Gold Cup 2009

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
1	J. Penedo (GK)
23	F. Baloy		26'
3	L. Moreno
5	R. Torres
14	A. Gun		9'
6	G. Gómez
15	R. Phillips
10	N. Barahona	68'	20'
21	A. Henríquez
9	J. Garcés
7	B. Pérez
Coach: G. Stempel

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
16	M. Fausta (GK)
4	C. Avinel		63'
15	M. Comminges
3	M. Tacalfred		20'
5	E. Viator
7	L. Loval	32'
12	D. Fleurival	42'
10	A. Capoue		6'
18	T. Gamiette
8	S. Auvray
11	M. Antoine-Curier
Coach: R. Salnot

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
20	R. Escobar for R. Phillips 46'
19	O. Rodríguez for G. Gómez 78'
18	L. Tejada for J. Garcés 82'

#	Player	Disciplinary
20	L. Clavier for M. Antoine-Curier 66'
22	A. Alphonse for D. Fleurival 77'	79'
6	A. Vertot for L. Loval 90'

Minute		Description
90' +5		Final whistle and Guadeloupe once again showing their pedigree in this tournament. A tough battle and all concerned should have no complaints about the final score.
90' +4		Foul to Guadeloupe and that looks like it may be enough.
90' +2		Guadeloupe keeping control of the ball, time is running out for Panama as Perez has a free header in the area that goes over.
90'		A. Vertot enters the game and replaces L. Loval.
90'		Four minutes of added time and the Panamanian's have hope.
89'		Free kick to Guadeloupe for Hand ball. Headed out by Panama.
88'		A series of free kicks to Guadeloupe and the clock is running down for Panama.
87'		Free kick to Guadeloupe, shirt pulling by Henriquez, results in open play. Game getting a little scrappy.
86'		Free kick to Guadeloupe, Tacalfred takes it and referee blows for a foul on Penedo.
84'		Free kick to Panama, cross comes in and after a clearance from Guadeloupe Perez shoots and it goes over the bar.
83'		Panama pressing here for the equalizer as they make another substitution. However, Guadeloupe holding firm.

Minute		Description
82'		L. Tejada enters the game and replaces J. Garcés.
80'		Tackle from behind earns Alphonse of Guadeloupe a booking.
79'		A. Alphonse gets yellow.
79'		Gomez trudges off for Panama and Rodriguez tries his luck from distance, it does not trouble Fausta.
78'		O. Rodríguez enters the game and replaces G. Gómez.
77'		A. Alphonse enters the game and replaces D. Fleurival.
77'		Substitute about to come on for Guadeloupe, looks tactical at this stage.
75'		Free kick to Guadeloupe, results in open play.
74'		Guadeloupe not settling for a 2-1 slender lead either, they are pressing forward. Barahona for Panama once again with a good effort, keeper saves with his feet.
73'		Panama graces this tournament as 2009 UNCAF champions, its first major international championship and first since winning the Central American and Caribbean (CCCF) crown in 1951.
71'		Twenty minutes left and game on in California. The Guadeloupe coach, Roger Salnot, does not look happy on the sidelines.
68'		N. Barahona has scored a goal for Panama! Assist by B. Pérez.
68'		Goal Panama, Perez with a overhead kick, keeper saves well but it falls to Barahona and Panama are back in this game.
67'		Free kick to Guadeloupe, results in open play.
66'		L. Clavier enters the game and replaces M. Antoine-Curier.
64'		Free kick to Panama, and once again Guadeloupe defends well, A yellow card has been shown for a previous incident to Avinel of Guadeloupe.
63'		C. Avinel gets yellow.
62'		Important phase of play here for Panama, vital to get on the score sheet, Guadeloupe are holding their own though.
59'		Panama have reached the CONCACAF Gold Cup finals on four occasions in 1993, 2005, 2007 and 2009. Their best ever finish was in 2005 when they lost on penalties to the USA in the final.
58'		Free kick to Panama, Perez with a weak header and Fausta gathers with ease.
57'		Free kick to Panama, defended well from Guadeloupe.
56'		Perez with a header for Panama, never going to trouble Fausta.
55'		Free kick to Panama taken quickly, results in open play.
54'		There is an extraordinary mix of hair color out there today from the Panamanian’s, I see red, blonde and a nice shade of orange.
53'		Panama with a great start to this half.
52'		Free kick to Guadeloupe, results in a throw in.
49'		Free kick to Panama, the Guadeloupe wall is in place, Barahona with a curling free kick and Fausta makes a great save diving to his right.
48'		Free kick to Panama in a good position just outside the area. Cross comes in and Barahona hits the bar with his free kick.
46'		R. Escobar enters the game and replaces R. Phillips.
46'		Panama get the second half underway and they really need a good start here if they are going to turn this match on it's head. Panama with an immediate corner and Baloy heads just wide, indeed a good start for Panama.
45' +1		Garces for Panama at the death but Fausta makes a fine save, the referee blows for half time and I don't know what it is they do for preparation for this tournament but once again Guadeloupe are showing their class as they lead 2-0.
45'		1 minute of added time.
43'		Goal Guadeloupe, Fleurival with a belter from a full 35-yards, Penedo with a despairing dive but that's in the top right hand corner 2-0 to Guadeloupe. Extroadinary stuff here from Guadeloupe.
42'		D. Fleurival has scored a goal for Guadeloupe! Assist by L. Loval.
39'		Free kick to Panama, results in open play.
37'		Free kick to Guadeloupe just outside the area, a header comes in from Capoue and Panama clear the danger.
35'		Guadeloupe just love this competition. That could prove a vital goal in what has been to this point a tight game.
33'		Goal Guadeloupe, a cross comes in and Gun makes an awful back pass to his keeper with his chest, it's weak and Loval sneaks in and beats Penedo.
32'		L. Loval has scored a goal for Guadeloupe!
31'		The current FIFA World Rankings have Panama at 69th, that’s a fall of 8 places from June; they are 6th in their zonal CONCACAF ranking. Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France, is one of five territories of foreign nations that play as associate members of CONCACAF therefore they have no official ranking at this time.
29'		Free kick to Panama in a promising position, Barahona crosses and once again the Guadeloupe defense is first to the ball.
28'		Free kick Guadeloupe, results in open play.
26'		F. Baloy gets yellow.
26'		Baloy for Panama gets a yellow for high elbows, free kick wasted.
25'		Free kick to Panama, hits the wall and results in open play, Guadeloupe defending well today.
21'		Getting a little chippy out there, referee has a word with a few players, free kick to Guadeloupe, results in open play.
20'		N. Barahona gets yellow.
		M. Tacalfred gets yellow.
		Tacalfred has been given a yellow for wearing a ring, why that was not spotted before the game commenced I have no idea? Barahona also gets in the book for a tackle from behind.
18'		Free kick to Guadeloupe, and we have hand bags at six paces, calm down lads. After a few friendly slaps as players exchange pleasantries the free kick is finally taken and Auvray blazes over the bar.
16'		Free kick to Guadeloupe, results in open play.
15'		Fifteen minutes up and not much goal mouth action.
13'		Corner to Guadeloupe, cross comes in and free kick to Panama in the area, results in open play.
11'		Corner to Panama, results in a goal kick.
9'		A. Gun gets yellow.
9'		Gun gets a yellow for a tackle from behind on Loval.
7'		Capoue with studs up brings down Phillips and thats a fair yellow.
6'		A. Capoue gets yellow.
6'		These two countries are coming off some pretty decent recent form, Panama have won their last three matches and Guadeloupe has won three of their last four, some good form there.
4'		Free kick to Guadeloupe in a forward position, Tacalfred to Capoue and his long range effort sails over the bar.
3'		Free kick to Panama in their own half, results in open play.
2'		Free kick to Guadeloupe for a clash of heads on the Captain Auvray, results in open play.
1'		Guadeloupe get the first half underway.
		Welcome to the opening match of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C encounter between Panama and Guadeloupe at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California. Once again we have a beautiful afternoon in California, game time temperatures will be around the 70 degree Fahrenheit mark with clear skies. A nice mix of officials taking charge for tonight’s game, your referee is Neil Brizan from Trinidad & Tobago and his two assistants are Carlos Pastrana from Honduras and Anthony Garwood from Jamaica.

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	Panama	Guadeloupe
Shots on goal	8	6
Shots wide	4	1
Fouls	30	28
Corner Kicks	3	2
Offsides	4	0
Possession	51%	49%

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