Gold Cup 2009

#	Player	Disciplinary
17	R. Austin (GK)	35'
1	D. Ricketts (GK)
4	C. Davis
14	T. Marshall	32'
3	D. Stewart
15	R. Gardner
16	J. Johnson
12	D. Phillips
10	R. Fuller
22	O. Cummings
19	N. Addlery

#	Player	Goals
18	R. González (GK)
15	H. Wallace
3	F. Fernández
20	D. Marshall
2	D. Delgado
10	W. Centeno
5	C. Borges	62'
16	E. Sirias
14	A. Alonso
21	F. Ledezma
9	A. Saborío
Coach: R. Kenton

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
7	J. Morrison for R. Fuller 46'
20	O. Thompson for N. Addlery 46'
11	L. Shelton for D. Stewart 69'

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
17	P. Herrera for A. Alonso 52'
19	W. Granados for F. Ledezma 52'
22	J. Arias for E. Sirias 78'

Minute		Description
90' +3		Costa Rica keeping possession as the final whistle goes and Costa Rica take full honors with a 1-0 victory. Jamaica have it all to do if they are to progress out of this group.
90' +1		Corner to Jamaica and Ricketts is up for it, Jamaica play it short and now Ricketts has a long run back. Not what the Jamaican goal keeper was looking for. 3 minutes of added time.
89'		Time running out for Jamaica, as Costa Rica's Herrera tries his luck from distance and Ricketts catches well.
85'		Last five minutes for Jamaica, what have they got left to get back into this game?
84'		Free kick to Jamaica, Gardner tries to beat the keeper at his near post and a disappointing effort goes out for a goal kick.
82'		Corner to Jamaica, it's taken short and results in open play.
80'		Sloppy defending by Davis, he gives the ball away on the edge of his area but the Costa Rica forwards can't find a way through.
79'		Free kick to Costa Rica, cross comes in and Ricketts punches well clear.
78'		J. Arias enters the game and replaces E. Sirias.
77'		Jamaica coming back into this game, a lot more possession now for the 'Reggae Boyz'.

Minute		Description
76'		Free kick to Jamaica, it's too long and it goes out for a goal kick.
75'		Corner to Jamaica, it's to the far post, cleared by Costa Rica.
73'		All said and done it is still just 1-0 to Costa Rica, Jamaica still have time.
72'		Game settling down again after a flurry of action.
70'		The Jamaican defense are all at sixes and sevens, Costa Rica should be 2-0 up.
69'		L. Shelton enters the game and replaces D. Stewart.
68'		Soborio all alone in the area and blazes over the bar, it looked easier to score, where is the Jamaican defense?
67'		Just as Jamaica were looking threatening Costa Rica sneak one in. Do Jamaica have any answers?
64'		Costa Rica have scored, A cross by Herrera and Borges is alone in the area and scores with a nicely taken volley. That was taken with confidence, a great strike.
62'		C. Borges has scored a goal for Costa Rica! Assist by P. Herrera.
62'		Phillips with a snap shot in the area and the shot goes wide, good effort and Jamaica are pressing here.
61'		Foul for Jamaica, Davis with a low shot, keeper gathers well.
59'		Corner kick to Jamaica, Gardner takes and well defended by Costa Rica.
58'		Corner kick to Costa Rica. Ricketts takes a clean catch.
54'		Cummings really should have done better there, he waited too long for support when he had an excellent opportunity himself to put Jamaica 1-0 up.
52'		W. Granados enters the game and replaces F. Ledezma.
52'		P. Herrera is substituted in.
51'		Cummings one on one with the keeper he delays and defenders surge toward him, he gets a shot off but it's weak and Gonzalez makes a smart save.
49'		Your referee is Jair Marrufo from the USA and his assistants are Charles Morgante from the USA and Hector Delgadillo from Mexico. Your fourth official is Geoffrey Hospedales from Trinidad & Tobago.
46'		J. Morrison enters the game and replaces R. Fuller.
		O. Thompson enters the game and replaces N. Addlery.
		Costa Rica get the second half underway. A half time double substitution by Jamaica, Morrison on and Fuller is off. Thompson is on and Addlery if off.
45' +3		Half time, that's it and honors even here with both countries with tremendous chances to take a half time lead but the score remains 0-0.
45' +2		Ledezma turns his defender and unleashes a cracker, Ricketts is equal to it and saves well high to his right.
45'		Two minutes of added time.
43'		Ledezma with a free volley in the area but it’s a weak effort and Ricketts takes with ease.
41'		Free kick to Jamaica, results in open play.
40'		Free kick to Costa Rica, Header toward goal counts for nothing as referee blows for off side.
39'		Corner to Costa Rica, Keeper punches clear for a throw in.
38'		Cummings runs at his defenders and gets a weak effort off, keeper gathers well.
35'		R. Austin goes off after a red card!
35'		Red card to Austin, he barges his opponent down and takes a kick at him and that’s a straight red.
32'		T. Marshall gets yellow.
32'		Austin with some lovely work on the wing slips the ball to Addlery who has an opportunity in the area and it goes for a corner that’s results in open play.
30'		Corner comes in and results in a goal kick.
29'		Cummings has hit the bar he shoots and deflects of a Costa Rica defender and goes out for a corner.
28'		These two countries have met before in CONCACAF Gold Cup action, you have to go back to the 1993 Third/fourth place match at the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City when a 90th minute strike by Devon Jarrett earned the ‘Reggae Boyz’ a 1-1 draw and a share of the spoils.
23'		Free kick to Costa Rica. Hits the Jamaican wall.
20'		Ricketts makes three vital saves and Centeno hits the bar with a header.
19'		Fuller plays a fantastic ball to Cummings in the area, well defended, corner to Jamaica and the keeper punches away.
18'		Foul to Jamaica, results in open play.
17'		Ledezma for Costa Rica has a high curling effort that goes over the bar.
16'		Gardner with the corner, results in open play.
15'		Jamaica finding their feet here as they earn another corner, good pressure here.
14'		Cummings again with a long range effort, corner to Jamaica results in open play.
13'		Gardner with an effort from just outside the area that results in a corner. Cummings gets on the end of the corner and it's way over again, goal kick.
12'		Not much in the way of clear cut chances so far, both teams feeling each other out.
9'		Head to Head between these two gives us little to go on. They have played each twice since 1993 both resulting in 1-1 draws.
7'		Corner to Costa Rica, goes through everyone and results in a throw in.
6'		Johnson makes a steady run into the Costa Rica half crosses and Gonzalez gathers.
3'		Fuller finds himself in bags of room on the right side of the area and he blazes over the bar, should have done better.
1'		Jamaica get the game underway
		Welcome to live commentary of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A encounter between Jamaica and Costa Rica at the Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio. These two countries will be desperate for a win tonight after both losing their opening Group A matches. Jamaica find themselves plum bottom of the group after a slender 1-0 defeat to Canada, Costa Rica lost 2-1 to their Central American rivals El Salvador in their opening Group A match. Game time temperatures around the 81 degree Fahrenheit mark with a 10% chance of precipitation.

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	Jamaica	Costa Rica
Shots on goal	5	8
Shots wide	5	2
Fouls	10	8
Corner Kicks	10	4
Offsides	1	3
Possession	47%	53%

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