The USA’s breakthrough finally came in the 88th minute and it was the local hero Vazquez who raced in behind the Canadian defense to head home an inch-perfect cross from left back DeJuan Jones. His outside-of-the-foot effort from the edge of the area after a searching ball from Cade Cowell went just a whisper wide of the post. Six minutes later, FC Cincinnati’s Brandon Vazquez – whose entry as a second-half substitute drew a resounding roar from the local fans– hit just wide. It fell back to him and his low shot forced a fine save from Canada goalkeeper Dayne St. Collecting a low pass from Gressel at the top of the box, the midfielder took a clever touch past a defender before the ball popped loose. pressure led to a golden opportunity for Busio in the 69th minute. A delayed VAR review for a potential handball on Miles Robinson was eventually waved off due to an earlier push by defender Moise Bombito on Busio in the build-up to defender’s Zack McGraw’s on-target header.
The half ended with another dangerous moment in the U.S. defense stumbled to open space up the right flank for forward Junior Hoilett, whose low cross was turned over the crossbar by U.S.
His effort was blocked by sprawling Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio.Ĭanada’s best chance of the first half came three minutes into the 12 minutes of stoppage time. Jesús Ferreira – hunting his seventh goal in three games at this Gold Cup – pounced on the loose ball eight yards from goal and shot on the turn. In a disjointed first half defined by tension and caution, the USA carved out the first chance when a Julian Gressel corner kick in the 26th minute bounced dangerously around the Canadian penalty area. After an extended delay, the game continued as Caleb Wales of Trinidad and Tobago – who ran the line for the day’s earlier quarterfinal between Guatemala and Jamaica – took over the flag. Assistant referee Christian Espinosa of Mexico was forced out of the game after being hit in the face with a fiercely struck ball in the first minute. The game began in unusual – and unfortunate – circumstances. In the penalty kick shootout, Matt Turner made saves on Canada’s first two attempts, while the USA’s Cade Cowell, Busio and Jesús Ferreira converted their spot kicks to push the team to the semifinal. midfielder Gianluca Busio to force an own goal off Canada’s Scott Kennedy five minutes later. Canada took the lead in extra time as forward Jacob Shaffelburg found the back of the net in the 109 th minute, only for U.S. The advantage slipped away four minutes later in second-half stoppage time when a penalty kick from Canadian defender Steven Vitoria sent the game into extra time. ET FS1, Univision, TUDN).Īfter a near scoreless phase of regular time, the USMNT grabbed an 88 th-minute lead via a signature header from second-half substitute Brandon Vazquez, playing front of his FC Cincinnati home fans. With the win, the USMNT advances to face Panama in the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup Semifinals on Wednesday, July 12 at SnapDragon Stadium in San Diego, Calif. Men’s National Team utilized two penalty kick saves from Matt Turner to defeat Canada 3-2 in a shootout before a raucous 24,979 fans at TQL Stadium. CINCINNATI (July 9, 2023) – Following a dramatic 2-2 draw in extra time, the U.S.
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