Ricketts.
37'		S. Thomas gets yellow.
37'		Yellow to Thomas of Jamaica for pulling down Isaula. Free kick in a dangerous position is struck against the wall. The follow up cross is palmed onto the cross bar by Ricketts but the referee blows for off side.
34'		C. Noriega gets yellow.
34'		Free kick to Jamaica as Noriega gets a yellow for pulling back his opponent. Free kick is too long from Austin. Goal kick.
32'		Well into the last fifteen minutes of this half and still no goals to talk of. Jamaica with the slight advantage with the time of possession.
28'		Corner taken short by Phillips and Guatemala clear.
27'		Free kick to Jamaica around 25-yards out is taken short, Phillips strikes one that takes a deflection out for a corner.
25'		Phillips on the move for Jamaica, lays the ball into the path of Richards and his strike is wide of Jerez' right post.
22'		Austin with a corner for Jamaica that Guatemala head clear.
20'		Jamaica coming more into the game, some extended possession and a couple of probing runs into the Guatemala box. 0-0 after twenty minutes.
19'		A Jamaica win tonight will see them qualify for the quarter finals for the first time since 2005.
17'		Morrison gets tackled from behind and goes down. Guatemala snapping at the heals of Jamaica in this opening half.
15'		Richards in a good position to run at the Guatemala defense, his attempted chip over his defender has too much pace on it and Jerez collects.
14'		Not much to choose between these two as we near fifteen minutes. No clear cut chances as yet.
11'		Dicoy Williams can't carry on and is replaced. A blow there to Jamaica in these early stages.
10'		A. Reid enters the game and replaces Dicoy Williams.
10'		Jamaica played Grenada in their first Group B game and won 4-0; their last game of the group will be against Honduras.
7'		Contreras rifles the free kick toward goal from a tight angle but the Jamaican defense clear.
6'		Free kickk to Guatemala after some extended pressure on the Jamaican defense. Dicoy Williams is now down receiving treatment.
3'		A tight opening to this encounter as both teams try to find a rhythm. Vernan goes down under a heavy challenge is receiving treatment.
1'		Guatemala get the first half underway.
		Welcome to FIU Stadium, Miami, Florida. Tonight we have a CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B match between Jamaica and Guatemala.

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	Jamaica	Guatemala
Shots on goal	5	1
Shots wide	5	3
Fouls	13	16
Corner Kicks	4	1
Offsides	4	2
Possession	64%	36%

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